<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Del Rio News Network]]></title><description><![CDATA[Del Rio News Network]]></description><link>https://willjenk.wixsite.com/my-site-2/all-articles</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 09:25:21 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://willjenk.wixsite.com/my-site-2/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[AMANDA E. ONG OF DEL RIO,TEXAS NAMED 2025 U.S. PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLAR]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Education today announced the selection of Amanda E. Ong of Del Rio, Texas, who attended Del Rio High School in Del Rio as a 2025 U.S. Presidential Scholar.]]></description><link>https://willjenk.wixsite.com/my-site-2/post/amanda-e-ong-of-del-rio-texasnamed-2025-u-s-presidential-scholar</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68dc572a699baab58d95401d</guid><category><![CDATA[Education]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 22:18:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ed02ec_2ce3ffcd25e14137866ae4ddc355d936~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_552,h_413,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Del Rio News Network</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 Dead, More Injured After Shooting at Lucky Eagle Casino in Eagle Pass]]></title><description><![CDATA[A gunman opened fire at Eagle Pass’ Lucky Eagle Casino parking lot overnight, leaving 2 dead and at least 6 others injured, according to Maverick County officials. At time of publishing the gunman remains at-large. ]]></description><link>https://willjenk.wixsite.com/my-site-2/post/2-dead-more-injured-after-shooting-at-lucky-eagle-casino-in-eagle-pass</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68d91dabe921110dd32e52dc</guid><category><![CDATA[Eagle Pass]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2025 13:48:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/91eb48_1154fe805928443eb2ec5d488b60a5e3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Eddie Martinez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[SFDRCISD Board Members Seek Accountability After District Buses Suffer A/C Loss While Transporting DRHS Students]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Friday, reports of air conditioning failures inside school buses belonging to SFDRCISD prompted multiple district board trustees to issue messages over the weekend to apologize publicly and call for corrective action. At least one bus that experienced a cooling problem was transporting Del Rio High School’s “Mighty Ram Band” to a competition located in McCallen, TX. Another was carrying members of DRHS’ Queen City Belles to and from San Antonio.]]></description><link>https://willjenk.wixsite.com/my-site-2/post/sfdrcisd-board-members-seek-accountability-after-district-buses-suffer-a-c-loss-while-transporting-d</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68d303c9a14cb1a1a09e73ad</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 22:11:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/567fd9_9b45536a40964e849b36033ddd7dfdcf~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Eddie Martinez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[WATCH: Del Rio Residents Share Video of Likely Space Debris Streak Across Night Sky Sunday]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Sunday evening, videos of space phenomenon were posted by Del Rio residents — along with others across Texas and Mexico -- all asking...]]></description><link>https://willjenk.wixsite.com/my-site-2/post/watch-del-rio-residents-share-likely-space-debris-streak-across-night-sky-sunday</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68d2e474ff6f8e8dc0cda3b0</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 18:36:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://video.wixstatic.com/video/91eb48_c0b9f377ed12405ebad4519db17a1a1c/1080p/mp4/file.mp4" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Eddie Martinez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community Gym Renovated and Re-Opened After 20 Years Locked-Away]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Cody Wardlaw Memorial Gymnasium was dedicated and opened in 1951. It was the home of the then Del Rio Wildcats. For over 50 years it would facilitate basketball games, volleyball games, weight-training sessions and other needs for student-athletes. But in 2004 when the new Del Rio Middle School campus concentrated student activities away from the gym, it’s doors were chained and windows boarded --- put out of use indefinitely. ]]></description><link>https://willjenk.wixsite.com/my-site-2/post/community-gym-renovated-and-re-opened-after-20-years-locked-away</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68cecf66c9b60ffcbec7836a</guid><category><![CDATA[Education]]></category><category><![CDATA[Local Government]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2025 00:49:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/EuPtVXiIC0I" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Eddie Martinez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[City Manager Proposes Budget Without Layoffs After Month of Pushback; Funding Cuts Planned Elsewhere]]></title><description><![CDATA[For more than a month, city employees have been waiting and wondering if they are one of the 22 full-time employees and 4 part-time employees slated for layoffs. Pushback from City staff and the City Council has pressured City Manager Shawna Burkhart to create a version of the budget without layoffs. After at least 8 rounds of revisions and repeated public hearings, the City of Del Rio has updated their proposed 2025-2026 fiscal year budget yet again. The City Council delayed the budget vote mul]]></description><link>https://willjenk.wixsite.com/my-site-2/post/city-manager-proposes-budget-without-layoffs-after-month-of-pushback</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68cdbfb6e4f4a67f90e28561</guid><category><![CDATA[Local Government]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2025 01:50:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/567fd9_e5ae49ce29e34cf78a36de240722880c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stevie Quilo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press Release: Suspicious Device Leads to Evacuation and Multi-Agency Response in Val Verde County]]></title><description><![CDATA[As part of an ongoing investigation into Welfare Check, Val Verde County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigators conducted a follow up interview 100 Rusty Drive at approximately 10:00 AM, on September 17, 2025.  While conducting an interview with a resident of the home, Investigators observed a suspicious container with electronic components attached to it. For officer and public safety, Investigators and Deputies secured the home and evacuated the residence.]]></description><link>https://willjenk.wixsite.com/my-site-2/post/press-release-suspicious-device-leads-to-evacuation-and-multi-agency-response-in-val-verde-county</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68cd64ab4658226ab7336a42</guid><category><![CDATA[Law Enforcement]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 14:13:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ed02ec_2431b8bbea254457ab0fd8afc21515b4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_923,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Willard Jenkins</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investigations by FBI into "Suspicious Device" Yields No Explosives, Evacuated Residents OK'd to Return Home]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, a “suspicious device” found inside a home on Rusty Drive in the Val Verde Park Estates neighborhood sparked a multi-agency investigation. The device was initially thought to be explosive. In response, Val Verde County Sheriff’s Office issued an evacuation order for residents on Rusty Drive and Grissom Drive as a precautionary measure.]]></description><link>https://willjenk.wixsite.com/my-site-2/post/investigations-by-fbi-into-suspicious-device-yields-no-explosives-evacuated-residents-ok-d-to-ret</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68cc302bb8eb079bcb0556e9</guid><category><![CDATA[Law Enforcement]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 16:35:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/oCzW63HzalI" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Eddie Martinez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspicious Device Prompts Evacuations in Val Verde Park Estates; Sheriff’s Office Launches Investigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Del Rio News Network journalist Eddie Martinez is on the scene in Val Verde Park Estates, where authorities are investigating a...]]></description><link>https://willjenk.wixsite.com/my-site-2/post/suspicious-device-prompts-evacuations-in-val-verde-park-estates-sheriff-s-office-launches-investiga</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68cb0c74345efb3a8835eb08</guid><category><![CDATA[Law Enforcement]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2025 19:31:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ed02ec_78db43d35e2d44f6901dd16756d74128~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Willard Jenkins</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[¡Viva! Mexican Independence Day Celebrations Continue Tonight at Brown Plaza]]></title><description><![CDATA[Del Rio’s Barrio San Felipe, a neighborhood founded and settled by Mexican immigrants in the 19th century, continues a long-held tradition of Mexican Independence Day festivities this year. Celebrations began on September 7th and reconvened with a community festival the following weekend on Sunday the 14th lasting through tonight. ]]></description><link>https://willjenk.wixsite.com/my-site-2/post/viva-mexican-independence-day-celebrations-come-to-close-today-at-brown-plaza</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68c9aaecff19fbebc68d397d</guid><category><![CDATA[Public Events]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2025 20:15:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/91eb48_b476d18ec05a4d90a2fb6f9bc0c623f1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Eddie Martinez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pro Bull Riders Meet with Fans Ahead of Main Event Saturday. Here's Where to Get Tickets and Meet Them Next]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leading up to the Del Rio Invitational bull riding event on Saturday at the Val Verde County Fair Grounds, pro bull riders are inviting rodeo fans young and old to come tip their hat and meet them at various meet-and-greets around Del Rio.  ]]></description><link>https://willjenk.wixsite.com/my-site-2/post/pro-bull-riders-meet-with-fans-ahead-of-main-event-saturday-here-s-where-to-meet-them-next</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68c4413a65c4abb322dae575</guid><category><![CDATA[Public Events]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 16:57:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/91eb48_409b1368c6054312bd6f9b5de3b048fd~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Eddie Martinez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Stakes are High, But Their Spirits Are Higher: DRHS Cheerleaders Confident They Can Raise $65,000 This Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ask any parent of a school cheerleader and they’ll tell you: cheer isn’t like other sports. It’s a year-round hustle filled with football games in the fall, baseball games in the spring, camps and competitions, and the many community events in between. If this sounds exhausting to you, hold on to your pom-poms, because it’s also expensive. ]]></description><link>https://willjenk.wixsite.com/my-site-2/post/the-stakes-are-high-but-their-spirits-are-higher-drhs-cheerleaders-confident-they-can-raise-65-00</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68b5fd321465e3d2cdd31d4e</guid><category><![CDATA[Education]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 21:09:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/91eb48_4a2d754592824626b60b56ba51c0196b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Eddie Martinez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Del Rio Comic-Con September 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another one for the nerds, the weebs, and the cosplayers! Del Rio continued to embrace fandom culture at Del Rio Comic-Con on September 6th &#38; 7th, which hosted celebrity guests from the pro wrestling and fantasy TV worlds, and featured a slew of vendors with fandom wares and merch that would make any fanboy happy.]]></description><link>https://willjenk.wixsite.com/my-site-2/post/photos-del-rio-comic-con-september-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68c0930a2a90e3755a2f3063</guid><category><![CDATA[Public Events]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 18:33:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/91eb48_d000aa62b2e940e9ab9a751a35e46adb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Eddie Martinez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Del Rio News Network Announces DRN25: Evening News]]></title><description><![CDATA[As we work to recover from our newspaper and implement our original goals when I first started this business; we continue to push our belief that we are leading the digital change. With this comes new shows and revolutionary ways (locally) to better provide you with information. ]]></description><link>https://willjenk.wixsite.com/my-site-2/post/del-rio-news-network-announces-drn25-evening-news</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68c1ca5d6a86232558274977</guid><category><![CDATA[Official Announcements]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2025 19:15:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ed02ec_4459969cdd464434bc904d75b6cc55df~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Willard Jenkins</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Panels and Pros: The State of Texas Wants Your Small Business to Grow at this Summit in Eagle Pass]]></title><description><![CDATA[When: September 11, 2025 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Where: International Center for Trade, 3295 Bob Rogers Dr., Eagle Pass, TX 78852 About the...]]></description><link>https://willjenk.wixsite.com/my-site-2/post/panels-and-pros-the-state-of-texas-wants-your-small-business-to-grow-at-this-summit-in-eagle-pass</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68c06a1c14cfd97ee2c6311f</guid><category><![CDATA[Eagle Pass]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2025 21:55:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ed02ec_2c883b5e7ae94c32b27f5f5965322f57~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_605,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Eddie Martinez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[SFDR-CISD and Val Verde County Share New Details and Documents on $50M Bond Election  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Val Verde County voters will decide the outcome of a proposed $50 million bond for the San Felipe Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District (SFDR-CISD) in a special constitutional amendment election on November 4, 2025. The bond is intended to fund major infrastructure improvements at four schools: Bobby Barrera Elementary, Del Rio Freshman, San Felipe Middle, and Buena Vista Elementary.]]></description><link>https://willjenk.wixsite.com/my-site-2/post/sfdr-cisd-and-val-verde-county-share-new-details-and-documents-on-50m-bond-election</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68bbe4ad98886589b9003fdb</guid><category><![CDATA[Education]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2025 09:56:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/567fd9_10224debf18049ef83a683320779bdb2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stevie Quilo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Undocumented Immigrants Found Hiding in Tool Box in Eagle Pass, says US Border Patrol]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to the official Facebook account of the United States Border Patrol Del Rio Sector, three undocumented immigrants were found and taken into custody by USBP agents outside of Dollar Tree on Gibbs Street on Wednesday, September 3rd. The two adult males and one adult female were concealed inside a large tool chest being transported on the bed of a pickup-truck. ]]></description><link>https://willjenk.wixsite.com/my-site-2/post/undocumented-immigrants-found-hiding-in-tool-box-on-gibbs-street-says-us-border-patrol</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68b8b00f9c892374b0b1414f</guid><category><![CDATA[Law Enforcement]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2025 22:27:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/91eb48_4b6028e8244f495dbe813f1be7f273a0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Eddie Martinez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Youth Cadets Take First Flight After 10-Year Civil Air Patrol Hiatus]]></title><description><![CDATA[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 participating cadets with t]]></description><link>https://willjenk.wixsite.com/my-site-2/post/youth-cadets-take-first-flight-after-10-year-civil-air-patrol-hiatus</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68b7a393a18887303bef5c75</guid><category><![CDATA[Local Recognition]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2025 20:12:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/567fd9_9bd581ab2d244f23b2b80f6b5b357053~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stevie Quilo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sept. Art Walk at Lee-Bunch Studio Gallery]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://willjenk.wixsite.com/my-site-2/post/sept-art-walk-at-lee-bunch-studio-gallery</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68b70a58f072a6e784afe93e</guid><category><![CDATA[Local Recognition]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2025 15:20:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ed02ec_a441094c36334951a1cb45e7c592c65b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Del Rio News Network</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Del Rio Football Appears in Emotional Season Opener at Kerrville Tivy Commemorating Response to July’s Disastrous Flood]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Friday, Del Rio Rams Varsity football travelled to Kerrville, near the epicenter of devastating flooding in July that claimed at least 138 lives, including 27 young girls at summer camp Camp Mystic. ]]></description><link>https://willjenk.wixsite.com/my-site-2/post/del-rio-football-appears-in-emotional-season-opener-at-kerrville-tivy-commemorating-response-to-july</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68b2f363c44a79e0500f77d9</guid><category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2025 21:24:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/91eb48_3b593dc5f68b499893161d128ba9fa0a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Eddie Martinez</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>