Celebrating 126 Years of Serving the communities of Devine, Natalia, Lytle, Bigfoot, and Moore in Medina, Frio, and Atascosa Counties
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Project Breeze is underway again this year. Devine Lions Club donated 10 fans this week to the project at the Devine Police Department. If you are need of a box fan go by the police department. If you donate fan(s) drop them off at the police department. Lions Bill Herring and Lewis Stroud dropped off some Lasco fans to Chief of Police Kandi Benavidez and Lt. Chris Andrews.
Venancio “Benny” Ferdin a beloved son, husband, father, and grandfather from Devine, Texas peacefully passed away on June 7, 2024. He was born on March 17, 1962, in San Antonio, Texas to his parents Maria Elena Savala and the late Venancio Ferdin Sr.
On June 4, 2024 Leslie Crouch fell asleep in death. He was born on April 15, 1948.
By Anton Riecher
A controversial mobile home park proposed in Lytle faces potential legal obstruction following a city council executive session May 30 to review an opinion by City Attorney Molly Solis that a 27-year-old zoning ordinance favoring the park may not be technically enforceable.
Other than to read the agenda item prior to the closed session, neither Mayor Ruben Gonzalez nor the five council members present made any public comment on the matter.
The agenda stated as follows:
“Consider and Possible Action Concerning Resolution Number #24-21, a Resolution of the City of Lytle, Texas, Recognizing Possible Procedural Defects in the Adoption of Ordinance No. 217 Amending Zoning of Real Property from R-1 Single Family Dwelling District Zoning to B-2 Secondary Business District Zoning and Resolving that as a Result of Concerns of its…
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Among the many great projects Mission Devine volunteers were able to do this past week, were two particularly impactful projects. On one of these projects, volunteers were able to help a widow and her son by repairing roof of the home, which was in great need of repair.
Softball Camp – June 3 -5 for grades 4-6 from 9 to 11 am at the Arabian Softball Field. Cost $50
Tennis Camp – June 10-13 for grades 1-5 (8-9:30 am) and grades 6-9 (9:30-11:30 am) at the Tennis Courts. Cost $55
Lucas Thomas was the first Devine ISD (Class of 2024) student to get his National Registry of Emergency Medical Technician certification prior to graduation. He is in the hiring process for a fire department already, just waiting to take his fire certification test. Career ready graduates are the mission programs like of the Devine Fire & EMS Academy.
Jeremy Douthit, 36, of San Antonio, pled guilty to the murder of Jose Espinoza Martinez, 31, committed just days after Christmas 2023.
The Medina County District Attorney’s Office has resolved a number of criminal cases with significant sentences this past month including this…
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