Emergency personnel responded to a single-vehicle rollover on the 600 block of East Poplar Street on Thursday morning, January 30, 2025, at approximately 1:54 a.m. A speed limit sign was knocked down and a garbage dumpster was damaged in the wreck.

Sonora Chief of Police Donnie Fernandez confirmed for the Devil’s River News this week that Animal Control Officer Sarah Webb has resigned. The Sonora City Council met Tuesday, January 21st for their regularly scheduled meeting. Things seemed a bit out of sync, however, in the absence of Mayor Juanita Gomez.

Sutton County Commissioners met on Monday, January 27, 2025, for a rather short agenda.

A Houston-area midwife has been arrested on allegations she performed illegal abortions, the first criminal charges brought under the state’s near-total abortion ban, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Monday.

Texas sheep and goat producers are benefiting from strong market conditions in early 2025 with seasonal supply trends supporting elevated prices.

Critics say a House bill proposing $7.5 billion in new funding for public education doesn’t go far enough, The Dallas Morning News reported. House Bill 2 would raise the per-student allotment by $220, to $6,360 a year. It would also invest $750 million in teacher pay and $450 million in teacher training.