Charlotte ISD employee arrested, accused of providing drugs to high school students
A Charlotte Independent School District employee removed from campus last month amid accusations that she provided drugs to students has been charged with nine felony counts in connection to the case, police confirmed Friday.
Deposit of blood-covered money led to arrest of Atascosa County EMS director
The Atascosa County Emergency Medical Services director has been fired after he admitted to law enforcement investigators that he took money belonging to a man injured in a high speed chase and later deposited the blood soaked currency at a bank.
Man charged with capital murder after his parents found dead, leading law enforcement on 10-hour manhunt, sheriff says
A 28-year-old man has been charged with killing his parents and leading law enforcement authorities on a 10-hour-long search and chase across multiple county lines, according to the Atascosa County Sheriff’s Office.
Jourdanton Police Department identify person of interest in animal cruelty case
Jourdanton police continue to investigate an animal cruelty case that lead to the rescue of at least 10 dogs. The dogs were found malnourished and infested with fleas in a property surrounded with trash in early November.
All election results in Texas, San Antonio area for general midterm election on Nov. 8, 2022
Find all Texas races, including statewide offices like governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, comptroller, land commissioner, ag commissioner and railroad commission; as well state legislative seats in the Texas House and Texas Senate; Congress and local San Antonio-area races, including Bexar County Judge, District Attorney, judicial seats and more.
Man on ‘meth binge’ slips out of handcuffs, steals patrol car, aims for police during wild chase, Atascosa County sheriff says
A 47-year-old Poteet man who admitted to being on an “extended methamphetamine binge” led law enforcement officers on a wild chain of events that finally ended in his arrest.
‘This is unprecedented’: Arsonists responsible for 42 fires in about 3 months time, Atascosa County Sheriff says
Forty-two fires occurred between April 21 and July 26 and stretch across a 25-mile radius around the county. The majority are just grass and brush fires, but a handful have been by homes and structures.
Authorities detail final moments of escaped murderer killed in shootout with law enforcement
Gonzalo Lopez, a convicted murderer who escaped from a prison transportation bus in Texas last month, was killed in a shootout with law enforcement Thursday night in Jourdanton, Atascosa County Sheriff David Soward confirmed.
myrgv.comInvestigation underway after teen shot, killed in northern Atascosa County, sheriff says
A homicide investigation is underway in northern Atascosa County after officials said a teen was fatally shot overnight. Two other teens were arrested in connection to his death, according to Atascosa County Sheriff David Soward.
Jourdanton hospital employee receives letter months after patient passes away from COVID
A frontline worker at Methodist Hospital South goes above and beyond to bring joy, hope and even gifts to those who face one of their toughest battles alone. Recently he received a letter that he says has brought so much meaning to his life and vocation.
Police departments and sheriff’s offices are hiring, but can they fill the slots?
As chiefs and sheriffs look to fill their ranks, they face stiff competition from other departments. The head of a statewide law enforcement union says Texas is undergoing a shortage of uniformed officers, which he largely attributes to the job becoming less prestigious.
'It's very rare': Texas Game Wardens bust another facility for unfit deer meat. This time in Poteet.
In nearly two months, the Texas Game Wardens have released information about finding spoiled deer carcasses at three processing facilities – two in North Texas and one in Poteet just south of San Antonio in Atascosa County, which a warden said is "very rare." "Fifteen years on and I've never had anything like this," David Nieto, Texas Game Warden for the San Antonio district, said. Upon inspection, officials found several deer carcasses lying in a pile at the bottom of a walk-in cooler. Officials also busted a North Texas facility on Dec. 18 after finding 22 deer carcasses unfit for human consumption. A couple of weeks later, on Jan. 16, wardens busted a second North Texas facility for having 80 spoiled white-tailed deer carcasses.
mysanantonio.comAnnual Poteet Strawberry Festival announces plans to return in April, even as COVID-19 cases rise
click image Instagram / doowahridersThe Poteet Strawberry Festival has announced plans to hold its annual fruit-focused fest in April, pandemic be damned. Last year marked the first cancellation of the fest since its 1948 inception. The hiatus was announced as COVID-19 cases spiked in Texas. It listed April 9-11 as the anticipated dates of the festival's 2021 installment.The post offered no additional information, however, the Strawberry Festival’s website says ticket information will be available soon.Atascosa County, where Poteet is located, currently has 348 active cases of COVID-19. At press time, it had reported 18 deaths from the virus.
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