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NEWS — Four vie for SFDRCISD trustee seats
Voters in the San Felipe Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District will elect three trustees to sit on the district’s board Saturday. Four candidates have filed for three open seats on the school board. The seats up for election are Place II, Place VI and Place VII, according to...
NEWS — Seven candidates seek two seats on hospital board
Val Verde County voters on Saturday will seat two of seven candidates seeking election to the Val Verde County Hospital District’s elected board of directors. There are two seats up for election on the hospital district’s elected board, the Precinct 3 seat and the Precinct 4 seat. Candidates...
Community — Cinco De Mayo celebrated at Brown Plaza
Brown Plaza’s Annual Cinco de Mayo celebration will start Friday, May 3, and go on to Sunday, May 5 at San Felipe’s historic Brown Plaza. The celebrations began April 28 with Annual Miss Cinco De Mayo Pageant. The pageant winners included Hailey Alonso (Miss Cinco de Mayo), Kianna Villa (Miss Cinco de Mayo Teen), Maddie Maltos (Jr Miss Cinco de Mayo), Leilani Garcia (Miss Fiesta), and Bella Dominguez (Lil Miss Cinco de Mayo).
NEWS — Comstock ISD voters to decide fate of two proposed bonds
Registered voters in the Comstock Independent School District will decide on two proposed bond issues for school district improvements Saturday. Members of the Comstock Independent School District Board of Trustees, led by president William “Bill” Zuberbueler, approved an order calling the bond election in February. There are two...
NEWS — Election Day is Saturday for city council, school board, hospital board, Comstock bonds
Voters who did not cast early ballots in the elections to seat city council members, public school board trustees, elected hospital board directors and a Comstock bond election will have a chance to vote on Saturday. Saturday, May 4, is Election Day for three seats on the Del Rio City...
SPORTS — Josh Frost adds to family’s legacy at George Paul
Hall of Famer Lane Frost is no longer the only member of his family to claim George Paul gold. Josh Frost, second-cousin to the late Lane Frost, added his name to the wall of champions when he captured the champion’s buckle at this weekend’s 46th Annual George Paul Memorial XTREME Bull Riding at the Val Verde County Fairgrounds.
SPORTS — Diaz finishes tied for 19th at State
Del Rio’s Isaac Diaz gave it his all and finished as one of the top 25 golfers in the state. Diaz, a sophomore at Del Rio High School, shot a two-day 145 to finish tied for 19th overall at the Class 6A Boys State Golf Tournament held Monday and Tuesday.
The Importance of Redundancy in Law Enforcement Technology
The recent 9-1-1 outage in several states caused by a fiber cut during the installation of a light pole highlights the system's fragility and stresses the crucial need for redundancy in public safety. The most recent outage impacted Nevada, South Dakota, and Nebraska for approximately three hours, impacting the public’s ability to reach 9-1-1. Areas with text-to-9-1-1 capabilities urged residents to text 9-1-1 or use a landline to call 9-1-1.
Texas Gov. Abbott expands Del Rio border wall, installs cameras
(NewsNation) — In Del Rio, Texas, migrants regularly try to evade law enforcement when they cross the southern border. Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott is trying to prevent that from happening by expanding Del Rio’s border wall and equipping it with thousands of cameras monitored by the Texas Department of Public Safety so they can root out any so-called “blind spots.”
NEWS — DRHS student robbed at knife point
On April 30th, 2024, at approximately 11:43 a.m. Del Rio Police Department responded to the Del Rio High School regarding threats towards a student. Upon arrival police met with the School Staff, the victim and his parent who reported the victim was robbed the prior day by a group of juveniles.
NEWS — Citizen asks for paving, park restrooms
A Del Rio resident recently asked city council members to deal with a pavement hazard on the city’s north side and requested the installation of restrooms at a popular north side park. Del Rioan Jimmy McDonald spoke to the city council during the citizen comments portion of its regular...
Downtown Rotary Pocket Park grand opening Friday
The grand opening of Del Rio’s new pocket park will be 6 p.m. Friday, May 3, at 614 Main St. with food, drinks and music. The ribbon cutting event officially opening the park will take place at 6 p.m., followed by live performances from Mariachi Del Rio at 6:30 p.m. and Clifton Castle at 8 p.m.
UPDATE — Brown Plaza places in San Antonio
Update — On Tuesday, April 30, The Brown Plaza Association was notified of their float winning second place in the out-of-town category in the Fiesta Flambeau Parade. Dolores Martinez, treasure for BPA, said they were surprised and excited for winning second place. “It inspired us more (to win) and...
Exmark Roughstock Athlete of the Week: Josh Frost Goes Two-for-Two in Del Rio
Josh Frost is now the No. 5 ranked bull rider in the World after a huge win came his way at the 46th George Paul Memorial Xtreme Bull Riding. This win makes him your Exmark Roughstock Athlete of the Week. Frost’s matchup in Round 1 was Rafter G Rodeo’s Caesar....
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