When rural residents need help, the first response is often from fire departments. That has been especially true this year for Jim Wells County residents who have faced wildfires, including the 60,000-acre Borrego fire.
BENAVIDES - Benavides Elementary recently celebrated Earth Day a day early since all students were excited to plant our flowers and vegetables. The campus has a flower garden in front of the school and a vegetable garden on the side of the school.
The Alice Echo - News Journal (AENJ) was recently purchased by CherryRoad Media. With this purchase, readers should accept changes to the website, e-edition and social media accounts.
New cutting-edge equipment arrived at Coastal Bend College - Alice and Beeville campuses that would provide real world experience to criminal justice students. "A brand-new simulator known as the Milo Range Simulator.