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Sarah Marie Blanco was crowned 'Reina de las Fiestas de la Independencia de Mexico' in a ceremony held on Sunday at the Civic Center in Eagle Pass, where many girls under 18 years of age participated in activities leading to the coronation of this year's queen. Judges determined Blanco the winner and the crown was given by Consul Ricardo Santana. The young lady will participate in all activities relating to the Fiestas Patrias and 'El Grito de Independencia' which will be held here throughout the coming weeks.
A.D. Ibarra -Laredo, Tx
Aaron Morales scored two touchdowns to help the Eagle Pass Eagles bounce back from their season opening loss in Weslaco with a 14-6 victory over the Laredo Nixon Mustangs on Saturday in Shirley Field. After coming out of the game in the second half, Ty Chisum took over the reigns of the offense and connected with RJ Ruiz on a 30 yard strike as well as with Chris Perez. The Mustangs ran it in from five-yards out to make a comeback attempt after an Eagle fumble at mid-field, but failed to get the extra point. Eagle RB Evan Gloria had an impressive game rushing the ball and LB Richo Muñoz had 10 tackles along with Kevin Chisum who also contributed on defense. Alex Hinojosa also had a standout game with several individual stops and Javy Cardona came up big with a pick to stop a late Mustang drive to give the Eagles the win. The Eagles take on the Alamo Heights Mules here on Friday.
A.D. Ibarra -Laredo, Tx
In a game which was decided by three second half drives by the CC Winn offense, the Mavericks were able to come away with a 23-16 victory which catapults them to their first ever 2-0 start over former Mavericks Head Coach David Charles' Laredo Martin Tigers on Friday evening. As the Tigers went into the locker room with a 7-0 lead, the Mavs came out with three scoring drives in the second half to come away with the hard-fought victory.
Staff
-San Angelo, Tx
Daniel Valenzuela has been hired as the new City Manager for the city of San Angelo, Tx.
Staff
-Eagle Pass
Yet another tragic rollover has claimed the life of an Eagle Passan.
On Tuesday afternoon a seven year-old girl was killed in an accident which occurred on FM 481, the Old Uvalde Road. Unofficial reports have revealed that the young girl was a student at Graves Elementary in the EPISD. The Sheriff's Department informed The News Gram that the accident occurred just after 5:00 P.M. in which a Pontiac Grand Prix driven by 23 Year-old Vanessa Esqueda, who was traveling with her two young daughters rolled over and was practically destroyed ending up on its side along a metal guard rail.
Continúan los decomisos de droga en la región: Agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza lograron el decomiso de un cargamento de casi 600 libras de mariguana y la incautación de una docena de rifles, en tres incidentes por separado. Denis Smith, vocero de la Patrulla Fronteriza, informó que el miércoles de la semana pasada agentes de la corporación que patrullaban cerca de Carrizo Springs, Texas le marcaron el alto a una camioneta pick up, Ford F-250, en la caja de la unidad encontraron varios costales conteniendo 496 libras de mariguana con un valor estimado en $397 mil dólares.
A.D. Ibarra -
Eagle Pass
When a boxer enters the ring, he knows that as soon as that bell rings, he's on his own and it's him against his foe, one-on-one. It was this type of confrontation that Oscar Ramirez lived for, the kind of athletic endeavor where he could prepare, with the help of his team, of course, but he could face and overcome any obstacle if he trained hard enough and was ready to take on the challenge. It is this attitude and work ethic that he passed on to his sons, Oscar, Jr. and Raul, two of Eagle Pass' all-time best track and field stars who now don the Maroon and White of Texas A&M University and who Oscar Sr. was most proud of, knowing that his sons would also inherit that drive and focus to be the best that they could be, most of the time when no one was watching. Unfortunately for he and his wife Angelica, Oscar was not able to overcome one of life's most difficult challenges, the fight against cancer. Ramirez was with is life's partner and his family as he succumbed to the dreaded ailment on the dawn of Tuesday, September 5th at his home in Eagle Pass. Ramirez was most proud as he joined his sons as the Ramirez family celebrated the 2012 Indoor Track & Field National Championship won by his son and the Aggies as now both Oscar Jr. and Raul are running the 800 meters for the prestigious institution in the SEC. Funeral services for Oscar Ramirez will be today at 12:00 Noon at Sacred Heart Church followed by interment at the Catholic Cemetery.
The Eagle Pass Chamber of Commerce is seeking volunteers and local groups, teams, and organizations who would like to assist in this year's clean-up campaign to contact the Chamber. The event which will be held on October 6th from 8:00 A.M. to Noon, will be a grand clean-up effort which will happen in downtown Eagle Pass and will clean up streets, sidewalks, and public parks and at the same time, will give a more positive outlook on the appearance of our city to visitors, shoppers and tourists. Sandra Martinez said that this campaign has been held in previous years and has been very successful and has also united many volunteers including many students.
Staff
-Eagle Pass
The Texas Department of Transportation notified the City of Eagle Pass and Maverick County that resources do indeed exist for an impact study and the design of what could soon be a new highway from Eagle Pass straight to our sister city of Laredo, according to The Honorable Ramsey English-Cantú who added that the talks are headed down positive avenues at this time.