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SECTION A: GENERAL NEWS
 DPS marks 75th year
 FELPS seeks rate increase
 Three Bexar jail units now under quarantine
 Job Fair in Pleasanton July 29
 Floresville council appoints new board members
 Hospital finances remain in black
 S.S. Water Supply Corp. meets to discuss break-ins
 Trustees approve new high school reading course
 Award-winning newsroom
 Commissioners agonize as health-insurance costs soar
 Budget proposal now $33K leaner
 No tax increase for ECISD
 Trustees report oil lease offer
 New water supervisor
 Groundwater meeting planned in Pleasanton
 Don’t change Baby Steps
 Editorial: Improved health care? Or more business impediments?
 Editorial: The GOP reinforces their stereotypes as the party of the rich
 Letter: Belt-tightening is needed by government
 Letter: FEDC article was misleading
 Letter: Help water supplier solve burglaries
 Letter: Public education does not work
 Trustees approve technology spending
 Dilworth Plaza repairs to begin
 New principals take helms in two East Central schools
 Elmendorf plans Town Hall Meeting
 Council offers $7K for easement
 Garza gets October trial date
 Memorial set for Briscoe
 Poth Page: Mayor identifies budget objectives
 Poth Page: Food distribution set
 Poth Page: Food pantry offers free school shopping
 Poth Page: School news
 Poth Page: High school registration
 The ups and downs of the toilet-seat war
 Reviewing newspapers from the past

OBITUARIES
Ottie Mildred Wheeler
Olga R. Gonzales
Simon S. Garza
Ernest Ray Fannin
Juan P. Gauna
Barbara Ann Carson Johnson
Willie C. Robles Sr.
William ‘Bill’ Marion Griffin
George J. Migl
Lucille A. Taylor
Farrell E. West
Dustin John Boudreaux
Billy Wayne Jarutowicz
Bobby Jo Morris
Dennis Korzekwa Jr.
Elida C. Guevara

SOUTH TEXAS LIVING
 Wedding gown sale benefits breast cancer
 Drama Kids teaches creativity, confidence
 Barbecue, auction to benefit Pircher
 Dance in Geronimo
 Girl Scouts plan rummage sale
 Seguin casting call
 Gardeners plan class in SA
 Buffalo Soldiers exhibit in SA
 Marion Trade Days, sausage supper
 Vet home welcomes Oregon Army band
 Date set for HammerFest
 Teachers become students
 Vote for Drama Kids group as ‘parents’ pick’
 Guadalupe hospital plans diabetes talk
 Donate school supplies
 Stuff the bus for LV students
 Healthy Living: Health Tip
 Healthy Living: Bulk up your diet, not your backside
 Healthy Living: Sun safety is key to fun in the sun
 What They DVR
 Celebrity Q&A: Jordana Spiro
 Celebrity Q&A: Julie Chen

OCCASIONS
 71st anniversary
 Nursing Home Birthdays
 Summers, Thomas to wed
 Pawelek, Smith to marry

SPORTS
 Heat and humidity pose threat to athletes
 Jess James earns first Southern Sports Mod win
 Stretch your thinking to avoid penalty strokes
 Time for physicals
 National 4-H shoot sets new record with 516 participants
 Quail Forever adds San Antonio chapter
 FHS season football tickets
 FHS freshman football camp
 Team ITI seeks new shooters

AGRICULTURE TODAY
 Brad Cotton receives Trailblazer Award
 East Central graduates earn scholarships
 JBS S.A. grows as U.S. cattle numbers decline
 Texas budget woes cause AgriLife Extension Service job losses
 Rodeo & Ag Ventures
 Texas hay fields respond to moisture, southern sorghum harvest on the run
 Ag secretary invites input on fairness rules
 State agencies issue anthrax advisory
 Mobile veterinary emergency team
 4-H news
 Preparing roses for fall bloom
 TDA market recap, July 17
 Hay & Forage report, July 23
 Local livestock market reports

THE 411: YOUTH
 East Central FFA wins at state convention
 SA Met Ballet
 Shop Catholic schools
 FHS freshman orientation
 Children’s garden program in SA
 Drama Kids camp change
 Jendrusch graduates
 Carrasco graduates
 Brown receives scholarship
 Baptist academy offers 4K program
 Protecting Our Children: Tips For Being A Nurturing Parent
 Texas State graduates
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