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Primer palada edificio de Tratamiento del Cáncer
Un gran alivio tendrán las personas que padecen de cáncer y que están recibiendo quimioterapia, ya no tendra que viajar a fuera ya que el Maverick County Hospital District contará con un edificio en la parte alta con 3,500 pies cuadrados donde se instalarán 15 sillones y dos cuartos privados para los tratamientos de quimioterapia. En ese mismo edificio contará con un salón de educación para diabetes, tomando en cuenta que en esta área hay un indice muy alto de diabéticos, y también con....
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Groundbreaking for Cancer Treatment Center held Thurs.
Maverick County cancer patients will be able to breathe a sigh of relief when the opening of the Maverick County Hospital District Cancer Center where chemotherapy can and will be available in Eagle Pass.
The building will count on 3,500 square feet of space with 15 available chemo session lounge chairs at various stations will be available at one time as well as two private rooms for private chemotherapy sessions.
In the same facility a theatre for diabetes education and guidance will be av....
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Univision to do live broadcast of news on Wed. from Maverick County Lake; 'Unete al reto' will reg....
Monica Yoas Santos, formerly of Eagle Pass, now a meteorologist, weather caster and sales representative for Univision, informed The News Gram that Univision will be coming to Eagle Pass next Wednesday to do a live broadcast of their news as their anchor Jorge Nuñez, reporter Brenda Jimenez, weather girl Keyhla Caldereon Lugo and sportscaster Rafael Calderera will be at Maverick County Lake as well as Yoas, who is heading the 'Unete al reto' campaign and will be registering local soccer teams ....
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UMC Receives Grant for New Clinic
United Medical Centers has announced that they have received some funding assistance from the Federal Government to help construct a third Clinic in Maverick County, to be located on a 6 acre tract of land they purchased next to the new Border Patrol Station on El Indio Hwy. Construction of this 15,000 square foot facility is expected to start in the summer of 2012, and will have approximately 18 medical exam rooms, lab, and other ancillary departments to accommodate 5 or 6 medical providers. ....
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City Council approves 3% raises across board
The Eagle Pass City Council approved a 3% wage increase for all cit employees at the regular meeting of the council on Tuesday.
Councilman Luis Sifuentes addressed the council, "These people haven't gotten a wage increase in three years and I think it's time we do so."
The council split 3-2 on the vote with Councilmen Davis and Cazares in dissension.
Councilman Billy Davis, "I am certainly in favor of giving the wage increase, however I want it to be fairer across the board."
The meeting a....
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Teenage girls come to rescue of 6 year-old;
Save him from drowning in Quemado ditch
Also on the agenda for the 'Meet the candidates' forum at the Quemado Community House was the opportunity for all of Quemado to recognize two individuals who committed a selfless act of bravery two weeks ago when they saved a boy from drowning in an irrigation ditch in which the white waters of the ditch run rampant in Quemado.
Two weeks ago, on April 12th, a six year-old boy accidently left his home, crossed the highway and nearly fell into the ditch which surely would've ended in his not be....
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Candidates converge on Quemado Community House
Candidates for State Representative, Sheriff, Constables and County Commissioner converged on the Quemado Community House for a series of opportunities for the candidates to address the gathering, which was impressive to say the least as the venue was to capaci- ty.
In what was the focal point of the evening, the opportu- nity to meet the candidates running for office this May, a total of twelve candidates running for various posi- tions within the community were on hand and were each given a....
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Candidates converge on Quemado Community House
Candidates for State Representative, Sheriff, Constables and County Commissioner converged on the Quemado Community House for a series of opportunities for the candidates to address the gathering, which was impressive to say the least as the venue was to capaci- ty.
In what was the focal point of the evening, the opportu- nity to meet the candidates running for office this May, a total of twelve candidates running for various posi- tions within the community were on hand and were each given a....
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Maintenance on Maverick County Roads in progress
Employees of TxDOT (The Texas Department of Public Safety) are initiating work on several Maverick County byways such as El Indio Highway, Hwy. 277 East, 277 North, Hwy. 57 and the Old Uvalde Road (FM 481).
Authorities at TxDOT informed The News Gram that state workers are laying down a layer of asphalt which will prolong the life of the highway as far as optimal conditions are concerned, all these measures are part of a statewide plan to keep our state highways in optimal shape. Motorists a....
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Three minors arrested for vandalism at SWTJC
Three minors were arrested during the early morning hours at Southwest Texas Junior College and were charged with destruction of property as well as for breaking the curfew.
Chief of Police Antonio Castañeda, informed The News Gram that at approximately 1 A.M., officers arrived on the scene at the SWTJC campus and arrested the three juveniles who according to the report caused damage to a vehicle which is the property of the college which was parked on the lot of the school which is located a....
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Meet your Candidates today in Quemado
Quemado residents are invited to attend the Meet Your Candidates Day today May 1st, organized by the Quemado Valley Association who has invited all those candidates running for positions in Precinct 3 among others for residents to know what their platforms are in terms of helping people who live in and around the Quemado/Normandy area. It is hoped that District 74 candidates be present as well, the candidates for Sheriff, as well as the constables and county commissioner candidates for Precin....
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Rollover on Hwy. 277 N.; Several injured
An incredible rollover wreck occurred on Hwy. 277 N. about 10 miles out of Eagle Pass, where a Yukon carrying six passengers not including the driver, rolled over and fell to the side of the road, and even though
there are several injuries reported in the report, none seem to be life-threatening.
According to the report from the Maverick County Sheriff's Department,
the accident occurred on Saturday, April 28th at approximately at 5:30 P.M. Sheriff's officials, the US Border Patrol, office....
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Elevator to be installed at Public Library
The City of Eagle Pass is working on a project which will enable the library to have an elevator to access the different levels of the building - some of which have not been used in decades.
The Honorable Mayor Ramsey English-Cantu stated that they are diligently pursuing the completion of said project and an engineering firm has been hired to study the possibility of how and where the best location for the electronic lift would be best located. The addition of such a device would first have....
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Electronic equipment donated to library for the Visually-impaired
The Eagle Pass Public Library received a donation of an electronic apparatus called a CCTV in order to be used by people who may be visually impaired.
Larry Roser, member of the Red Cross in San Antonio, who also happens to be visually impaired himself, was the man in charge of making the generous donation and presenting the equipment available to Eagle Passans which is set up in the public library, which Roser demonstrated himself on the function and proper use of the machine whose value is ....
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Local Organization to Highlight Historic Downtown Eagle Pass as it Showcases local and out-of-town....
The YBA society non-profit organization is organizing their annual 2 day music festival in conjunction with the Frontera Film Festival to provide a unique experience they are calling F.A.M.E. Fest 2012. Previously known as A.W.E. Fest, the festival strives to promote the creative efforts of local and out-of-town emerging artists and is scheduled to take place on Main Street (from Monroe to Adams Street) on May 18 and 19, 2012 from 6:oo p.m. – midnight. The event is FREE ....
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