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Pair booked for sexual assault

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Last month, Laguna Vista police arrested Eddie Garcia, 60, and Esmeralda Alvarez, 41, Garcia’s girlfriend, for their alleged involvement in sexually assaulting an underage female in Laguna Vista. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or call the news office at …

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Aurora Fernandez Garcia

Aurora Fernandez Garcia, 77, of Port Isabel, TX entered into eternal rest on Monday, May 26, 2014 at Kindred Hospital in San Antonio, Texas.   She was born in Brownsville, Texas and was a lifetime resident of Port Isabel, Texas until January 2012. She and her loving husband of 56 years moved to San Antonio …

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A LIFE AND LOVE RENEWED: Local author publishes book poetry

BY Sasha Heller Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com   Aspiring wordsmiths are taught to “write what they know,” so when local author Rudy Garcia sat down to pen, “Life Renewed,” he looked to the center of his universe, the love of his life — and the only love he’s ever known — his wife, Rita — for …

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Council woman steps down

BY MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Laguna Vista voters face a complicated polling season after officials here voted Tuesday to call a special election to fill a board vacancy caused by a longtime councilmember’s decision to seek the mayor’s job. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition …

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Primary runoffs set; Garcia, Cascos among winners Tuesday

BY SASHA HELLER & FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Port Isabel-South Padre Press The Cameron County March Primary Elections for the Democratic and Republican parties may have passed Tuesday, but a number of posts remain in contention. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or call the …

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Eva Garcia

Eva Esther Garcia, 47 of Port Isabel, Texas, passed away on February 25, 2014. Eva Esther was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Felipe Morales Sr. and Esther Martinez; Morales; brother, Javier (Rita) Cuellar; and paternal grandparents, Anastacio Garcia and Elisa Sandoval Garcia. She is survived by her husband, Orlando Guevara; her children: Diego …

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Blas Martinez Garcia

Blas Martinez Garcia, 70, passed away on Saturday, the 18th of January. He was the son of Gregorio Garcia and Nicolasa Martinez of Port Isabel, TX. He is originally from Texas where they love barbecue, football, and Jesus (but not necessarily in that order). A standout football player, he was named as 1 of 5 players …

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Susana C. Garcia

Susana C. Garcia, 53, of Port Isabel, Texas, passed away on January 19, 2014 at her residence. Susana moved to Port Isabel in 1977 and has since been a resident. She was a past member of Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church and attended Lighthouse Assembly of God Church. She was employed as …

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Three busted in drug raid

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel Police Department last week capped a two-month-long investigation into an illegal drug operation, located at 121 Basin St. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or call the news office at (956) 943-5545. Tweet

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Are you ready for school?

BY CHRISTINA R. GARZA Reporter press@portisabelsouthpadre.com A new school year is a new opportunity for students to do their best and make the most of the education opportunities before them. For students in Point Isabel Independent School District the new academic school year is less than a month away with classes scheduled to begin Aug. …

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