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Meet 15 year old Zakery, who is an accomplished athlete who loves football.

In his free time, Zakery enjoys playing all sports, especially basketball, football, & baseball, he is also a fan of video games and spending time with his friends. In his down time, he enjoys watching comedy videos on YouTube.

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Everything you need to know…Devine Cactus Fall Festival

Come on out for a 3 day Carnival starting Nov 2nd-Nov 4th, and on Saturday enjoy our downtown parade starting at 10am and free live music 11am-Midnight (see flyer). Also this year, there will be a great exhibit full of local history featuring a video about the infamous Cactus Zoo that used to be in Devine, lots of vendors, an Art Exhibit, Plant Sale by the Devine Garden Club, and more!!!! Be there or be square!

Jeremy Richards will headline the street dance from 10-12 pm.

Also don’t miss Claude Butch Morgan’s performance at 4:30 on Stage #2. He is a dear friend of Eddie Hutzler’s and we are sure he will sing the touching song he wrote about Eddie. See the ad below or this week’s Devine News for more info.

Cortez brothers, soldiers to lead Lytle’s Homecoming parade November 3 & 4

Pictured L to R Twin brothers SSGT Richardo B. Cortez and SFC Henry B. Cortez 1990 at Desert Storm (Saudi Arabia/Iraq). These two local veterans are honored to be the Grand Marshall’s of the Parade this year.

The Lytle Ex-Student Association invites you to join the celebration of Homecoming 2023 on November 3 & 4. There are several exciting activities planned.
Local veterans Staff Sgt (SSG) Ricardo B. Cortez and Sgt First Class (SFC) Henry B. Cortez will be appearing as 2023 Grand Marshalls for the Class of 1966…

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Devine kids compete in Region VII Texas Rodeos, Hall takes top spots

Standout cowboy Enoch Hall, an 8th grader from Devine took one of the top spots in 11 Texas Jr. High School Rodeo events. Courtesy photos.

Standout cowboy Enoch Hall, an 8th grader from Devine took one of the top spots in 11 Texas Jr. High School Rodeo events including: Bull riding, Boys breakaway, Team Roping, Chute Dogging, Ribbon Roping, Bareback riding, Tie down and Calf Roping. He placed as follows:….

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FIRST TIME SHOWN IN 58 YEARS…TV Segment about Devine Cactus Zoo

For the first time in 58 years, this 4-minute, narrated TV segment of the Cactus Zoo will be seen again, and YOU have the opportunity to see it for yourself!

In the summer of 1955, the Humble Oil TV station came to Devine, Texas to film one of the most unique exhibits in Texas, the “Cactus Zoo”, as part of their Texas in Review TV segments. Tourists from far and wide came to view the “cacti-sculptures” of the Three Bears, Davy Crockett, Jonah & the Whale, the Roadrunner vs the Snake, and more!
The late Mr. O.T. Baker, of the Institute of Texas Cultures and the Folklife Festival fame, is featured in the…

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County awarded $485,412 to evaluate local flood risk; subdivision to have 70 homes on 24

By Anton Riecher
A $485,412 grant to cover 90 percent of a project to evaluate the flood risk potential across Medina County has been approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, a representative of Westwood Professional Services told county commissioners Oct. 16.
“Medina County was one of 51 applications selected,” Westwood’s Alan Stanton said. “It was a nationally competitive grant.”
The study is a reevaluation of the flood risk across the entire county and redevelopment of…

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