Category: Top News Stories

By Anton Riecher
Natalia ISD has hired former offensive coordinator Jason Reynolds to guide the athletics department as its new coordinator and head football coach, replacing the departing Ilyan Martinez.
“I’m extremely excited to be back in the district,” Reynolds told the Devine News. “I was here for three years from 2018 to 2021. I’m just looking forward to getting back to work, getting back with the kids I grew up with.”
Following a closed executive session, the school board voted 6-0 Monday evening to approve a…

TO CONTINUE READING…CLICK HERE or go to www.devinenewsmembers.com

The Devine High School One Act group has been hard at work preparing for the District competition on March 2nd at Pearsall High School.
This year they are under the direction of English teacher Mr. Jose Guardiola with Mrs. Patti Taitano assisting. The group will be performing Voices by Richard Lortz.
The students would like to invite everyone to their public performance next Tuesday, February 27th at 7:00pm in the DSAC. Admission will be $3 for students, $ 5 adults and children 12 and under are free…

TO CONTINUE READING…CLICK HERE or go to www.devinenewsmembers.com

Medina County–Early voting kicks off on Tuesday-Friday, February 20th-February 23rd from 8am-5pm.
You may also vote Saturday Feb.24 from 7am-7pm, Sunday Feb 25 from 9am-3pm, and Monday-Friday Feb 26-March 1 from 7 am to 7pm. Election Day will be Tuesday, March 5 from 7am-7pm.

Continue reading “Early voting begins Feb 20thList of Medina County Candidates on ballot this year:”

By Anton Riecher
By a vote of 3-0 Tuesday evening the Lytle City Council approved a May 4 election to authorize or reject the sale of the city-owned natural gas utility distribution system.
District 5 Alderman Charles Cate took no part in the vote or the closed executive session preceding it. District 1 Alderman Miguel Aguirre was absent during the entire Tuesday meeting.
Prior to leaving…

TO CONTINUE READING…CLICK HERE or go to www.devinenewsmembers.com

By Anton Riecher
In a special meeting Monday morning the Natalia school board voted to call a May bond election seeking public support for a proposed $22.6 million bond program.
A basketball playoff game forced calling the morning meeting, board president Eric Smith said.
“We had a deadline,” Smith said. “We were supposed to have a regular meeting tonight (Feb. 12) but we changed…

TO CONTINUE READING…CLICK HERE or go to www.devinenewsmembers.com

By Anton Riecher
In other action, the Devine City Council approved Devine police making a grant application to the Texas Department of Public Safety to obtain ballistic shields and body cameras. The $194,000 grant for ballistic shields includes five mounted on wheels that would be placed…

TO CONTINUE READING…CLICK HERE or go to www.devinenewsmembers.com

By Anton Riecher
By a 3-1 vote the Devine City Council voted to apply for a low-interest state loan to help finance a proposed $12.6 million flood infrastructure project along Burnt Boot Creek.
During a special meeting called Feb. 6 Mayor Butch Cook said the loan application to the Texas Water Development Board represented “an opportunity to offset” a lot of the project’s expense.”
City Administrator David Jordan told the council that the TWDB funding, if granted,…

TO CONTINUE READING…CLICK HERE or go to www.devinenewsmembers.com