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Next update will be available on Thursday,
May 24, 2012. 
 

News

The Commemorative Air Force’s B-25J Bomber Devil Dog will be in Hondo this weekend.

Armed Forces Day Fly-In is Saturday... Start scanning the skies tomorrow (Friday), listen for that drone of Pratt & Whitney engines… it’s Fly-In time!


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The Texas Department of Criminal Juctice’s Region IV Honor Guard prepares to retire the colors as Warden Juan Garcia (at podium) concludes a moving memorial for fallen officers at TDCJ’s Torres/Ney Complex. The empty chair and each item on the table set for one (center) signifies a form of remembrance. 

 

TDCJ units remember their own... The Torres/Ney Units held their annual memorial service for fallen officers May 10 as heavy rains drenched the complex.   Full Story

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One woman was airlifted early Tuesday morning following a two-vehicle accident at CR 531 (Taylor Lane) and FM 1250 (also called 30th Street). Hondo Volunteer Firefighters perform first aid on a victim at right; Hondo Police worked the wreck.


Early morning traffic accident sends 4 to hospital.....  A Hondo woman was airlifted to University Hospital early Tuesday morning following a two-vehicle accident at CR 531 (Taylor Lane) and FM 1250 (which becomes 30th Street).  Full Story

 

 

 


STATE CHAMP....
Sabinal senior Zach Shockley won the Class 1A triple jump competition at the UIL State Track and Field Meet on Saturday (story, 1C of The Hondo Anvil Herald). He is pictured with (left) head track coach Kyle Miller, and assistant coaches Stacy Miller and Jesse Rodriguez.

 

3 sworn in to council positions....  City of Hondo elections were canceled for the 2012 election cycle, with three unopposed candidates filing back in March for each of the three seats coming open.    Full Story

Early voting continues thru May 25....  Texas primary election early voting began Monday morning and will end Friday, May 25.   Full Story

 

Gonzales retains HISD position.....  With only one contested local race taking place during the May 12 elections, one Hondo Independent School District incumbent won reelection to his trustee’s position.  
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Primary voting running smoothly.....  In the wake of a redistricting process that reduced voting precincts from 23 to 14, the Medina County Elections Office reported experiencing only minor problems during the first few days of early voting.  Full Story

 

Cowboys in 1-game playoff Saturday....  The Class 1A baseball playoffs resume for the D’Hanis Cowboys on Saturday, when they take on the Johnson City Eagles in a single-game regional quarterfinal matchup.   Full Story


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Tye Macon puts down a bunt for D’Hanis. The Cowboys will face Johnson City Saturday in a one-game playoff at Wolff Stadium.


Doubleheader sweep carries Cowboys into regional quarterfinals.... 
Shiner -- Rallying from a game down in their best-of-three area playoff series, the D’Hanis Cowboys swept a Saturday, May 12, doubleheader, knocking Port Aransas from the Class A baseball playoffs.   Full Story

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Zach Shockley completed his Sabinal High School career with a Class A state championship in the triple jump.



Shockley earns triple jump crown at state track meet.... 
Austin -- With the last jump of his high school career, Zach Shockley earned a state championship Saturday, May 12, winning the Class 1A boys’ triple jump at the UIL State Track and Field Meet at Mike A. Myers Stadium.   Full Story

 

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