After a decade-long hiatus, the U.S. Air Force Civil Air Patrol is back in Del Rio. The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) program provides students, 12 to 18 years old, with the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in aerospace engineering, mechanics, safety, and pilot training. The Del Rio Cadet Flight reestablished themselves this Spring 2025 and took their first youth cadet flights out of the Del Rio International Airport on August 24. Three successful flights familiarized partici

When I paint, I feel like nothing else matters says Nan, and I can just live in the color and line of the moment. Nan Henke of Fredericksburg, TX. is the multi-media, featured artist for Lee-Bunch Studio Gallery, located at 100 W. Greenwood, for the September 5th First Friday Art Walk and artist reception from 7:00 pm to 10:00pm.

Project Run Club (PRC) began as a group of 6 friends. In June, Brandon Diaz, physical trainer and co-founder of the small athletic group, decided to publicize their run meetups on social media and welcome others to join, just to see what would happen. The message he put out was one of support and acceptance of all athletic levels. As it turns out…people love the idea, and the group quickly multiplied. By August they reached 110 members, and there’s no sign of slowing down.

Horses can help with various methods of psychological and physical therapies. Third-generation horseman Virginia Vargas has personally experienced mental and emotional benefits from her connection to horses, and she wants to share the “magic” with the community. Through demonstrations, supported riding lessons, and horse encounter experiences, Vargas now offers Equine-Assisted Activities (EAA) focused on healing, well-being, and community.

Del Rio residents now have easier access to essential medical testing and wellness services thanks to the opening of Field Diagnostics, a new locally-owned laboratory. Located at 401 W Cantu Rd. STE F, right next door to the Del Rio News Network offices, Field Diagnostics celebrated its grand opening on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at 11 AM.

On Monday, an interagency — and international — swift-water training session brought first responders from both Del Rio and Acuña, Coah, MX together. The joint emergency response training had been scheduled for July 14 since mid-June, but comes just two days after the Mexican team, known as Fundación 911, returned home to Acuña after employing these very drills in the real-world emergency flood zone in central Texas in early July.

Throughout local flood relief events this week, Del Rioans shared their personal stories of connection to Kerr County. VFW Post 8225 leaders reflected on their frequent trips to the Veteran’s Affairs office in Kerrville. Children recounted stories from their grandparents about the 1998 flood in Del Rio that were passed down through the generations. And a local father provided photos of the Kerrville disaster zone, taken when he dropped his daughter off at Schreiner University

Local efforts for Texas Hill Country Flood Relief will continue throughout the next week. Opportunities to volunteer and donate may be extending all the way into August. A rush of drives, rallies, and fundraisers launched in Del Rio within the first 72 hours. But as Del Rio knows from 1998, flood relief efforts take longer than one week. Once the primary search and rescue have concluded, there will be months of continued clean up and years of financial recovery.

As Father's Day weekend approached, on June 14, 2025, Queen City Market hosted the Father's Day Market to celebrate dads alike and promote local vendors and businesses.

On April 7, 2003, Pam Fellers was joking around with a fellow serviceman, Specialist George A. Mitchell, just south of Baghdad during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Thirty minutes later, Spc. Mitchell would be struck by an enemy rocket, killing him at 35 years old. This Memorial Day, Spc. Mitchell, and other fallen servicemen and women, were enshrined with photos inside of H-E-B on a ‘Wall of Honor’, thanks to the efforts of Fellers.

"To help veterans re-establish their lives for themselves, their families, and their communities" is the mission of F.O.B. (Finding Our Brothers and Sisters) Del Rio. To provide a home for those who have fought and sacrificed for our country, F.O.B. Del Rio is establishing tiny homes for veterans in need.

The San Felipe Creek is breathing easier thanks to a series of intensive community cleanups this past month. On Saturday May 24 alone, ten shopping carts were pulled out and at least a dozen tires were removed from the waterway. The San Felipe Creek is looking fresh for the first time in a long time! But the fight against pollution, invasive species, and contamination is far from over.