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A.D. Ibarra
-Eagle Pass
Students at all elementary schools across the EPISD will start off the 2013-2014 school year with a new set of basic school supplies thanks to the Brakie Family, the SA Youth Education Scholarships Foundation and Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Kentucky Fried Chicken. "It's our way of saying "YES" to education," is clearly stated on a flyer which is found inside each school supply packet, "We want to help make dreams come true and help you succeed." The News Gram was on hand to see the distribution first hand to a group of first graders at San Luis Elementary where new principal Sylvia Saucedo was overseeing the event, "We're happy to be benefactors of the generosity that the SA YES Foundation provides each and every year. Some of our students may not have the means to purchase supplies at this time, so this insures that every student will have the basic supplies to start off the year." "We'd like to thank the community for their support throughout the year," stated Gonzalo Castillo, Manager of Pizza Hut whose staff were also on hand to assist in the distribution, "It is because of this support that we are able to do this each year for the past ten years and we hope to continue doing so."
A.D. Ibarra
-Eagle Pass
On Wednesday the Hospital District Board of Directors held a special meeting to adopt the operating budget and tax rate for the value of properties in Eagle Pass and Maverick County. The Board voted unanimously to approve the proposed tax rate which will not rise or fall this year. The approval of the operating budget will benefit the community in the form of different programs which provide community assistance, as well as to bring more specialists to our community. When the board voted on the budget, it passed 4-1 with board member Ricardo Calderon casting the only dissenting vote stating, "I'm voting against due to the $1.6 million deficit, at this rate, our reserves will be depleted in about ten years." "I share some of the concerns that Mr. Calderon has," said board member Joaquin Rodriguez, "But I disagree with a moratorium (Referring to Calderon's idea of shutting down programs in order to bring the budget up to par). We may need to cut back some spending, but I would hate to cut services."
A.D. Ibarra
-Uvalde, TX
Border Patrol agents arrested Juan Antonio Camarillo, in Uvalde, Texas, a former Piedras Negras police officer accused of stalking, luring and sexually abusing four young students. According to authorities, Camarillo was apprehended and subsequently deported to Mexico. Mexican authorities kept under police arrest former has been sent to the "CERESO" Detention Center. The fugitive has been wanted since early August, initial reports state that he may have entered the US as a pedestrian, using his laser visa. Camarillo is being accused of the abduction and rape of at least four young girls at gunpoint. The indictment charges that he threatened students after luring them into his car and then taking them to a secluded place to sexually abuse them.