Dec 27 2010
By ANTONIO VINDELL The city-owned Port Isabel Emergency Medical Services has been making headway in a number of ways compared to a year ago, according to officials. It now has a new company that is in charge of billing, a new ambulance that is responding to emergency calls and a new computerized system to fill …
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Dec 27 2010
By BILL SCHNIER While the specific details of his itinerary are unknown, we do know that sometime after Santa left the North Pole on Christmas Eve to begin his magical journey around the globe, he indeed found time to stop in Laguna Vista and put holiday smiles on the faces of 27 local children. Escorted …
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Dec 20 2010
Area business leaders and public officials gathered for a groundbreaking for the new 38-floor Kirana luxury condominium complex that is scheduled to open in December 2012. (Staff photo by Jaime Nuñez) Tweet
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Dec 20 2010
By SCARLET O’ROURKE The Christmas Bird Count is in full swing in the Rio Grande Valley. For over 100 years, both North and South Americans have been picking one day of the year, usually around Christmas, to go out and tally up the birds that inhabit their area. The South Padre Island-Port Isabel group had …
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Dec 20 2010
By ANTONIO VINDELL The new Stripes convenience store at Texas Highway 100 and FM 510 is slated to open this week, and officials and residents with the Town of Laguna Vista are really excited. The store is a prototype that the Corpus Christi-based company has been introducing in the Rio Grande Valley over the last …
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Dec 16 2010
Newly elected District 27 Congressman Blake Farenthold was presented a commemorative crystal plaque by Laguna Vista Mayor Susie Houston Wednesday during a welcome dinner held by the Town of Laguna Vista at the South Padre Island Golf Club. Farenthold reiterated that he will be in Washington to rein in on spending and will also work …
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Dec 16 2010
Faithful patrons of Wahoo Saloon, one of South Padre Island’s favorite hangouts, met for the last time at the bar and grill that closed its doors Sunday. For more than 20 years, the local establishment provided a venue for the locals and out-of-town visitors alike. (Staff photo by Antonio Vindell) Tweet
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Dec 16 2010
By ANTONIO VINDELL Anglers’ and boaters’ alert! The boat ramp and parking area at Pompano Park in Port Isabel are now closed – though not for good. The City of Port Isabel has awarded a contract to H2O, out of Harlingen, to work on the ramp and the park as part of an improvement project …
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Dec 16 2010
By ANTONIO VINDELL A 20 year old Laguna Vista girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by a Bayview man, according to a police report. But a week after the second-degree felony reportedly took place, her parents are seeking an explanation on why her attacker was let go on a personal recognizance bond. According to a police …
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Dec 16 2010
By ANTONIO VINDELL The Christ’s Harbor Church in Laguna Vista can keep its manufactured building for two more years but only if it accepts an offer made by the town’s Board of Aldermen. The board met in an executive session Tuesday night where in a 3-to-1 vote went in favor of a motion with the …
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