De Leon News Archives

A self-portrait by Lorena Ortiz, 9, a student at the Corpus Christi Montessori School, sits beside her Tuesday during a news conference announcing the start of the ninth annual Visionarios Youth Art Contest at the Art Museum of South Texas.

Just one day after she was found dead, neighbors have placed a candle and notes outside the home where Jayda De La Rosa lived.

Stepfamily workshop: Ron L. Deal, president and founder of Successful Stepfamilies, will present a stepfamily therapy workshop, "A Map in the Wilderness," from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday at the Hunter Welcome Center at Abilene Christian University.

Eleven young Del Rioans competed Saturday morning for the right to represent Del Rio in the annual NFL Pepsi Punt, Pass and Kick competition.

A De Leon man was killed Thursday morning in a two-vehicle accident in Erath County.

Bake sale and car wash: The De Leon Soccer Association will hold two fundraising events, a bake sale and a car wash, at 9 a.m. Saturday in De Leon.

Big Country YAHOO! Big Country Around the Big Country 9/5/09 Friday, September 4, 2009 ASPERMONT Catfish lunch: An all-you-can-eat catfish lunch will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Aspermont Senior Citizens Center.

A grandmother and infant were killed late Wednesday night while their family was moving to Lubbock from California.

Rubin Frels built the Uptown Theatre in 1931. It was a refined example of Art Deco architecture in vogue at that time.

Six days after a Cameron County jury found Adrian De Leon guilty on 20 counts of possession of child pornography, this same jury sentenced him to six years in the Texas Department of Corrections for the crimes.