Hondo Anvil Herald

Medina County’s longtime elections administrator Lupe Torres (left) retired this month, and was honored recently by County Judge Keith Lutz for his years of service.

By Joe Fohn Anvil Herald Reporter Seasoned pitmasters will go at each other this weekend at the D’Hanis Lions Club’s annual Barbecue Cook Off.  The event at the D’Hanis Community Center starts Friday evening and continues through Saturday afternoon.  It’s one of the service club’s biggest fundraisers, providing scholarships for D’Hanis High School graduates.   Lions Club President Charlie Langfeld said a full slate of 34 cooking teams signed up this year i

Karaoke Night, which had been scheduled for downtown Hondo this past Saturday night, was a victim of the much-needed and much-welcomed rain. As part of the City of Hondo’s Summer Music Series, Karaoke Night has now been moved to the end of the season schedule, and will now be held on Saturday, Aug. 8, instead. Next up on the Summer Music Series agenda is Cumbia Night, featuring Luna Tropical, which is scheduled for Saturday, May 30, on 16th Street, between Avenue K

Early voting began Monday and continues through next Tuesday for Hondo’s lone city council race, and for the Hondo ISD bond election. Early voting runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, April 23-24, and again on Monday and Tuesday, April 27-28. Polls are open each day from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Election day is Saturday, May 2, with polls open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The HISD bond, which is divided into three proposals, will total $30 million.  Prop A i

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