Fill the Boot Raises Nearly $2,000
Staff Reports More than 20 members of the Eagle Pass Fire Department Local 4590 collected donations for the fire fighter’s annual Fill the Boot Fundraising Campaign to help the Muscular Dystrophy...
View ArticleGanadora del Cadillac en Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino
Felicitaciones a María Contreras de Sabinal, Texas quien es la afortunada ganadora del Cadillac ATS en nuestro sorteo del 20 Aniversario. No se olvide de jugar su juego favorito hoy para obtener...
View ArticleWoman arrested for aggravated assault
Two juveniles were issued citations, and one woman was arrested after a fight on Francis Street Sunday afternoon. At approximately 2:00 p.m., two juveniles, both 16, were fighting in the middle of the...
View ArticleVotación temprana hasta el viernes
Elección General Nov.8 2016 Staff Reports En el Condado de Maverick 4,840 del los votantes ya han salido a votar durante la primera semana de la votación temprana del lunes 24 de octubre hasta...
View ArticleNovember is Diabetes Awareness Month
Diabetes continues to be an illness that affects millions of people all over the world, including approximately 29.1 million Americans in the United States. The month of November is designated across...
View ArticleCity moves forward with plastic bag ban
Staff Reports The Eagle Pass City Council held their monthly meeting on Tuesday, November, 1, 2016 in which they consulted with Heriberto Morales, their legal counsel, on issues under executive...
View ArticleEagles face Del Rio Rams in homecoming game this Friday
The Eagle Pass High School Eagles lost to the Southwest Dragons this Friday in San Antonio, Tx., 35 to 21. The 5-4 Eagles have struggled this season with a 2-4 record against district opponents. The...
View ArticleGallego visits Maverick County during tour
Former Congressman and current candidate for congress, Pete Gallego visited poll sites in Maverick County Wednesday afternoon. Gallego said he has seen excitement at the busy polls, but is still,...
View ArticleCandles For Life raises awareness and donations
The Candles For Life Organization was able to raise $40,635.85 at their 2016 event. Approximately 958 luminaries were made in honor of those fighting and those who lost their lives to cancer. Funds...
View ArticleJ.M. "Chuco" Farias Anuncia Candidatura para el Distrito del Hospital del...
Mi nombre es J.M. "Chuco" Farias y soy candidato para la mesa directiva de el Maverick County Hospital District. Fuí educador por 35 años, jefe entrenador de béisbol, asistente del director...
View ArticleCity closes in on finalists for city manager
Although no action as taken on either executive session item in relation to evaluation of candidate resumes submitted for the City Manager position or on the job description and job performance for the...
View ArticleSheriff’s Dept. arrests man wanted for murder in Grand Prairie, Tx.
UPDATE: 10:00 a.m. The woman involved in a murder in Grand Prairie, whose killer turned himself in at the Port of Entry I in Eagle Pass, has been identified as Nidia Gomez by the Dallas Morning...
View ArticleVeterans Day Parade this Saturday
The annual Veterans Day parade will be held this Saturday, November 5. The festivities will begin at 11:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Refuge Church, will travel on Ceylon Street to Main Street, and then...
View ArticleEP drug trafficker sentenced to life in prison
In Del Rio, Luis Felipe Rodriguez (aka “Vaquero”), a 40-year-old former Eagle Pass resident and associate of the Los Zetas Drug Trafficking Organization, was sentenced Wednesday afternoon to...
View ArticleEagle Pass Housing Authority awarded high performer
The Eagle Pass Housing Authority received High Performer notification in both the Public Housing (PHAS Score-98) and Section 8 Management Assessment Program (SEMAP Score-100) for the 2016 fiscal year....
View ArticleCandidates encourage high voter turnout
Jaclyn Guzmán Staff Writer Local candidates are encouraging voters to go out to poll sites, as Tuesday, the last day to vote, nears. EPISD Board of Trustees candidate for Position 2, Christopher...
View ArticleMemorial Junior High Honor Roll
Mrs. Vera Sumpter, Principal 7TH GRADE 1. AGUILERA ANTONIA 2. AGUIRRE GISELLA 3. ALAMILLO KASSANDRA 4. ALVAREZ LEE 5. AUCES KAYLA 6. BARRAGAN LEAH 7. BARRIENTOS JAYLEEN 8. BARRIENTOS YASMEEN 9....
View ArticleCity celebrates Municipal Court Week
The City of Eagle Pass will be joining other cities throughout the State of Texas in recognizing the work of Municipal Courts and personnel by celebrating Municipal Court week from November 7 to the...
View ArticleParents complain over Parks and Rec fees
A city ordinance that put into effect the increase of many city fees, including bridge tolls, has led to complaints from many, this time about the hike in Parks and Recreation fees. Parents are...
View ArticleDel Rio Sector Border Patrol Agent Receives Congressional Badge of Bravery
The Del Rio Border Patrol Sector honored one of its agents, for an act of heroism, Nov. 2. South Texas Regional Director Ana Maria Garcia, from the Office of U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, presented Border...
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