Youth Art Month Reception At The Firehouse
To celebrate Youth Art Month local public school students art will be on display at The Firehouse 120 E Garfield Ave A reception from 6 to 8 p m today open to the public View the artwork Jurors in the Rocksprings man shooting case began deliberations this afternoon Billy Joe Johnson 59 faces three counts of attempted murder An Arlington couple stopped along the road near Johnsons home were shot a neighbor investigating was also shot Johnson says his actions were due to mental illness
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E. Garfield Ave
Labor Day
Billy Joe Johnson
Arlington
Johnson
Johson
Farm freeze loans reach Val Verde County farmers
Val Verde County is among 13 Texas counties eligible for federal farm disaster loans to cover losses from the December freeze. Uvalde FmHA office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays at (512) 278-4571 for applications.
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Val Verde County
Farmers Home Administration
Uvalde
Texas
Uvalde Fmha
Two women to be arraigned in kidnapping case in Texas
Two Pasadena women aged 27 and 23, unemployed, are due to be arraigned in federal court today in a kidnapping case involving a Mexican infant. The baby was snatched in Piedras Negras after a grandmother handed her to a woman who asked to hold her. Authorities tracked a car to the border and detained the suspects near Eagle Pass. the child was returned to family. The arraignment was set for 2 p.m. before Federal Magistrate Durwood Edwards.
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Houston Area
Piedras Negras
U.S. Border Patrol
Eagle Pass
Piedras
FBI
Jim Kenney
Kenney
Durwood Edwards
Taste of the Town set for Sunday fundraiser event
The third annual Taste of the Town will showcase food and drinks from 24 local restaurants hotels and service businesses. The noon to 3 p m event at Ole Distributors warehouse on Bedell Avenue near Lowe Drive features tickets 750 for adults 4 for children under 12 with sales at Del Rio National Bank Western Auto and Del Rio Lions Club. Proceeds support the Del Rio Lions Club with help from the Del Rio News Herald Ole Distributors and KDLK KLKE radio.
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News-Herald
Benigno Garcia
del Rio National Bank
Western Auto
del Rio Lions Club
Ole Distributors
Bedell Avenue
Lowe Drive
del Rio Na
Tional Bank
del Rio News
Herald
Kdlk Klke
Wright’s Steakhouse
Dunkin Donuts
Val Vede Memorial
Thompson teaches trust to tots at Buena Vista
Eien Thompson, a calm first grade teacher, recalls 18 years of teaching in South Carolina with large classes before Texas limits reduced class size. This year she has 21 students, noting energy and patience are essential to nurture young learners. She cites emotional rewards from guiding children who fear failure yet grow confident.
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Eien Thompson
Buena Vista
Sout Carolina
Thompson
Texas
Quiet Buena Vista teacher to Georgia after four years
Thompson, a Buena Vista educator of four years with a Radford College degree, describes how younger students face more world exposure and family disruption. She notes increased pressure on teachers and students, worries about accelerated kindergarten and first grade, and argues for preserving playtime for social and behavioral development.
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Thompson
Buena Vista
Radford College
Virgina
Georgia
Cross country bicyclists promote reading locally
Seth and James Levy ride across the United States to urge seventh and eighth graders to read, speaking to Del Rio Adult Literacy Council members at the Ramada Inn. They began in Rockport, Maine, aim to reach San Francisco by late May or early June, and will address about 10,000 students in 19 states. Their program The Ride for Reading is sponsored by Streetside Stories, with classroom workshops, storytelling, and student writing, and they hope to publish an anthology from the collected stories.
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United States
del Rio
Adult Literacy Council
Seth
James Levy
Literacys Council
Ramada Inn
Ave. F
Levys
Rockport
Maine
San Francisco
Streetside Stories
James
Edna Molina
Martinez seeks San Felipe ISD Place 6 trustee seat
Leonel Martinez Jr. files for San Felipe Del Rio Consolidated ISD trustee Place 6, aiming to replace Raymond Haynes. A Del Rio native, he earned a UT Austin BA in 1982, majored in history with a chemistry minor, and serves as vice president of Border Opportunity Saver Systems. He emphasizes public education, balanced schooling, and support for governmental social programs. He and his wife Patricia have one daughter and belong to St Joseph's Catholic Church.
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Leonel “Leo” Martinez Jr
San Felipe del Rio Consolidated Independent
Border Opportunity Saver Systems, Inc
del Rio
Acuna
Raymond Haynes
Martinez
University of Texas At Austin
Patricia
Sto
St Joseph's Catholic Church
United 14Th Organization
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Laughlin Air Force Base
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Pasadena
Queta
Juan D. Gonzalez
Claudia
Jesse Guzman
Dean McAden
C & M Dairy Queens Inc
Kettle Restaurant
Borden Inc
Whataburger
Jasper’ S
Coca, Cola
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General Beverages
Mr. Gatti's
Pizza Hut
Hill Top Barbecue
Taco Bell
Super M Warehouse Foods
Pico’s Convenience Store
Texas Restaurant Association
Subs & Clubs
Cedar’s Supper Club
Seagrams Wine Coolers
Cripple Creek
Pepper's Convenience Store
Penny Nixon
Ellen Thompson
West Texas
New Mexico
Leonel Martinez JR
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