Hondo Anvil Herald

The Harris Ratings Weekly, which has counted the Hondo Anvil Herald among its subscribers since 1983, and which has been in existence for considerably longer than that, is calling it a day. Van Harris, who followed in his father’s footsteps, sent out an email to his subscribers on Tuesday, saying that the HRW, which has ranked all UIL football teams in each classification every week over the last half-century, and included point spreads for upcoming matchups, will be di

By Linda Perkins Anvil Herald reporter Medina County will observe the Labor Day holiday Monday, September 7, with County offices closed. The regular commissioners court meeting has been moved from Monday to 9 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 8 at the Courthouse Annex. Commissioners met Mon., Aug. 24 with County Judge Keith Lutz presiding and all commissioners present. Public Hearings Two public hearings are scheduled, beginning at 9 a.m. on Sept. 8 to receive public commen

Severe weather moved through the Medina County and Greater San Antonio area on both Thursday and Friday evenings. While there wasn’t a lot of rain in Medina County, there was a good bit of scattered property damage, including roofs, barns, storage buildings, along with lots of trees. One tree in particular, just west of Hondo Creek along US 90, was believed to have been struck by lightning. A huge limb had broken off and blocked traffic on US 90 eastbound for a good whi

The Anvil Herald will again print its special section honoring military veterans, as well as active duty military with ties to Medina County. All photos published last year will be included again on these pages in our Nov. 5 issue. To have a veteran’s photo included, bring the photo (not a printed-out copy from a printer, please) to the Anvil Herald (1601 Ave. K, Hondo) to be scanned and returned to you. Or email it to anvil6@hondo.net. Deadline to submit photos is