By: Ricardo E. Calderon© Eagle Passan Mario ‘Eagle’ Jimenez is set to compete in the world-famous “Run for Your Lives 5K Obstacle Course” on Saturday, December 15, 2012, at Rusty’s Walnut Creek Ranch, in Cedar Creek, Texas. According to the race literature, the “Run for Your Lives 5K Obstacle Course”…

By: Jose G. Landa © The armed suspect is Jaime Moreno believed to be in his late 40s or early 50s and is an employee of GEO at the Maverick County Detention Center at the Radar Base. Moreno just moved to 2200 San Juan Drive area less than a month…

By: Jose G. Landa© An armed male subject with a handgun is in a standoff with the Eagle Pass Police Department on 2200 San Juan Drive in Eagle Pass. The armed male is threatening to commit suicide but police are speaking to the subject by cell phone. The male subject…

By: Jason Buch PUEBLO NUEVO — From the dusty streets of this impoverished neighborhood in rural Maverick County, the FBI alleges, public officials plundered hundreds of thousands of dollars over the past three years. It’s easier to get around the subdivision southeast of Eagle Pass since a $15 million grant…

By: Jose G. Landa Sul Ross State University-Rio Grande College’s Small Business Development Center is hosting a Sexual Harassment seminar on Tuesday, December 11, 2012, at 9:45 a.m. at the SBDC in Eagle Pass for local businesses, governmental entities, health care providers, non-profit organizations, and interested individuals. A minimum fee…

Photo courtesy of the San Antonio Business Journal By: Ricardo E. Calderon Eagle Passan Luis Davila, a senior BioMedical Engineering student at the University of Texas at San Antonio, won the Student Technology Venture Competition at UTSA together with his team comprised of Richard Canty, Adam Daufen, Justin Earnest, Shelbi…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon© The 2012 District 29-5A All-District Volleyball Team honors were announced by Eagle Pass High School Lady Eagles Head Coach Lucy Hooper-Gloria and C.C. Winn High School Lady Mavericks Head Coach Corina Benavidez. Lady Eagles standout middle blocker Aiden Garcia was named the District 29-5A Most Valuable…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon The 2012 District 29-5A All-District Football Team selections have been announced said Eagle Pass High School Eagles Head Coach Tom Gonzalez and C.C. Winn High School Mavericks Head Coach George Ruiz. Selected to the 2012 District 29-5A All-District Football Team are Eagles sophomore quarterback Ty Chisum…

By: Jose G. Landa Nava, Coahuila, Mexico Mayor Arnoldo Guardiola announced that his municipality seeks two international bridges with the City of Eagle Pass, one for automobiles and a second for railroad cars. Mayor Guardiola stated he had met with Eagle Pass Mayor Ramsey English Cantu and both had signed…

By: Jose G. Landa © Maverick County taxpayer and citizen Jose Reyna addressed Maverick County Commissioners Court on Thursday, November 29, 2012, during the recognition of visitors agenda item requesting at that time that County Commissioner of Precinct Two Rudy Heredia be removed from office as a result of his…