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LM Water District to hold elections

BY Sasha Heller Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com   The Laguna Madre Water District (LMWD) will hold a General Election on Nov. 4 to fill two open Board seats (Positions 1 and 2). The candidates for Position 1 will be Robert Vela and Rick Wells. The candidates for Position 2 will be Ray Puente, John Thobe and …

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Laguna Vista 4th of July Picnic

Laguna Vista hosted a Fourth of July picnic at Roloff Park on Friday that featured live music, games and food. The picnic was preceded by a Fourth of July parade. Photos courtesy of Martha McClain Tweet

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Meschi wins special election

BY MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Gary Meschi will be seated as the newest member of the Laguna Vista Town Council after winning Saturday’s special election here. He defeated Jessica Hedrick by a vote count of 211 to 32. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by …

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Laguna Heights man guilty of family assault

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A jury found Laguna Heights resident Joel Martinez guilty last Wednesday of assault/family violence with a previous conviction. Martinez, 25, assaulted a family member by striking her and dragging her by the hair in August 2013 in Laguna Heights. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port …

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BREAKING NEWS: Laguna Heights man guilty of family assault

BY Sasha Heller Managing Editor   A jury found Laguna Heights resident Joel Martinez guilty late Wednesday of assault family/household member with a previous conviction. Martinez, 25, assaulted a family member by striking her and dragging her by the hair in August 2013 in Laguna Heights. The victim refused to cooperate with the Cameron County …

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Vets honored with ceremonies, parade

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Our soldiers may have fallen in combat but they have not been forgotten. The cities of Port Isabel and Laguna Vista on Monday held Memorial Day ceremonies to honor the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. armed forces. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe …

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IN HONOR: Communities gather to celebrate Memorial Day

Staff photos by Sasha Heller   The communities of Port Isabel and Laguna Vista each held ceremonies on Monday to honor Memorial Day and remember those who have fallen in combat. Also included in the slideshow are: photos taken on Saturday morning when members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 8791 and American …

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Incumbents sweep elections

BY Sasha Heller editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Both Port Isabel Mayor Joe E. Vega and Laguna Vista Mayor Susie Houston were re-elected to their positions on Saturday as were fellow incumbents Port Isabel City Commissioner Maria de Jesus Garza and Point Isabel Independent School District (PISD) Board member Diane O’Leary. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to …

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Water District installs microfiltration system

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Laguna Madre Water District announced this week that the Microfiltration System has been installed at the Laguna Vista Water Plant. Customers may experience periods of low water pressure and a slight water discoloration over the next few weeks as the installation process is completed and the pH level …

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Action group seeks to save Laguna Vista Health Clinic

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com They say an apple a day keeps the doctor away but what if there’s no doctor? What do you do with all those apples? Billie Reilly is one of many residents who have come to rely on the services provided by Dr. Enrique Gonzalez at the Laguna Vista Health …

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