| Privacy Policy

| Terms Of Service

| Advertise

| Forms & Submissions

Search only accepts letters and numbers.

Sonora Forecast

Risky Business

Deputy Cody Gann was one of nine local law enforcement officers who took part in a high-risk traffic stop training Saturday morning, July 13, 2019, in Sonora. Officers practiced taking cover and using verbal commands to safely detain potentially armed or dangerous people from vehicles. KIMBERLEY MEYER | THE DEVIL’S RIVER NEWS

Latest News Stories

Anthrax Confirmed in Sutton County Livestock

Wednesday, July 17, 2019 1:47 PM

A recent spike in the deaths of animals in Sutton County caused by anthrax has local ranchers and livestock producers on edge.

Click to read the full story >
Complaints About Water Bills, Cell Towers and Honey Bees – City Council Hears it All

Wednesday, July 17, 2019 1:44 PM

There was much to be said during the regular meeting of the City of Sonora City Council meeting Monday, July 15, 2019.

Click to read the full story >
Local Law Enforcement Takes Part in High-Risk Traffic Stop Training

Wednesday, July 17, 2019 11:26 AM

Within seconds of pulling up behind a vehicle during a training exercise Saturday morning, Sutton County Deputy Cody Gann and Chief Deputy DuWayne Castro had their guns drawn.

Click to read the full story >
Citizens Encouraged to Participate in 1st Annual Back the Badges First Responder Appreciation Event and Blood Drive

Wednesday, July 17, 2019 11:21 AM

Local law enforcement agencies are asking the community to join them in the 1st Annual Vitalant (formerly United Blood Services) Back the Badges Blood Drive and First Responder Appreciation Event Tuesday, July 30, 2019.

Click to read the full story >
Rogers Sworn in to Texas Silver Haired Legislature

Wednesday, July 17, 2019 10:54 AM

Brigitte Rogers was sworn in Monday morning, July 18, 2019, to serve another term as a Concho Valley AAA 10 representative of the Texas Silver Haired Legislature (TSHL).

Click to read the full story >
Naming of 2019 Miss Sutton County Continues Forty-six Year Tradition

Wednesday, July 17, 2019 10:38 AM

Every year a select few of Sonora’s finest young ladies lobby for the coveted title of Miss Sutton County.

Click to read the full story >
Road Show Demonstrates the Magic of Chemistry

Wednesday, July 17, 2019 10:13 AM

Looking like a mad professor in his rainbow tie-dye lab coat with a backward TAMU baseball cap, Dr. Jim Pennington elicited oohs and aahs from an audience of more than one hundred people Tuesday, July 9, 2019.

Click to read the full story >
Protecting Livestock Through Vaccination

Wednesday, July 17, 2019 10:12 AM

One of the many chores that livestock managers perform is vaccination. Because it’s a common practice, we rarely stop to think about how vaccines work. So let’s take a brief look at how protection is achieved.

Click to read the full story >
Remembering Like it Was Yesterday

Wednesday, July 17, 2019 10:10 AM

My grandfather died at the end of my freshman year in high school, so I spent most of the summer staying with my grandmother and helping take care of the farm. That was 1969, the year Apollo 11 landed on the moon. It all comes to mind now as we approach the 50th anniversary on Saturday.

Click to read the full story >
Some Sage Advice from a 16-Year-Old

Wednesday, July 17, 2019 9:49 AM

“My policy for everything is to always listen to people because they have so much that they can teach you. Everybody knows something that you don’t. And I always like to follow my policy of listening. It’s kind of my golden rule.”

Click to read the full story >