After the long bus ride down to Carrizo Springs, the Arabians had to work hard against the Lady Wild Cats. Continue reading “Arabians win first district game”
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Keep up with what’s going on in Devine, Natalia, Lytle, Bigfoot and Moore areas in Medina, Frio, and Atascosa Counties.
Sept 22–Over 20 people rescued in LaCoste/Hondo areas today
Sept.22–According to local fire departments, 16 people and 10 pets were rescued from this RV park near the Medina River Bridge on Lower LaCoste Road (County Road 4713 which goes by Sammy’s). They were reportedly rescued with the help of a person in the area who had a Jet Ski.
A person at the scene said there were about 10 RVs total, and that one of them had already washed down the river and wrapped around a tree as of this afternoon.
“I heard the Medina River was up 11 feet this morning, and it’s supposed to crest sometime tonight around 19 foot,” said Hondo Fire Chief Gaylon Schueling.
Hondo Fire Dept. also rescued 4 people from a home along the Quihi Creek around 8:15 this morning, Sept 22.
“Almost the whole community of Quihi along the creek was underwater this morning,” Schueling added. “Two families had already left, and we rescued four people from one home. There were a total of four homes with water inside, and the water was really close to two others. If water wasn’t in it, it was right at the door.”
Schueling asked residents to avoid CR 2676 going towards Quihi, and also warned Hondo Creek floodwaters was over the road at FM 462 (south of Yancey) and we’ve also had reports of the Hondo Creek over the road on FM 2200.
In addition to all of that, Castroville Fire Dept. also responded to a water rescue of a vehicle on CR 584 in LaCoste today.
Turn around, Don’t Drown!
Phone scammer gets away with $24,000
Sheriff Randy Brown is asking residents to please, please be wary of scammers which are becoming worse and worse, and even calling local residents claiming to be “Investigator Brown from the Medina County Sheriff’s office,” among many other false pretenses.
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Doughty named conservator of Natalia ISD
Sharon Doughty, a consultant with the Texas Education Agency who has been acting as a monitor at Natalia ISD since April, has been upgraded to the role of conservator for the district.
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Game Wardens crack down on road hunters
Medina County Game Wardens are investigating a road hunting incident in northern Medina County this September, in which a Red Stag was shot and killed from the road on the night of Saturday, September 9 or early morning hours of September 10th.
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Rains uproot huge oaks in Devine
This beautiful Live Oak Tree in downtown Devine was uprooted by the downpour of rains we’ve seen in the past couple weeks. Continue reading “Rains uproot huge oaks in Devine”
Store burglarized, $2,000 worth of lottery tickets stolen
Sunday, Sept. 16, 6:20 AM –Officers responded to Beverage Express on Hwy. 132 N. in Natalia after the local business was burglarized overnight.
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Devine 9/16 at 3pm: Several roads flooded, impassible this Sunday
The Devine and Moore Volunteer Fire Departments are both warning residents that several roads in the Devine and Moore areas are already impassible this Sunday, September 16 at 2:30 pm, including these:
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Devine Golf Course hosting cross country meet this Saturday
Devine Cross Country will host its own invitational on Saturday, September 15. Continue reading “Devine Golf Course hosting cross country meet this Saturday”
Mustangs and Pirates to square off for 58th time
For the 58th year since the rivalry began in 1933, the Natalia Mustangs (0-2) and the Lytle Pirates (1-1) will battle in one of the storied South Texas match-ups. Continue reading “Mustangs and Pirates to square off for 58th time”