Hondo Anvil Herald

PHOTO / CATHY WALTON A single rose was caught in the act of blooming this week, but it may be put to the test, as temperatures are expected to drop this weekend.

By Rosanne Fohn Anvil Herald Reporter Hondo City Council on Monday accepted a $3.8 million Texas Transportation Commission grant to build sidewalks on six streets south of US 90. The grant will require a 20% match from the city totaling $952,800. In presenting the city’s Sidewalk Improvement Plan, City Manager John Naron explained that the city has initiated an internal committee to discuss sidewalks for the north side of US 90.  The plan includes improvements

By Rosanne Fohn Anvil Herald Reporter If your commute takes you on US 90 east to San Antonio, your drive time is about to get longer before it gets shorter. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has begun a $473 million project to widen US 90 from State Highway 211, just east of the Medina County line, to I- 410.  The project calls for 7.6 miles of US 90 to be expanded from a four-lane divided highway (two lanes going each way) to six lanes (three lane

By Rosanne Fohn Anvil Herald Reporter Loans of up to $35,000 at 0% interest are now available to Hondo businesses through an agreement between the City of Hondo and its Economic Development Corporation, and LiftFund, a nonprofit small-business lender based in San Antonio. The loans are available to for-profit small businesses located in or relocating to the Hondo city limits. The funds can be used for startup expenses, inventory, payroll, business growth and ex

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