Jim Wells County News

TxDOT: I-37 from US 77 to Nueces River Bridge right lane closed until 5 p.m. One lane of I-37 northbound closed for road testing TxDOT: I-37 northbound right lane from Sharpsburg Road to Nueces River Bridge - Voters in Brooks, Jim Hogg and Jim Wells counties approved creating a groundwater conservation district, however city of Alice voters opted ...

DUVAL COUNTY Jerry C. Dewbre, Trustee, of Corpus Christi has filed a permit to drill the No.

In Jim Wells County, one person is in custody and law officers are looking for two others in connection with a convenience store robbery.

A proposed Brush Country Groundwater Conservation District is a way for Brooks, Jim Wells and Jim Hogg counties to control how much of an increasingly limited and valuable resource is drained out from under them, proponents say.

Guadalupe Zaragoza was a passenger in a 2003 Nissan Frontier pickup that was struck while attempting to turn from westbound State Highway 44 onto County Road 133.

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The event also will offer the chance to learn about the South Texas Prescribed Burn Association and will be held on Nov.

Orange Grove High School student Brittany Estes, 16, is all smiles after claiming the grand champion crown with her goat Scooby and reserve champion with Bentley Wednesday morning during the market goat show at the Jim Wells County Fair.

In Duval County, law enforcement officers throughout the area will soon have state of the art technology to share information while on patrol.

There are 1,295 show animals entered this year including cattle, horses, pigs, poultry, rabbits, sheep and goats, said Jim Wells County Fair Association treasurer Jody Raska.

The animals were seized from owners Tommy "Bill" Frost, 37, and Shannon Frost, 37, last week after investigators, acting on an anonymous tip, found the emaciated animals, horses that could barely stand and the remains of a dead horse.

Health professionals and community leaders in Alice got a lesson in swine flu prevention and treatment today.

A Jim Wells County Judge has decided that some undernourished animals seized by county authorities won't be going back to their owners.

Testimony is expected to begin Thursday in Jim Wells County in Samantha Carr's trial.

Investigators, acting on an anonymous tip, raided a piece of property on County Road 117 just outside the Alice city limits, where they found emaciated horses, pigs, chickens, dogs and cats, animal authorities said.

A significant pot bust is found in Jim Wells County. After a brief chase, deputies uncovered 1,100 pounds of marijuana in what deputies call a suicide load.

As part of his investigation, during previous visits to Jim Wells County [Attorney General Investigator Rudy] Villarreal met with officials in the county auditora TMs office, the county clerka TMs office and the county treasurera TMs office to deliver subpoenas and collect information.

A Jim Wells County grand jury indicted Justin Lopez, 20; his brother, Ismael Gonzalez Jr., 26; and Robert Farias, 27, Tuesday in the death of Enrique Hughes.

Several women arrested in a money seizure in Jim Wells County have been turned over to federal authorities.

Story Created: Aug 11, 2009 at 5:53 PM CDT Story Updated: Aug 11, 2009 at 5:53 PM CDT August, 12, 2009 San Antonio attorney, Chris Gale, says an Alice resident, his client, was tased for no good reason at all.