Jose G. Landa
Staff Writer

With the holidays fast approaching, Academy Sports + Outdoors celebrated what matters most – the giving spirit by hosting its 16th annual Bike Donation program on Wednesday December, 20,2017 at Henry B. Gonzalez Elementary.

   George Orwell’s famous fable “Animal Farm” will be presented to the public at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 9th at the EPISD Fine Arts Complex at the Student Activity Center.

Jaclyn Guzman

Staff Writer

   Two Memorial Jr. High students were hit by a car Monday evening at approximately 6:00 p.m

On Monday August 28, 2017, approximately sixteen thousand students in Eagle Pass will return to classes for the 2017- 2018 school year. Chief of Police Alberto Guajardo and the members and staff of The Eagle Pass Police Department would like to welcome back all students and school personnel, and wish them a successful school year.
The Eagle Pass Police Department as in previous years will be monitoring school zones and enforcing traffic laws to assure the safety of returning students and school personnel. The Police Department is asking the community to be vigilant and alert when driving near a school and within the posted school zones as students will be walking to and from schools and crossing streets.
The following is a message from Chief of Police Alberto Guajardo and the Eagle Pass Police Department: Always be safe.
• Do not text and drive or utilize any type of wireless communication device (cellphone) within a school zone, the fine for a citation of this nature if found guilty is $325.
• Obey all posted speed limits
• Obey school zone speed limits and watch for flashing school zone lights.
• Do not park within yellow or red painted street curbs as these are designated no parking zones and fire lanes. Vehicles found parked in these designated zones can be towed at the owner’s expense and a citation may be issued for this violation
• Do not block private driveways
• Stop, in all directions for all school buses when flashing lights are activated and students are loading and unloading
• Obey school crossing guards
• All occupants of a vehicle must wear a seatbelt. A seatbelt, if not available for a passenger means the vehicle has exceeded its approved occupancy
• Watch for children darting into the street or crossing the street at undesignated locations
• Always use your blinkers when turning or changing lanes
• Always turn into the correct lane of travel
• Always look into your blind spot
• Always perform traffic checks at intersections before proceedings through the intersection
•Always be courteous to other drivers

By Laura Nelson

Five more Sul Ross State University Rio Grande College students have benefitted from the generosity of the Mexican government.

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — An apparent murder-suicide inside an elementary school classroom in San Bernardino left two adults dead, including a teacher, and two students wounded, police and school officials said.

The Eagle Pass Independent School District Board of Trustees held their regular meeting Tuesday, January 10. 

Maverick County Hospital District is in the process of hiring a new surgeon. 

MCHD CEO Terri Patlan- Contreras said they are finalizing the addition of Dr. Judith Birungi to their team. 

Birungi is a surgeon originally from Uganda, currently practicing in Carlsbad, New Mexico, said Patlan- Contreras.