Castro County Treasurer Elaine Flynt joined colleagues from across the state of Texas at the 51st Annual County Treasurer’s Continuing Education Seminar recently. The seminar was held in San Marcos on April 17-20 and offered attendees the opportunity to learn new and vital information to better serve the county.

DHS varsity basketball player and graduating senior Ivan Moreno will be continuing his basketball career as he heads off to college. Moreno penned his name to play basketball for the University of the Southwest Mustangs in Hobbs, New Mexico.

David Garcia, 38, was taken into custody in Lubbock following an eight-hour standoff with SWAT. The Lubbock Police Department reported that after the communications center received a report about an armed man who was threatening self-harm, officers responded to the location where Garcia discharged a gun multiple times in the direction of officer; chemical gas was deployed into the house.

The Texas Education Agency would be given authority to monitor and enforce school safety plans at Texas schools under a bill unanimously approved by the Senate last Wednesday. In the wake of the tragic shooting at Ross Elementary in Uvalde on May 24th of last year, Lt.

The Nazareth tennis teams got an early start Tuesday in San Antonio, kicking off the state quarterfinals competition at 8 a.m., followed by the semi-finals at 2 p.m. The state championship matches were held Wednesday morning.