Lisa Luna

In 1961, at the age of 13, while visiting his maternal grandmother in Poteet, Rodolfo “Rudy” Huizar Gonzales overheard two of his aunts speaking about Pedro Huizar, Mission San Jose and the rose window. His natural curiosity prompted him to ask questions, but to his dismay, his aunts could not answer. Gonzales asked how they were related to Pedro Huizar. […]

READY FOR THE NEW YEAR AT POTEET ELEM. Poteet ISD was the first school in Atascosa County to begin classes for the new school year. Pictured bright and...

Jourdanton High School senior Kianna Cruz and Karnes City High School junior Ryan Bailey embarked on the trip of lifetime, as part of the 2024 Government in Action Youth Tour. They were chosen to represent Karnes Electric Cooperative on an all-expense paid trip from Austin to Washington, D.C., from June 16-23. Cruz is the daughter of Roberto and Jennifer Cruz. […]

The new Special Education team at Pleasanton ISD is excited to look ahead to a new school year. The district welcomes Janis Nott, M.Ed., the new Director of Special Education. She began her career as a paraeducator in a classroom in special ed. “When my kids went to school, I went to school with them and that’s where I fell […]

Cowboy Fellowship in Jourdanton celebrated the grand opening of their Children and Youth Center with two ribbon cutting ceremonies on Aug. 18. The first one was held during the 8:30 a.m. service followed by the second one at the 10:45 a.m. service. The 27,000 square ft. building has been about six-seven years in the making. “We invest really heavily into […]

A revival is happening now at First Methodist Church in Pleasanton and new pastor Dr. Scott Camp is inviting you to be a part of it all. With the rebrand theme of “The Jesus House- Where Jesus is Changing Lives,” Camp will lead his first service this Sunday, Sept. 8. Dr. Camp has a unique blend of life experiences that […]

While home last Wednesday to rest his injured leg, Jesus Flores witnessed lightning strike the home of his neighbor, Linda Munson, on Chaparral Drive in Pleasanton. It was shortly after 3 p.m. when Flores, who owns Art of Persistence MMA, called Munson, during the storm. “I run a martial arts gym and I was training and I got injured. It’s […]

The Woman’s Club of Pleasanton is excited to announce they will once again be teaming up with the University Health System to offer mobile mammogram screening services via the healthyUexpress mobile mammography bus. The mobile unit is scheduled to be at the Woman’s Club of Pleasanton Thrift Shop parking lot on Oct. 11 and Oct. 24, from 8 a.m. to […]

Pleasanton High School has started the school year with three new administrators: Principal Nicholas Hinojosa, Assistant Principal Tim Salinas and Academic Dean Priscilla Lopez-Gonzales. Hinojosa attended high school in San Antonio and earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Texas A&M University-San Antonio. He has been with Pleasanton ISD for eight years and began his career here at the elementary […]

PISD Community Tailgate Party on Sept. 13 Event to kick off Jourdanton vs. Pleasanton football game with games, snacks, food trucks and door