Celebrating 126 Years of Serving the communities of Devine, Natalia, Lytle, Bigfoot, and Moore in Medina, Frio, and Atascosa Counties
Press Release by Devine PD–On June 4, 2024 at 8:20 a.m., Corporal Feliza Miller was dispatched to the Walmart located at 175 IH 35 in response to a reported theft. Upon arrival, Miller met with the store’s management, who reported…
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Medina County Tax payers over the age of 65 may see additional tax bills due July 1– 1,600 accounts had to be manually corrected
By KK Calame
Several computer errors in trying to allow for the new $100,000 homestead exemption caused additional tax bills for some Medina County taxpayers over the age of 65 or disabled and major frustration for all involved from the tax staff to the taxpayers. If you got an additional tax bill for 2023 it is real and needs to be paid by July 1. Be sure to make payment arrangements. It applies to all School district taxes for anyone with a freeze.
We asked Melissa Lutz, the Medina County Tax Assessor/Collector, to help explain what happened, why, and who it affected. She explained as follows:
The original issue was due to the freeze adjustments for the School districts not being figured correctly.
The Homestead exemption in 2023 was raised from…
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Jayden is one of many South Texas kiddos just waiting for thier forever family to come along. He is a young boy with a big smile that can light up a room!
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As my weeks go, this past week was pretty quiet. With three days of PT at the hospital and the other four days to do PT on my own, I’ve been busy. Some days, it seemed as if I was at the hospital more than I was at home as we are still selling raffle tickets for our spring raffle, and I did that two days as my one regular day of working.
Between my Wife, Sister, and Me we have a total of over 100 years in Education that ranges from Kindergarten to Post Graduate School students. Our formal education embodies 7 college degrees, mostly related to Education. As you might expect when we all would get together through the years, there would be a WHOLE LOT of stories about the students we served. Funny, Inspiring, Heart Breaking would represent the different tones of those conversations. I believe it is accurate to say I have been exposed, both personally and through family, to a very wide range of educational experiences from both the Student and Teacher perspectives.
Routine check-ups, no big deal, so go schedule it! These check-ups could include blood pressure screenings, screenings for diabetes or high cholesterol, some blood work, a discussion of health screenings by age, or maybe by your health history.
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AgriLife Extension program teaches landowners to recognize symptoms and prevent fish kills
By Sarah Fuller
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will present the webinar “Diagnosing Fish Kills” from 6-7:30 p.m. on June 18.
Cost is $35, and advanced registration is required at https://tx.ag/FishKills.
Recognizing and diagnosing fish mortalities
Todd Sink, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension aquaculture specialist and associate professor in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management, will be the featured speaker. Sink is also director of the AgriLife Extension Aquatic Diagnostics Laboratory in Bryan-College Station.
Sink said the diagnostic laboratory receives several fish kill cases a week from…
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June 14 – Movie – Happy Tails Entertainment (cap 200) 1pm
June 18 – Mini Golf at Library 1-4pm
June 19 – LIBRARY CLOSED
June 20 – Teen Club Candy Sushi Making 3-5pm
June 24 – Art Club (7+ years) 4:30 pm
June 25 – Preschool Story Time (9 months-5/6 years) 10:30 am; Quest 4-Teens 2-4pm
June 26 – Movie – Under the Boardwalk (PG 83 min) 1pm
