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By Kayleen Holder
Devine Head Football Coach Jacob Campsey was named Interim Athletic Director on Tuesday, July 21, following the resignation of AD Doug Bull. Bull announced his resignation on Wednesday, July 15 after serving in the position for one year.
Campsey is a 2006 graduate of Devine High School, and was hired to take the reins of the Warhorses earlier this year.
When asked for a statement on the appointment, Superintendent Todd Grandjean cited Campsey’s leadership, commitment to…LOGIN TO CONTINUE READING at www.devinenewsmembers.com. You will get instant access to our full E-edition, and begin getting the newspaper delivered to your home next week for $36 a year in Medina County. Support important local city, county, and school news like this!

Four candidates vying for 3 seats on EMCSUD water board

Four individuals have filed for office in the East Medina Water election. There are three director’s spots up for election. 
Three incumbents including Gina Mangold, JoNell Tarvin, and Hector De La Fuente filed for re-election as well as a new candidate Miranda Weimar.
Early voting starts July 15. Election Day is Saturday, August 1. See the public notice for more details.
About East Medina:
East Medina County SUD’s regular board meetings are generally held the third Tuesday of each month beginning at 7:00 pm

The Schweers and Moore families are excited to announce that their new business is in full swing at Craftsman Collision Center! They are located in Devine at 512 E. Hondo Avenue, and they can handle anything from a minor dent to major damage.
THE TEAM
Co-owners Toby Moore and Brandon Schweers and their team bring over 55+ years of experience working in the auto industry. Also on board is Body Technician Gerry Rios, Painter Ross Shoemake and Office Manager Yvette Schweers.
Toby Moore is an Army veteran, who resides in Natalia with his wife Jamie. Moore specializes in…LOGIN TO CONTINUE READING at www.devinenewsmembers.com. You will get instant access to our full E-edition, and begin getting the newspaper delivered to your home next week for $36 a year in Medina County. Support important local city, county, and school news like this!

By Kayleen Holder
Editor
It’s a little known fact, but there were actually over 100 seismic events (very small earthquakes) in local counties in the past month and over 1,470 in the past twelve months. Though almost all of these are too small to feel, there were two earthquakes recorded in Frio County in the past few days that were strong enough to feel.
According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), tearthquakes below 4.0 rarely cause any surface damage according to USGS. However, earthquakes typically become noticeable to humans at a magnitude of 2.5 or higher, according to USGS.
The largest one in Frio County was a 3.6 magnitude earthquake this past Sunday, July 12 about 7 miles east southeast of Dilley. It occurred at 8:52 pm at a depth of 6.8 km.
Then on Monday, July 13, a 2.8 magnitude earthquake was reported at 1:44 am. It was a little over 8 miles east southeast of Pearsall. The depth was 6.6 km.
As mentioned, there were actually 100+ reports of seismic activity in local counties over the past month, with a majority of those in the Pearsall and Dilley areas. However, most of those quakes were very small–between 1 and 2 in magnitude–so they wouldn’t be felt by residents.
According to experts, most of these small earthquakes are considered…LOGIN TO CONTINUE READING at www.devinenewsmembers.com. You will get instant access to our full E-edition, and begin getting the newspaper delivered to your home next week for $36 a year in Medina County. Support important local city, county, and school news like this!

By Kayleen Holder
Editor
Many first responders in Medina County are already running on little to no sleep after downpours beginning Monday night led to multiple vehicles being swept off the road and over 30 road closures. Local officials are keeping a close eye on things as the National Weather Service is forecasting more rain–a lot more.
As of Tuesday around 1 pm, we haven’t seen anything catastrophic but forecasts have reporters from all over the nation calling local officials, they said.
As of Tuesday morning, we haven’t seen anything out of the ordinary, said Fire Chief Clint Cooke. “However, if we get another 10 inches tonight (Tuesday night), that’s going to be a problem,” Cooke added. “They are predicting we could get 20 inches over the next couple days. We’ll see.”
NWS has forecasted “Considerable to locally catastrophic flash flooding impacts likely in this region. Pockets of an additional 10-20 inches of rain in this region are possible. Storm totals across the rest of the area under the Flood Watch of 2 to 6 inches are possible.
We spoke…LOGIN TO CONTINUE READING at www.devinenewsmembers.com. You will get instant access to our full E-edition, and begin getting the newspaper delivered to your home next week for $36 a year in Medina County. Support important local city, county, and school news like this!

By Kayleen Holder
Editor
It’s a little known fact, but there were actually over 100 seismic events (very small earthquakes) in local counties in the past month and over 1,470 in the past twelve months. Though almost all of these are too small to feel, there were two earthquakes recorded in Frio County in the past few days that were strong enough to feel.
According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), tearthquakes below 4.0 rarely cause any surface damage according to USGS. However, earthquakes typically become noticeable to humans at a magnitude of 2.5 or higher, according to USGS.
The largest one in Frio County was a 3.6 magnitude earthquake this past Sunday, July 12 about 7 miles east southeast of Dilley. It occurred at 8:52 pm at a depth of 6.8 km.
Then on Monday, July 13, a 2.8 magnitude earthquake was reported at 1:44 am. It was a little over 8 miles east southeast of Pearsall. The depth was 6.6 km.
As mentioned, there were actually 100+ reports of seismic activity in local counties over the past month, with a majority of those in the Pearsall and Dilley areas. However, most of those quakes were very small–between 1 and 2 in magnitude–so they wouldn’t be felt by residents.
According to experts, most of these small earthquakes are considered “induced seismic activity”. These can be caused by oil and gas operations like fracking or just wastewater injections in general.
Of all of the quakes reported locally since June 5th…. Continue reading by logging in at www.devinenewsmembers.com

By Kayleen Holder
Editor
Many first responders in Medina County are already running on little to no sleep after downpours beginning Monday night led to multiple vehicles being swept off the road and over 30 road closures. Local officials are keeping a close eye on things as the National Weather Service is forecasting more rain–a lot more.
As of Tuesday around 1 pm, we haven’t seen anything catastrophic but forecasts have reporters from all over the nation calling local officials, they said.
As of Tuesday morning, we haven’t seen anything out of the ordinary, said Fire Chief Clint Cooke. “However, if we get another 10 inches tonight (Tuesday night), that’s going to be a problem,” Cooke added. “They are predicting we could get 20 inches over the next couple days. We’ll see.”
NWS has forcasted “Considerable to locally catastrophic flash flooding impacts likely in this region. Pockets of an additional 10-20 inches of rain in this region are possible. Storm totals across the rest of the area under the Flood Watch of 2 to 6 inches are possible.
We spoke to Medina County Emergency Manager Mark Chadwick about some of the water rescues and flooding that is occurring from Monday night and Tuesday morning rains.
“We’ve had four water rescues in the county,” Chadwick said.

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Devine Lions Club President Lewis Stroud donates box fans to Project Breeze. Accepting the fans is Police Chief Joe Brown. If you would like to contribute, or are in need of a way to keep your home cooler, contact the Devine Police Department about Project Breeze.

By Anton Riecher
A proposed city budget of $5.865 million for fiscal year 2026-2027 was presented to the Devine City Council during the first of a series of budget workshops scheduled throughout the summer.
During the budget workshop interim financial assistant Cassandra Maldonado reviewed general fund and the sewer and water fund proposals for the coming year.
“This workshop focuses on the city’s major operating funds and highlights the financial strategies , capital investment and policy decisions included in the budget,” she said.
Also, in a special city council session following the workshop, the council unanimously approved posting a notice of intention to issue city certificates of obligation not to exceed $2.750 million to cover urgent infrastructure repairs including water system lift stations and the wastewater treatment plant.
Council also voted unanimously to…LOGIN TO CONTINUE READING at www.devinenewsmembers.com. You will get instant access to our full E-edition, and begin getting the newspaper delivered to your home next week for $36 a year in Medina County. Support important local city, county, and school news like this!