It is time again for the Schleicher County Jr. Livestock Show. The show will be held at the Schleicher County Civic Center on Saturday, December 17, 2022. The Food Show judging will start at 9:30 a.m.

Eldorado Elementary students competed at the UIL Academic Meet in Ozona on Saturday, December 10th. They placed 2nd overall with 540 points behind Christoval Elementary with 570 points.

A few dozen individuals connected to the Fundamentalist Church of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS) gathered at the Eldorado Cemetery on Saturday, December 10th, apparently to place a new headstone on the grave of Barbara Steed Jessop.

The Schleicher County ISD board of trustees met Monday evening, December 12th and heard an update on the district’s policy regarding length and grooming of student hair. The new policy has no specific language concerning the hair length, Superintendent Robert Gibson noted that it requires student hair to be “neat, well groomed and out of the eyes.”

Schleicher County Commissioners met Monday, December 12th and voted to approve a request from Schleicher County ISD for $230,000 from the Gaines County School Land Fund.

Garret Lux and Michael Ballew complained to the Eldorado City Council on Monday, December 12th, about people speeding within the city limits on Old Mertzon Road.

Samuel Rappylee Bateman, 46, self-described prophet of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, is facing new allegations of child endangerment, according to documents introduced in an Arizona federal court.

Both drivers were taken by EMS ambulance to Schleicher County Medical Center on Wednesday, November 30th, following a two-vehicle collision four miles north of Eldorado on U.S. Highway 277. Kelly L. …

Eldorado FFA did well at the Concho District Leadership Contest in Sonora on November 9, 2022. The Concho District is made up of 20 different schools ranging in size from 1A to 6A. Only the top two teams qualified for the Area Leadership Contest that was held on November 19, 2022.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) mailed survey codes to all known agricultural producers across the 50 states with an invitation to respond online to the 2022 Census of Agriculture at agcounts.usda.gov.

Schleicher County Medical Center has partnered with Open Arms Rape Crisis Center in San Angelo to offer remote assistance services here in Eldorado.

The Schleicher County ISD board of trustees met in special session on Monday, November 28th to hold a series of public hearings related to three proposed solar farms.

Tradition continues in San Angelo as Christmas at Old Fort Concho opens on Friday, Dec. 2nd for a three-day run. The historic fort will host numerous holiday displays, special exhibits, living history, shopping, food, events and ongoing entertainment throughout the weekend. Proceeds benefit the fort and the many free and low-cost programs and events the fort offers throughout the year.

Several representatives of AEP Texas were on hand Monday, November 28th to meet with Schleicher County Commissioners concerning a right-of-way agreement.

A wild pig management workshop will be held Dec. 7 in Lampasas. The workshop is a joint effort between the Lampasas River Watershed Partnership, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, the Hill Country Soil and Water Conservation District and the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board.

U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector arrested three convicted child sex offenders, shortly after they illegally entered the United States.

Auto body shops and glass repair firms report receiving hundreds of calls from people with glass and paint damage sustained on U.S. 277 south of San Angelo.

Thirteen new members were inducted into the Eldorado High School chapter of the National Honor Society on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, in the EHS auditorium.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared a meat product for human consumption that is grown in a laboratory from animal cells, the regulatory agency announced on Wednesday, November 16, 2022

A strong earthquake centered some 23 miles south of Mentone in remote West Texas, is being cited as the cause of damage in San Antonio, some 340 miles away, according to officials with University …