$64,000 Seized After Traffic Stop on I-10
Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reports that on Sunday, Feb. 1, around 9:19 p.m. Deputy Cody Willams conducted a traffic stop on a 2016 Jeep Patriot for a traffic violation on I-10 westbound around the 658 mile marker. Deputy Williams met with the driver 49-year-old Faliciano Martinez Fernandez of San Benito.
Student Donates Goat at Livestock Show to Help Family Whose House Burned – $12,050 Raised
At the Schulenburg Junior Livestock Show last weekend, Eva Bubela donated her goat to be sold in the auction for the benefit of Carmen Stoner and her family. Stoner’s home suffered serious damage in a fire just days before the stock show. The goat sold for $12,050. A big group of buyers chipped in on the worthy cause. Those buyers were Justice of Peace Pct.
We’re Still in Burn Ban – As Illegal Fire Torches 10 Acres
County Judge Dan Mueller has visited with Emergency Management Coordinator Angela Hahn, Sheriff Keith Korenek, other law enforcement personnel and volunteer firemen and they have concluded that the burn ban will stay in place. County staff have been hearing from citizens requesting that the burn ban be lifted. County Judge Dan Mueller says, “We have a very unfortunate situation and we realize people want to burn, however we are in the middle of an extreme drought. I believe lifting the burn ban at such a dry time is not in the best interest of the County as a whole.”