Homecoming Bonfire and Parade Set for Del Rio High
Del Rio High caps Homecoming week with a parade from 10th Street to Ram Stadium at 5 p.m. and a Wednesday bonfire at 7 p.m. Donations of untreated wood are accepted at the blue corral behind the Queens' softball field. nails and metal are not allowed. George Wedding at 778-4300 coordinates pickup.
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Main Street
10Th Street
Walter Levermann Ram Stadium
del Rio
Andrea Lopez
Student Council
Lopez
Blue Corral
Queens
Wildcat Drive
George Wedding
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Del Rio Eyes Return of Tourism Banners Tradition
Del Rio Chamber of Commerce seeks to revive overhead banners along Veterans Boulevard and U S Highway 90 to advertise upcoming festivals arts shows and conventions. Director Susan Leonard reported banners were once common but banned by TxDOT for spanning Avenue F now Veterans Boulevard. Leonard appealed to TxDOT engineer John Tashi in August and received a reply on August 18.
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del Rio
Susan Leonard
Texas
Leonard
Texas Department of Transportation
Txdot
John Tashi
del Rio Area
Tashi
Record voter surge as early voting closes in Val Verde
Val Verde County reports 4,857 early ballots cast, 18 percent of 26,561 registered voters. Clerk Maria Elena Cardenas says turnout is driven by presidential election interest and forecasts higher turnout on Election Day. Four precincts elect a new county commissioner amid local contests.
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Val Verde County
Maria Elena Cardenas
Cardenas
Val Verde County Commissioners Court
Ruling Lets Scott Peterson Face Lesser Murder Charge
In Redwood City California Judge Alfred Delucchi allowed jurors to consider a second degree murder option in the Scott Peterson case, potentially sparing a death sentence. Peterson already faces two counts of first degree murder in the deaths of his wife Laci and her fetus. prosecutors seek life without parole or death. The judge also reversed a TV verdict coverage order to avoid family scrutiny.
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Redwood City
Calif
Scott Peterson
Peterson
County officials hand out Halloween candy to Sacred Heart students
Elda Galan Beverly Rodriguez and Gabriel Lugo of Val Verde County Judge Mike L Fernandez staff handed out treat packs to Sacred Heart Academy students Friday after their Halloween parade around courthouse square. The candy was purchased with donations from county employees.
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Elda Galan
Beverly Rodriguez
Gabriel “Gibby” Lugo
Val Verde
Mike L. Fernandez
Sacred Heart Academy
Courthouse Square
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Rachel Beavan-Mendez
Linda Henderson
Cindy Allegra
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