Immanuel Lutheran Church was a mainstay of the Pflugerville community for nearly 100 years before it even officially became a city in 1965. The church’s initial members were pivotal in forming the town and have been instrumental to it throughout its history. “It was members of the church that started the volunteer fire department. It […]
Charlie Torres was leading Melissa Lee in the race for the Place 2 seat on the Pflugerville school board after early voting results. Torres had 1,285 votes, or 56.1%, to Lee’s 1,007. Former University of Texas, Pflugerville High and NFL football star Alex Okafor is running unopposed for the Place 1 seat. Place 1 incumbent […]
Quintin Shepherd, who has led the Victoria school district for six years, was named on Thursday evening as the lone finalist to be Pflugerville’s next superintendent. Starting in June, Shepherd will go from running a 13,000-student district to one with 25,000 students. It’s common in Texas that school boards name one finalist for a superintendent position, […]
Inspired by the unofficial mentors they had early in their careers, six firefighters in the Pflugerville Fire Department have created a mentorship program to guide cadets as they begin theirs. While in the program, cadets sit in on monthly sessions with one of the six mentors to discuss issues that will better prepare them for […]
PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (KXAN) — On Saturday afternoon, volunteers worked to get locals registered to vote and update their registrations. The event takes place just days before the deadline to register in time for the Texas primaries. Susan Stewart was one of the volunteers at the pop-up voter registration table. The table was part of a […]
For K. Lynn Samerigo, the hardest part of her husband’s death a year ago is the loss of her support system. She said her husband was integral in helping their children and herself cope with their medical conditions. “I feel kind of at a loss because now I don’t have that support,” said Samerigo, who […]