Pleasanton Express photos by Robbie Hamby and Brandon Hamby St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Charlotte celebrated Dies y Seis de Septiembre with the coronation of two queens. This year’s queens are Emily Barba (at left) and Emilie Ramon. Other festivities included a parade through town.

Chief Priest’s Weekly Update
Officers generated 64 calls for service this past week, the trend for the past several months has been more calls but less that resulted in much police action. We are seeing a lot of suspicious person and suspicious activity calls which is great. We encourage citizens to call us, which is why we are here. There were 22 traffic citations […]

Poteet council approves department head contracts
Poteet is being considered as the home of Brandlich Energy Solutions, Inc., which is a processing plant for recycling asphalt shingles. Howard Brand presented the idea to the Poteet City Council at their regular meeting on Tuesday, September 5. Giving some statistics about the current disposal of roofing materials, he described their process for recycling not only the oil in […]

Atascosa County Judge’s Report
As I mentioned last week the JP3 remodel is dead because of excessive projected cost. We are working to close on a piece of land north of Jourdanton where we can build new. We can use the same plans we have already paid for a few years ago, for JP2. We already have a taker for the old JP3 building. […]

Atascosa County rescuers in action
Erika Vela Special Assignments Editor A little more than a month ago, as Hurricane Harvey brought flooding to Texas’ Gulf Coast communities, three men from Atascosa County headed north to Houston to rescue those caught in the rising waters. The Houston area saw over 50 inches of rain once Harvey had passed. While the rains were coming down endlessly, […]
Accident fatal to Poteet man
A two vehicle crash led to the death of a Poteet man last Wednesday, Sept. 13. At approximately 7:40 p.m., Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers responded to the scene of the accident on FM 1470 near Spence Road. According to reports a 2006 Chevrolet Suburban was traveling southwest on FM 1470 and a 2012 Ford Fusion was traveling northeast […]
Poteet considered for processing plant
Diana Guthrie Special Correspondent Poteet is being considered as the home of Brandlich Energy Solutions, Inc., which is a processing plant for recycling asphalt shingles. Howard Brand presented the idea to the Poteet City Council at their regular meeting on Tuesday, September 5. Giving some statistics about the current disposal of roofing materials, he described their process for recycling not […]