Jose G. Landa

Staff writer

In 2012 the VFW Park was being used to store thousands of used and scrap tires right in the middle of the Chula Vista neighborhood . This act was being facilitated by a county commissioner that is now serving time for his role in a pay to play bribery scheme. What was supposed to

Jose G. Landa
Staff writer

The Eagle Pass City Council held the ground breaking ceremony for the Burr Park Gymnasium on Thursday February, 8.
During the event, Master of Ceremony, Juan Cuellar, welcomed all in attendance and thanked the City Council and employees for their hard work and dedication with this project.

   On Friday, May 26,  Alex Alvarez Softball Field was officially named exactly five years after a tragic car accident, in which another driver was texting, that took the lives of Alex Alvarez, his wife Liliana Valdez de Alvarez, and his mother-in-law Olga Valdez.

   With the help of Maverick County Parks and Recreation Director Jose Ramos, Superintendent of Road and Bridge Department Ernesto Guevara, and Commissioner Roberto Ruiz, the Alvarez and Valdez families were able to remember their loved ones with a tribute from the community.

  The Maverick County Constables Office from Pct. 3AB detained and arrested a young man, identified as Antonio Viesca, in plain day light a few steps away from a public park in the Valerie Street area for possession of  Hydroponic Marijuana with intent to distribute at around 7 pm on Monday, May 29.