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School districts, cities and law enforcement are collaborating in South Texas to ease South Texas residents after the tragic events in Ulvade on Tuesday that left 19 children and two adults dead. “The Alice Police Department and the Jim Wells County Sheriff’s Department extends their most heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims of (Tuesday’s) tragedy and senseless act in Uvalde, Texas.
Some impressive numbers coming from Alice High School’s Scholarship Night Wednesday at the Bryce Taylor Theater for the Performing Arts, according to Principal Gianna Morales. The night brought in $1,007,178 in university and other scholarships, $1,080,000 in military education funding and $129,800 in local scholarships for a grand total of $2,216,978 for AHS students.
BENAVIDES - Benavides Elementary students participated in several games in the Field Day activities on Thursday morning. Students from pre-kindergarten through sixth grade.
CONCEPCION - Mexican national man was arrested in connection with a human smuggling case where an undocumented immigrant died following a chase and bail-out, said Duval County Sheriff Romeo Ramirez. Recently, law enforcement authorities charged 35-year-old Raul Arellano-Espinal of Michoacán Mexico in connection with the death of an 18-yearold Guatemalan.
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is reminding families and businesses that they can save on the purchase of certain water- and energy-efficient products during the state’s Water-Efficient Products and ENERGY STAR® sales tax holidays.
The Board of Directors for Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (VTCI) and VTX1 Companies (VTX1) have elected Patrick McDonnell as the company’s next Chief Executive Officer, effective June 1, 2022. This election comes after serving as Chief Operating Officer for the company for approximately the last two years.
AUSTIN – A year-long celebration culminates May 29, when the Texas Lottery officially observes the 30th anniversary of its startup. On May 29, 1992, the first lottery purchase in Texas was made 47 days ahead of schedule when then-Gov.
AUSTIN - With Memorial Day and summertime quickly approaching, and Texans will be getting out on the water. Now more than ever, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) urges boaters and paddlers who enjoy water recreation this summer to do their part to fight back against aquatic invasive species that threaten Texas lakes.