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Staff
-Eagle Pass
The annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet will give way to the announcement of this year's Citizen of the Year, the nominees were announced by the Chamber of Commerce and they are as follows: Hector J. Cerna, Mirella Zaragoza and Jose A. Perez.
A special committee reviews the profile of each of these people, and Thursday night, during the celebration of the Annual Banquet of the Chamber of Commerce the winner and newest recipient of this coveted recognition will be named.
This award was established in 1972 and the first person to receive it was Humberto "Beto" Garza, and last year the award went to Enrique Montalvo.
Staff
-Del Rio, TX
According to sources close to the Western District of Texas, rearraignment hearings for Suspended County Commissioner Rodolfo Bainet Heredia, Jose Luis Aguilar and Juan Carlos Moncada have been set for March 12 at 9:00 A.M. before The Honorable Judge Alia Moses in Del Rio.
Heredia, who faces charges of conspiracy to launder money, aiding and abetting money laundering and conspiracy to smuggle bulk cash into the US, has been in federal custody since October and has requested to be released on bail twice. The Honorable Magistrate Judge Collis White has denied those two requests. Heredia is being represented by Evelyn McNamara.
Fugitive from September jail break serving time for murder
Del Rio, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Brackettville Station captured a known fugitive who escaped from a Mexican penal facility last year.
On Sept. 17, 132 inmates at the Centro de Readaptación Social (CERESO) Prison at Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico escaped, sparking a massive manhunt on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. Since that time, U.S. Border Patrol officials have worked closely with the government of Mexico to identify the escapees, and remain in constant communication to effect their capture.
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Madera was the assistant for JP Tere Melendrez in Precinct 1.
Staff
-Eagle Pass
EPISD Administration has informed The News Gram that they are in the process of seeking a new Director of Maintenance as present director Paco Farias will be retiring soon.
Jesus Costila, Director of Human Resources, said that they can begin taking applications from qualified applicants both from the EPISD or the public sector.
Two requisites are to have the necessary certification and sufficient academic preparation among other requisites.
He mentioned that Farias has completed a significant period as director and that he will in fact be retiring in June, however, the plan is to hire a new director before March in order to fulfill a period of transition with Farias.
The Maintenance Drector's job includes the upkeep of al campuses and/or any other maintenance issue that may arise.
In other information given, Costilla said that he had filled an assistant principal's position at ECC with Antonio Flores, a teacher at Pete Gallego.
He will replace Yolanda Mata who retired.
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The case remains under investigation.
Staff
-Eagle Pass
Local attorney Heriberto Morales of the Langley & Banack Law Firm has been named president of the Maverick County Bar Association. The naming took place on Wednesday. The association has approximately 55 members.
Morales takes the place of Felipe Hernandez.
The members of the Bar voted to make other nominations including Rolando Salinas as vice-president. Salinas is part of the Law Offices of Knickerbocker, Heredia, Jasso and Steward.
Local attorney Edgar H. Juarez was named Secretary and the office of Treasurer will be filled by Francisco Martinez III.
The aforementioned appointments occurred on Wednesday February 13th.
President Morales and the rest of the Maverick County Bar Association are eager to rise up to the task and they will continue working for the betterment of the prestigious local association.
It has been in the last ten years that the bar has grown in terms of the number of lawyers in Eagle Pass.
A.D. Ibarra
-Eagle Pass
In a bold move which shows that the newest appointed County Commissioner has come in to make difficult decisions which can help to save the county much needed funds, Commissioner Daniela Flores-Aleman has relieved Gil Ramos, former Precinct 2 Parks and Recreation Coordinator of his duties in order to put his salary back into the Precinct 2 Operating Fund.
"Mr. Ramos was in charge of the after-school program and activities for children in the Pueblo Nuevo area," stated Flores,"We wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors."
Commissioner Flores mentioned the fact that the move was not made in haste, but with consultation from county officials and said that she acted in the best interest of the community who she asks to have patience with her and that any major decisions will be for the benefit of the precinct.
"A large portion of Mr. Ramos' salary will go back into the Operating Fund," added the new commissioner, "In the few days I have been in office, I've noticed a lot of swollen salaries that may need to be addressed as monies have been moved to accommodate employee's salaries and I'm going to see to it that these funds are put back in the Road & Bridge budget for projects that are needed in my precinct."
She assures that she will do her utmost to work and collaborate with Commissioner's Court in order to improve the financial health of the county.
By SALO OTERO
South Texas Food Bank Marketing Director
The South Texas Food Bank mission is to feed the hungry. With more than 30 percent of South Texas residents living below the poverty guidelines, the hungry are plentiful. And equally important as the mission to feed the hungry is to bring awareness that hungry people exist in our own backyard. “If you or I have never been hungry, it’s sometimes hard to convince others that there are hungry in our community,” says a South Texas Food Bank spokesperson. Bringing the hunger issue to the forefront via documentation is key. Three South Texas Food Bank employees were recognized at the monthly board meeting at Commerce Bank by Feeding America and the Texas Department of Health and Human Resources for their role in gathering information to support that there is food insecurity among our residents.
A.D. Ibarra
-Eagle Pass
The Maverick County Solid Waste Authority met on Tuesday at the Commissioner's Court Conference Room.
The main item on the agenda was to be discussed in Executive Session and dealt with the pay or suspension thereof the pay of former Landfill Manager Hector Chavez. After some deliberation, the matter was tabled.
Also on the agenda was the possible hiring of an accountant for the MCSWA which would be housed at the County Auditor's office. A workshop will be held on Monday from 5:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. in the Commissioner's Court Conference Room to discuss this issue in depth as it will be the focus of the workshop.
The Assistant Manager's Report was given to inform the board of new procedures in place to log any and all visitors to the landfill, new emergency contact numbers for the staff and administration of the site and the financial report for this month.
Mike Castillo, Assistant Manager and Interim Supervisor of the landfill informed The News Gram that a meeting will be held following the aforementioned workshop to attempt to come closer to finding the right person to keep tabs of all finances dealing with the facility.
