The Leader News

04/17/2020

UIL officially announced the cancellation of all contest for the 2019-2020 year.

04/09/2020

By Gabriel Romero
Staff Writer
The Lytle Easter Treat Drive-Thru scheduled for April 11 has been postponed.
The city's emergency management team urged the for the postponement after a COVID-19 case was reported in the Lytle area.
Police Chief Richard Priest said it would contradict city officials of encouraging people to stay home and then asking them to go to an event.
“When this horrible time, COVID-19 pandemic, is behind us, we will do this event up even better,” Priest said.

Pick up a copy of the Leader News for more COVID-19 coverage.

04/09/2020

This is a current list of confirmed COVID-19 cases by Zip code in Medina County. This was released at 3:28 p.m. today.

04/09/2020

In this week's Leader News, we talked to former news editors and reporters about the impact Publisher Natalie Spencer had on their lives before her passing last week.

04/04/2020

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03/26/2020

03/26/2020

BREAKING: Medina County officials have told the Castroville News Bulletin that two more COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the county, making a total of three cases as of Thursday afternoon.

The two cases are being investigated by the Texas Department of State Health Services and as additional information becomes available we will share.

03/26/2020

Lytle ISD continues its district closure until April 27.

03/22/2020

The first two cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Atascosa County.

03/19/2020

UIL has extended its suspension of contests to May 4. The last Pirates baseball and Lady Pirates softball game were scheduled for May 1 and April 24, respectively.

This essentially ends the baseball and softball for the season.

Seniors, how do you feel about this decision? Reach out to us.

03/17/2020

We are still waiting to hear from Lytle ISD on if the school will extend spring break again. Stay tuned.

03/17/2020

Somerset ISD has extended its spring break once again. This time until April 6.

BULLDOG NATION: Somerset ISD schools and facilities remain on extended break through April 3.

03/16/2020

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03/13/2020

Lytle ISD is postponing classes until March 23.

03/13/2020

Coastal Bend College has extended spring break.

As part of our ongoing commitment to Coastal Bend students, faculty, staff and our community’s health, we continue to monitor the current COVID–19 (coronavirus) outbreak. As such, Coastal Bend College announced today, Spring Break, at all locations, will be extended by two days. All classes will resume online Wednesday, March 18. There will be no face-to-face classes until further notice. All Welding, Automotive, Dental Hygiene, Cosmetology, Nursing and Radiologic Technology students will be contacted Monday in regards to their classes.

All CBC faculty and staff must report their regular locations as normal.

Our main priority is and will always be the health, safety, and security of our students, faculty, staff and community.

03/13/2020

No inmate visitations will be allowed in the Atascosa County jail until further notice.

03/13/2020

Due to the COVID-19 virus, Somerset ISD will be closed until March 23.

PARENTS: Spring Break EXTENDED March 16-20.