Jose G. Landa

Staff writer

IBC Bank hosted a donation drive to assist those affected by Hurricane Harvey on Saturday September 9, at their headquarters in front of the Maverick County Lake.

Jaclyn Guzmán

Staff writer

The Eagle Pass Chamber of Commerce held their monthly community breakfast on Wednesday, September 6. 

Several organizations presented information on upcoming community events.

IBC Bank will be hosting a Disaster Relief event for the victims of Hurricane Harvey on Saturday, September 9, 2017 at the Main Headquarters location in front of the Maverick County Lake from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Alonso Guillen came to the United States as a teenager in search of the American dream. 

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   Wal Mart , Maverick County and the News Gram, along with countless volunteers organized a donation drive for the victims of Hurricane Harvey from Thursday August 31 through September 4 in the WalMart parking lot. 

Jose G. Landa

Staff Writer

In the span of a day and a half, gas prices that had been averaging $2.09 per regular unleaded gallon increased by an average of $0.35 cents per gallon, reaching between $ 2.34 to $2.45 per gallon at  many local gas stations.

ATLANTA (AP) — Gasoline prices rose several cents overnight amid continuing fears of shortages in Texas and other states in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey's strike on the Gulf Coast.

Maverick County, The News Gram, and the local Walmart have teamed up to collect donations for those affected by Hurricane Harvey.

  DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents from Del Rio Sector are assisting in rescue efforts in the Houston area, in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.

More and more assistance is needed to rescue people trapped as catastrophic rains brought on by Hurricane Harvey continue. 

Eagle Pass firefighters Adrian Davila, Joe Garza, and Eduardo Alvarez will be traveling to San Antonio to be part of the ambulance staging crew.

“What they do is as ambulances from all over the state start arriving they start staging those ambulances and giving them orders of where they’re going to be headed,” said Fire Chief Manuel Mello. “It’s the main hub of where all ambulances go and meet.”

Mello said the men will most likely be sent for approximately five days to the Houston and Galveston areas where much of the damage is being seen. 

“There’s extensive flooding, there’s a need for boats out there to do evacuations, there’s a lot of people that were stranded in their houses, in their community,” said Mello. “There’s a lot of devastation. This is something that’s going to be there for days to come.” 

The Maverick County Sheriff’s Department will also be sending assistance to flooded areas. Two deputies are being sent to Victoria, two more to Houston, and one to Corpus Christi to help with security needs, said Sheriff Schmerber.

The situation will be assessed, but it is very likely that deputies will be sent to the severely damaged communities for up to five months, he added.

Bomberos locales ayudan en 

inundaciones por Harvey

Jaclyn Guzmán

Staff writer

   Se necesita más y más ayuda para rescatar a las personas atrapadas a medida que las lluvias catastróficas provocadas por el huracán Harvey continúan.

   Los bomberos de Eagle Pass, Adrian Davila, Joe Garza y ​​Eduardo Álvarez viajarán a San Antonio para formar parte de la tripulación de ambulancias.

   "Lo que hacen es que las ambulancias de todo el estado comiencen a llegar y empiezan a organizar esas ambulancias y darles órdenes de adónde van a dirigirse", dijo el jefe de bomberos Manuel Mello. "Es el centro principal de donde todas las ambulancias van."

   Mello dijo que los hombres probablemente serán enviados por aproximadamente cinco días a las áreas de Houston y Galveston, donde se observa gran parte del daño.

   "Hay grandes inundaciones, hay una necesidad de barcos por ahí para hacer evacuaciones, hay mucha gente que estaba varada en sus casas, en su comunidad", dijo Mello. "Hay mucha devastación. Esto es algo que va a estar allí por mucho tiempo "

   El Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Maverick también enviará asistencia a las áreas inundadas. Dos diputados están siendo enviados a Victoria, dos más a Houston, y uno a Corpus Christi para ayudar con las necesidades de seguridad, dijo el sheriff Schmerber.

   La situación será evaluada, pero es muy probable que los diputados sean enviados a las comunidades gravemente dañadas por hasta cinco meses, añadió.