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The Schleicher County Public Library (SCPL) has been awarded a $150,000 grant from the FMH Foundation to assist in the building renovations / equipment, furnishings, and security / technology equipment for the new public library at the Eldorado Service Center (ESC).

The dumpsters are coming!!! Now is the time to start going through your garage, storeroom and home to get items you want to get rid of ready for the big dumpsters which will be out in town starting on Monday, April 1 through Friday, April 5!!! This is the perfect time to take inventory of old things around your house that you no longer use or need and get rid of it!

Southwest Texas Electric Cooperative is pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Government-In-Action Youth Tour Interview Competition. They are Ayla Doran of Eldorado High School and Jolenne Pasillas of Sonora High School.

The EHS one-act play “Suite Surrender” by Michael McKeever, is advancing to the bi-district contest in Bangs on March 28th.

Children are our most valuable resource, and will shape the future of our county, state, and nation. Every child deserves to grow up in a safe and nurturing environment free from fear, abuse, and neglect.

The Schleicher County Hospital District board of trustees met Monday evening, March 25th and voted to certify a slate of four unopposed candidates for office to be duly elected. The four candidates, including Susie Richters, Denese Capps, Chuck Jones and Lonnie Middleton, are all incumbents.

In an annual tradition, Eldorado High School UIL oral readers present outstanding readings for members of the Eldorado Woman’s Club in March. This year was no exception. Coached by Jennifer Doran, six students read their UIL selections for the group during their meeting on March 19.

Emergency personnel responded Thursday, morning March 15th to a accident involving two motorcycles that slid off the roadway after encountering hailstones piled up on U.S. 190 some 13 miles east of …

Schleicher County Commissioners met Monday morning and were eager to accept an offer from TxDOT to replace a deteriorated bridge near the north end of County Road 302 (Old San Angelo Highway)

The Schleicher County ISD board of trustees met Tuesday evening, March 19th, a little over a week later then their normal meeting date, due to Spring Break last week. Among other items of business, the trustees voted to accept the resignation of EHS Spanish teacher Adella Ramirez, effective at the end of the school year. The board also voted to offer new contracts to all returning teachers.

With winter receding and springtime fast approaching, the vibrant hues of Texas wildflowers will soon draw many thousands of tourists to wildflower “hot spots” in Central and West Texas.

Schleicher County Public Library has received over $400, 000 in grant funds and private donations for the renovation of the former clinic at the Eldorado Service Center. We would like to thank all of the community members and business who have made monetary donations to this project. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Eldorado High School hosted a UIL Academic Meet, Saturday, March 2nd, 2024 and won Overall Sweepstakes.

Justin Wade Hancock, 28, of Theodore Alabama, was shot and killed Sunday, March 10th, after he escaped from the Sutton County Jail and led law enforcement officers on a pursuit through western Sutton County, across Crockett County and into Pecos County.

Eldorado residents Rick and Becky Sterling were in attendance at the Eldorado City Council meeting on Monday, March 11th, and asked when potholes would be repaired on South Cottonwood Street near the Post Office.

Schleicher County voters went to the polls Tuesday for the Republican and Democrat Party primaries. The majority of votes, 462, were cast in the Republican Primary, representing 90 percent of all primary voters. Only 51 people voted on the Democrat ballot.

The Schleicher County Public Library is proud to announce we are partnering with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program. This program will help Schleicher County children receive a monthly free book until they are five years of age.

Schleicher County Commissioners heard from local rancher Gary Wofford on Monday, March 4th, regarding military training maneuvers at the Eldorado Training Grounds (formerly YFZ Ranch) on County Road 300. Wofford explained that his is a Vietnam veteran with PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder). He said that he and his wife Rebecca purchased property near the Eldorado Training Grounds (ETG) about 10 years ago expecting peace and quiet after leaving Houston.

Wednesday, March 6, 2024 marked the 15th anniversary of a double homicide in College Station that claimed the lives of Eldorado siblings Travis and Rachel Joiner. The brother and sister were sharing a home in the 100 Block of Walcourt Loop while attending Texas A&M University when Rachel’s former boyfriend, John Darrel Thuesen, then age 25, came to the home then shot and killed them both.

Jacob Daniel Aguayo, 30, of San Angelo, died in a fiery crash on Thursday, February 29, 2024, some six miles east of Eldorado on U.S. 190. Aguayo was driving eastbound when his 2017 Ford delivery truck left the roadway and struck a tree before catching fire.

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