Devine News

Driver fatigue is believed to be the cause of a fatal one-vehicle rollover on Interstate 35, just north of Devine, that claimed the life of a 13-year-old boy Sunday afternoon, authorities said.

Devin and Darla Caddell are only half-joking when they say it doesn't matter who gets top honors in their Devine High School graduating class - as long as it's them.

“I don't know what possessed her”

Devine Trailer Park residents are in shock over a dispute among neighbors Sunday night that ended with the death of a popular longtime tenant and a murder charge against a new arrival. via MySA.com

“The board has a good rapport with state officials”

Improvements to Medina Dam, an irrigation staging lake and canals are issues on the minds of the six candidates running for three seats on the board of the agency that oversees Medina Lake. via MySA.com

“The sewer line that we have right now, it is a 6 inch, so we're upgrading it to an 8 inch PVC pipe, so hopefully that will prevent any future problems”

Raw sewage is making life miserable for some people in Devine. They say the city isn't doing anything about a problem that's been plaguing them for years. via MySA.com

Firefighters are monitoring what's left of the Devine fire very closely. It is now under control, but they say if the wind picks up it could get out of control again. via WOAI.com

“If that fire had gotten going again, we would have been in trouble pretty fast”

Archer City residents spent a second day on edge Thursday as firefighters nervously watched a smoldering 13,548-acre wildfire just a mile and half from town.

Officials ordered a 'precautionary evacuation' that will remain in place today, moving nursing home patients and jail inmates to facilities in neighboring towns. The local school closed early, and residents in the town of 1,895 were told to flee if they heard storm sirens.

'I'm sure it's going to be business as usual around here [today], but we've told people to stay alert and pay attention,' Archer County Judge Gary Beesinger said. Read more

A brush fire near the intersection of Interstate 35 and Highway 132 southwest of San Antonio prompted the evacuation of Devine Elementary School Thursday afternoon. via KSAT

Football Powerhouse Judson won't have North East schools in their district to kick around anymore. via WOAI.com

“We wish the wind would die down”

The fire is being blamed for a multi-vehicle crash in the thick smoke on I-10 about 11 a.m. The Department of Public Safety has closed 1-10 west to the the Kimble County line because of the fire. via MySA.com

Tom Cate of Medina County has announced his candidacy for district judge of the 38th Judicial District. via Uvalde Leader News

“Our client has admitted culpability and taken his medicine”

A plea deal struck Monday clears the way for the trial of the last of four suspects charged with capital murder in the ambush slayings of two Medina County men in 2003. via MySA.com

“What exactly is a Nature Boy? Do you like nature? Do you like boys?”

TNA will run shows on 1/9 through 1/11 in Belton, Austin and Dallas, TX and 1/12 in Oklahoma City, OK. via ProWrestling.com RSS Feed

“It takes money to run the schools, and it takes money to hire and retain qualified people, and we're now taxing at the maximum rate the state will allow”

School trustees in Jourdanton and Devine cheered Tuesday night as voters approved tax rates above a state cap on maintenance and operations levies. via MySA.com

“What did 'Mundo' ever do to you but love you?”

Raul X. Martinez pleaded guilty Tuesday to the 2003 murder of a lifelong friend but ignored pleas from the victim's family to explain the crime. via San Antonio Express-News

“We hope that by the end of the four trials, the Martinez and Sellers families have some justice, and that justice being the four defendants are all serving life sentences.”

A jury is expected to be seated Monday in Hondo for the capital murder trial of Raul X. Martinez, one of four men charged with killing two others in Medina County on May 4, 2003. via MySA.com

“But it's just going to depend on how many people come out and vote.”

School board members and administrators nervously awaiting tax rollback elections in their own districts can't be encouraged by the results in Lytle and Poteet earlier this month. via MySA.com

“We're trying to set the bar higher to keep our teachers here”

Following the lead of nearby districts, Devine Independent School District trustees are asking voters to authorize a proposed tax rate approved by the board to fund raises aimed at retaining employees. via MySA.com

The Medina Sheriff's office has issued a "silver alert" for an elderly woman missing since last week from a Devine-area home. via MySA.com

A Devine man died Monday afternoon in Medina County when his pickup hydroplaned on Texas 173 during a heavy downpour and slid sideways into an oncoming vehicle, according to a report by Department of Public ... via MySA.com