Community News Deadline and Contact Information Update
General News outlines multiple contact numbers and deadlines for editors and departments including Katie DeBo Fairbank, Karen Gleason, Judi Cooper, Colleen Cooke, Rosa Delgado, and Ima Jo Fleetwood. It lists daily deadlines, weekend editions, photo submissions, classifieds, display ads, and subscription inquiries with specific names and times.
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Rain brings needed moisture to Del Rio area
Thunder and heavy rain drenched Del Rio early Saturday delivering 78 inches of moisture? The National Weather Service reported 7.90 inches of rain since the year began, 1.67 inches above normal, boosting Lake Amistad to 1079.30 feet. Local rainfall varied with 1.15 inches at Brackettville and 1.42 inches on the Barwood ranch. Community Jazz meets Memo's Restaurant at 2 p.m. director Juan Nanez urges attendance and notes singers and dancers are sought. call 175-7611.
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Del Rio area community notices mix of reunions and events
Del Rio area residents prepare for a first reunion as questions are posed for classmates. Val Verde Hospital Auxiliary meets. Mr and Mrs Sims mark their 53rd anniversary. Scholarships awarded to five Del Rio seniors total 25,000 since 1974. AFL-CIO Local 1749 meets. a 40 piece marching band seeks members for July 4. A farewell supper honors Rev and Mrs Richard A Young as they move to Sterling City. Disabled American Veterans chapter elects officers and promotes Forget-Me-Not Drive. Texas Silver Haired Legislature members announced for Val Verde and surrounding counties.
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Weather summary for record day in Amistad region
Forecast notes a high in the mid to high 90s and a 20 percent chance of thundershowers. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Record highs and lows are 108 F in 1974 and 60 F in 1983. Rainfall 0.78 inches Saturday with 7.90 inches year to date, 1.67 inches above normal. Amistad elevation 1070.30 feet, water storage 1,499,668 acre feet, area 95,814 acres. Release 1,180 cfs, Friday 1,230 cfs. Sunrise 6:43, sunset 6:41.
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Commissioners Court Agenda Items and Motions
The Commissioners Court convenes to order with a quorum check and approves minutes of the last meeting. It considers a budget amendment transferring funds for a juvenile detention center, opens bids for a Langity water project, and approves the treasurer’s monthly report and other elected official reports.
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Death notices and funerals for Mayfield Haxton and Zapata
Leon W. Mayfield 82 dies in Val Verde Memorial Hospital with funeral rites at Humphreys-Doran in Del Rio and Masonic graveside service. Bertha Haxton 74 dies in Del Rio, rites planned at Humphreys-Doran. survivors include sons, daughters, and grandchildren. Berta Beltran Zapata 62 to have last rites at St Josephs Church Del Rio with burial at Westlawn Cemetery. Rosary tonight, survivors listed.
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Sharp sweeps Watergate era race with wide Texas GOP wins
With 98 percent counted, Sharp led Ervin 342,165 to 86,350 (79.8 to 20.2 percent). Davidson won the lieutenant governor nomination 69.6 to 30.4 over Bullock. Anderson captured land commissioner 63.2 to 36.8. Fox led Henderson 56 to 44 for railroad panel. Democrats nominated Campbell and Mauzy for high courts. Duncan seeks Court of Criminal Appeals seat with no Republican opponent in the fall.
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