Charlotte News

New property appraisal notices will hit this South Texas town this week, and some residents are wondering how the revised home values will affect their pocketbooks.

Authorities in Atascosa County are looking for information about the killing of a Mexican national late Monday on a ranch northwest of Charlotte.

“Everybody's pretty aware we've got serious damage all through the Salado area ... the cost of cleanup related to the trees is going to be extraordinary”

Herald/SARAH MOORE KUSCHELL Sharon Mitchel and Dick Darnell haul downed tree limbs while Mitchel's husband, Larry, saws down damaged limbs in Salado on Thursday. via Killeen Daily Herald

"The Field of Dreams" is a wonderful movie. There is a really important message in this virtual fantasy that speaks to our work in education and creativity. via Marshall News Messenger

“That was a very good plus for the county”

Michael C. Finkel , 39, Pleasanton, first run for office; has lived in Pleasanton since 2003 and practiced law in Atascosa County since 2000, when he worked briefly as assistant county attorney. via MySanAntonio.com

The election filing period for three Bonham school board seats will began February 9th, and ends Monday, March 10, at 5:00 p.m. Anyone interested in running for Places 1, 6, 7, must file by 5:00 pm, March 10. via North Texas e-News

US Airways Group Inc. will expand its round-trip service to Texas from its largest hub in Charlotte. via Bizjournals

When running for an elected position, candidates, whether opposed or unopposed, must put forth time, effort and money campaigning for the office they hope to hold. via The Daily Sentinel

The election filing period for three Bonham school board seats will begin Saturday, February 9, and ends Monday, March 10, at 5:00 p.m. Anyone interested in running for Places 1, 6, 7, must file by 5:00 pm, ... via North Texas e-News

Helen Louise Jordan of McQueeney, Texas, born July 27, 1917, passed on peacefully January 7, 2008. via The New Braunfels Herald

“We have suggested that those ladies who come might wear hats, perhaps vintage, and even gloves, if they chose”

Holt House is opening its doors to "friends, brickstreet neighbors, members and their guests" during an "Olde-Fashioned Christmas Tea," to be held from 2-4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. via Tyler Morning Telegraph

A drive-by shooting at a house in Pleasanton over the weekend has resulted in three arrests and two injuries. via MySA.com

“It leaves you with a deeper sense of what it truly means to be a human.”

The Museum of the Southwest, 1705 W. Missouri Ave., is hosting an exhibition of paintings by Charlotte Seay through Dec. via Midland Reporter-Telegram