A.D. Ibarra

-EPISD

Representatives of the South Texas Blood and Tissue Center (STBTC) will be in Eagle Pass today to seek plasma donations among the staff and student body of the Eagle Pass Independent School District in an effort to give them all an opportunity to save lives.

Press Release

-EPISD

The Eagle Pass Independent School District has partnered with local businesses throughout our city to highlight the Teacher of the Month program, which honors educators who have made a difference in our community.  The program recognizes outstanding kindergarten, elementary, junior high, and high school teachers in Eagle Pass, Texas. 

A.D. Ibarra

-MCHD

With the month of February officially being designated as Heart Health Month, the Maverick County Hospital District continues preparations for their Healthy Heart Awareness 2015 Health Fair which will be held at the end of this week.

A.D. Ibarra
-Maverick County Lake Pavillion

    Seven couples were legally married on Saturday at the Maverick County Lake Pavillion by Justice of the Peace Kina Mancha on a beautiful Valentine's Day afternoon.
    "This is actually the second year we hold this Valentine's Day event, last year we had one couple ask me to marry them on this date and this year we had seven couples, seven times to is fourteen, perfect for Valentine's," said JP Mancha.
    According to Mancha, the couples needed to have gone by three days in advance to the County Clerk's office to request their certificate, then stop by to register at her offices which are located in Las Quintas Fronterizas.
    "It's a very simple process, it's free and it's the day of love and romance, so that was the reason that I decided to keep on doing this.  This year we actually had a couple come all the way from Hebbronville to get married so the event is getting bigger."
    The couples were dressed in their finest Valentine's Day apparel, had flowers and rings and when it was time to kiss the bride, at least one of the couples really took it seriously to the gratification of the dozens who attended.
    After the ceremony, many celebrations were planned right there at Maverick County Lake where friends and family members were busy cooking and preparing meals while others went elsewhere to hold their after parties at reception halls or at their homes.