Celebrating 126 Years of Serving the communities of Devine, Natalia, Lytle, Bigfoot, and Moore in Medina, Frio, and Atascosa Counties
By Kayleen Holder
Editor
Every kid loves to see the airplanes flying by, and it looks like they may be seeing a lot more of them soon. The military has selected most of Medina County and parts of Uvalde, Frio, and Bandera Counties as a prime area to conduct “low-altitude” flight training as low as 500 feet above ground level.
Continue reading “Military eyes airspace over Medina County for simulated combat training”
Medina County ESD #2 in Devine (fire) has special called meeting for today Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. at the fire house, 1419 County Road 5710, Devine to consider and take possible action to order a Forensic Audit for the Devine Volunteer Fire Department amid two investigations underway involving the DVFD.
Continue reading “Special meeting about possible Forensic Audit”
Dr. Neel explained that more than half of people get mono by the time they graduate high school, but most of them will never know it, because they have only mild symptoms.
Continue reading “What are some of the most commonly undiagnosed illnesses?”
Bill A. Hawkins was born on January 12, 1946 in McGregor, TX and passed away February 24, 2015 in San Antonio, TX.
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our Champ, Jose Angel Mancillas.
With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother, Bobbie Turner, who peacefully departed from this world on February 28, 2025, at the age of 89. Born on August 10, 1935, in Moore, Texas, Bobbie lived a life rich in love, family bonds, and leaving an indelible mark on all who knew her.
By Kayleen Holder and KK Calame
Officials are asking people to please, please not burn. Firefighters all across Medina County were working as many as four fires at one time this Tuesday around 2 pm. Emergency Coordinator Mark Chadwick called to give us an update as he was enroute to yet another fire. Winds have reached 46 MPH in Medina County, he said.
“All departments in the county are active today. They are running. We’ve got some
Continue reading “Crews fighting fires versus 49+ MPH winds”
Why do you believe it’s important to conduct a physical examination?
“I get a lot of complaints from patients saying some doctors only talk to them from the doorway, and that they don’t get enough time to ask questions,” Neel said. “When I went to medical school, they harped over and over again that you need to touch the patient. I check eyes, ears, nose, throat, heart and lungs just out of habit. I don’t want somebody to walk out of here with something obvious that went unnoticed.
“I’ve had several patients who had seen multiple doctors who never felt their abdomen to see if their spleen was enlarged. They ran all kinds of test, but failed to do the basic lab tests and physical examinations.”
Devine Fire Chief Greg Atkinson was arrested today, Thursday Feb 27,2025 and booked into Medina County Jail on charges of Official Oppression/Sexual Harassment. Atkinson turned himself in after a warrant for his arrest was issued.
“Our investigation continues on,” Sheriff Randy Brown said. “If anyone feels like they were done wrong and coerced into doing something they did not want to do, please come forward.”
The best way to get in contact is to call Medina County Sheriffs 830-741-6150 line during work day hours as after hours that line transfers to dispatch.
Atkinson turned himself in after a warrant for his arrest was issued.
The sheriff explained that victims in a case like this can be given a pseudonym or fake name to protect their identity.
“On February 13, we received info about a possible victim and found at least some of the allegations to be true. We interviewed multiple suspects, and have more to interview still.”
Sheriff Brown adds, “If you are a person of authority and you use blackmail etc to coerce somebody to do something using the power you hold, that is Oppression.”
Sheriff Brown confirmed there is photo evidence.
The sheriff thanked the Devine VFD board for quickly taking action to make sure fire operations continue smoothly.
Atkinson was put on leave at an emergency meeting by the Devine Vol Fire Department Board yesterday evening, Wednesday February 26.
“Kuddos to them for doing what they needed to do to keep things running smoothly even though I could only provide limited information at that point,” Sheriff said.
Chief Atkinson has served as Chief at Devine VFD since 2021, and started fire academies that offered classes to students in Devine ISD, Natalia ISD, as well as Hondo ISD.
Devine Vol Fire Department is also a contractor for the City of Devine as Devine VFD has been hired to do Code Compliance. They were previously hired to do inspections as well for the City of Devine, but due to a lack of certifications previously promised, the city council voted to cease that part of the contract at a recent meeting.
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