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SECTION A: GENERAL NEWS
 Alleged burglar leads cops to drug stash
 Suspicious La Vernia fires have neighbors on edge
 FELPS honors Fred Wauters, writes off $33K bad debts
 4A website goes offline
 Severe Weather conference set
 Council to Joslin: ‘gimme five’
 WellMed opens Floresville clinic
 Sports complex plans dormant, not dead
 Smiley woman dies in rollover wreck
 Railroad commission approves draft rules
 School’s enrollment on rise as local oil boom continues
 Lay the foundation first
 Poth council paves the way for several street repair projects
 Your municipal tax dollars are at work — but where?
 Court dismisses murder case
 Police charge man with thefts
 Editorial: Voters, pay attention; political game gets serious
 Editorial: A brass age?
 Letter: Smoking promotes double standards
 Letter: ‘Pay it forward’ comes to Floresville
 Letter: Recall Them All? Weigh it all
 Letter: Give me Perry for another 12 years
 Letter: Time to bring troops home
 Letter: Thanks for crusade support
 Letter: Let’s buy ‘Made in the U.S.A.’
 State water plan now online
 Church welcomes Shoebat
 Atascosa County plans disaster exercise Feb. 4, needs volunteers
 Bush, Giuliani to speak at Trinity
 How you can choose a good used vehicle
 Find your pre-owned car here!
 Montoya graduates

OBITUARIES
Irene Mattke Anderson
William ‘Billy’ Edward Janek
Charles ‘Charlie’ Joseph Svoboda
Mary M. Czaja Laskowski
Lois Fay Neffendorf
James R. Cox
David O’Brien
Lorene ‘Rene’ (Lenz) Rodriguez
Rosemarie Jean ‘Jeannie’ Curnow
Jose ‘JoJo’ A. Hernandez
Barbara Adams Heimann
Carolyn Hinds Waites
Leola (Graf) Forister
Rudy Perez Arocha Sr.
Daniel ‘Red’ Mills Tejada

SOUTH TEXAS LIVING
 Retta ‘Polly’ Varnon Harding
 Gardening opportunities grow with warm weather
 Upcoming AgriLife Extension programs:
 Wilson County Gardening Day
 A giant playground
 Trail riders dance in Floresville
 Plant group plans bumblebee seminar
 Mirror show, sale Feb. 11 in SA
 ‘Broadway Rocks’ concert in SA
 ECHS class of 1982 30th reunion
 See ‘Vienna Boys Choir’ in Boerne
 Mardi Gras-themed dinner, dance
 Heart of Texas Roadshow Feb. 4
 Relay For Life meeting
 Archeologist to speak at Trinity
 Reminiscing: Sifting through photos
 Reminiscing: Remembering past New Year’s
 Paisley’s Boutique ready to outfit you for rodeo
 RBFCU receives honor
 Simple Solutions serves county
 Preparing kids for kindergarten
 POLISHED EDGE: What They DVR
 POLISHED EDGE: What They DVR
 POLISHED EDGE: Celebrity Q&A
 POLISHED EDGE: Celebrity Q&A

OCCASIONS
 Schwirtlich, Hevner plan wedding
 NURSING HOME BIRTHDAYS

SPORTS
 Floresville powerlifters find more success in Goliad
 Poth powerlifters impressive in Geronimo
 Stockdale powerlifters clean up in Poteet
 AREA BOYS BASKETBALL SCORES
 AREA girls BASKETBALL SCORES
 Jaguars to host hit-a-thon
 Rampage schedule Pink in the Rink Night
 Jags build momentum en route to rematch with Victoria East

AGRICULTURE TODAY
 Old Chisholm Trail Drivers
 Mesquite Traildrivers
 South Texas Trail Riders
 Old Chisholm hits the trail to SA
 ‘Build a barn … raise a child’
 ‘Buck the ordinary’ at Ft. Worth show
 Program deadlines
 Manure issues cloud Clean Water controls
 Timber workshops set for Feb. 8
 Conservation program sign-up ends soon
 The use of dormant oil
 Texas Cash Market recap, Jan. 21
 Hay & Forage report for Jan. 27
 Local livestock market reports
 RODEO & AG VENTURES
 Rainfall Unofficial report, Wednesday, Jan. 25
 Forget e-mail, new technology trend
 Diagnosing AC troubles

THE 411: YOUTH
 Tigerettes to flip burgers for funds
 Coastal Bend announces graduates
 Castro makes dean’s list
 Cavazos makes honor roll
 Poth High School honor roll
 Farm Bureau scholarships
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