Celebrating 126 Years of Serving the communities of Devine, Natalia, Lytle, Bigfoot, and Moore in Medina, Frio, and Atascosa Counties
Keep up with what’s going on in Devine, Natalia, Lytle, Bigfoot and Moore areas in Medina, Frio, and Atascosa Counties.
The Devine City Council made an abrupt about-face during the December 15 meeting, voting unanimously to revoke an amendment to Chapter 14 of the Code of Ordinances that would have instituted an annual $15.00 registration fee for dogs and cats, as well as required that the animals either wear a collar and tags or be microchipped.
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The Devine City Council voted unanimously to revoke the $6,650 it approved for the Devine Chamber of Commerce following allegations of impropriety leveled at President Marcus Buckner by Secretary Bonnie Manning during the Council meeting last Tuesday, December 15.
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Rob Flores was named Interim Director of Public Works and Interim City Administrator Dora Rodriguez was authorized to advertise for a full-time City Administrator at the City Council meeting on Tuesday, December 15.
Enoch Hall, of Bigfoot, started riding sheep at a very young age (3 or 4) years old, and his family and friends are proud to say he has now captured the International Mini Bull Riding Association (IMBRA) Reserve World Championship Title!
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This shopping event of the year is being hosted in Devine by small town locally owned businesses on Friday, December 18 and rolling over onto Saturday, December 19 as a way to say “Thank You” to customers for “Shopping at Home” and helping small businesses survive Continue reading “Shop at Home MARKDOWN MANIA offering late Friday shopping hours and Saturday fun Dec. 18 & 19; register for over $1,000 in giveaways!”
Al and Gin Gray have always loved to dance. Continue reading “Alvin and Gin Gray, 91 and 86, fighting COVID: family asks for others to join in fighting spread”
The family of 1-year-old baby Carter is searching for a life-saving bone marrow donor this Christmas. Continue reading “Baby Carter’s family searching for “a needle in a haystack””
Medina County Health Unit director warned that the county is adding about 30 known covid cases every day, now up to 166. Continue reading “An update on COVID in Medina County, 166 active cases”
It should be noted that these numbers are estimates because schools sometimes report ahead of the County, or vice versa due to backlogged information. Continue reading “Approximately 1/4-1/3 of county’s active COVID cases are students/staff of area schools”
Following backlash over a new policy that would require residents to register dogs and cats with the City annually for a $15.00 fee, the Devine City Council planned to revisit the matter during the meeting scheduled for press night on Tuesday, December 15.
Continue reading “Devine City Council to reconsider pet registration after outcry”
