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A.D. Ibarra
-Staff
The case of two missing siblings continues as the two girls, Edna Mayline Perez, 9, and her sister Dafne Perez, 7, who were last seen around noon Wednesday playing at a park near their home on the 600 block of Adams St., may have been seen in Piedras Negras according to Sergeant Orlando Escareño.
"The latest is that we have a lady who is stating that she may have seen the girls with their mother in Piedras Negras, but Mexican authorities are following up on this report," stated Escareño.
When asked if we had jurisdiction in our neighboring country, Escareño said that the only agency that has such jurisdiction would be the FBI as an agreement exists between the United States and Mexico.
On this side of the border, authorities are scanning any and all video surveillance equipment on both international bridges to see if they can be seen on video footage, but there have been no positive ID's as of yet.
The case remains under investigation.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Low-interest federal disaster loans are available to Texas residents and business owners affected by the severe flooding that occurred in Maverick County June 14 - 15, 2013, U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Karen G. Mills announced today. SBA acted under its own authority to declare a disaster in response to a request SBA received from
Governor Rick Perry on June 21.
The disaster declaration makes SBA assistance available in Maverick County and the neighboring counties of Dimmit, Kinney, Uvalde, Webb and Zavala.
"The U. S. Small Business Administration is strongly committed to providing Texas with the most effective and customer-focused response possible, and we will be there to provide access to federal disaster loans to help finance recovery for residents and businesses affected by the disaster," said Mills. "Getting our businesses and communities up and running after a disaster is our highest priority at SBA."
"Low-interest federal disaster loans are available to homeowners, renters, businesses of all sizes and private, nonprofit organizations whose property was damaged or destroyed by this disaster," said SBA's San Antonio District Director Pamela Sapia. "Beginning Wednesday, June 26 at 8 am SBA representatives will be on hand at the following SBA Disaster Loan Outreach Center to issue loan applications, answer questions about SBA's disaster loan program, explain the application process, and help each individual complete their application," Sapia continued. The center will be open on the days and times indicated. No appointment is necessary.
Maverick County
Disaster Loan Outreach Center
Eagle Pass Junior High School (Band Hall)
1750 North Bibb Street, Eagle Pass, TX 78852
Opens Wednesday, June 26 at 8 am
Hours: 8 am - 5 pm; Mondays through Fridays
Closed for Independence Day Holiday, Thursday July 4
The center will close on Wednesday, July 17 at 5 pm
Disaster loans up to $200,000 are available to homeowners to repair or replace damaged or destroyed real estate. Homeowners and renters are eligible for up to $40,000 to repair or replace damaged or destroyed personal property.
Businesses of any size and private, nonprofit organizations may borrow up to $2 million to repair or replace damaged or destroyed real estate, machinery and equipment, inventory, and other business assets. SBA can also lend additional funds to homeowners and businesses to help with the cost of making improvements that protect, prevent or minimize the same type of disaster damage from occurring in the future.
For small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private, nonprofit organizations of any size, SBA offers Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) to help meet working capital needs caused by the disaster. EIDL assistance is available regardless of whether the business suffered any property damage.
Interest rates can be as low as 1.875 percent for homeowners and renters, 2.875 percent for private, nonprofit organizations and 4 percent for businesses, with terms up to 30 years. Loan amounts and terms are set by SBA and are based on each applicant's financial condition.
Applicants may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA's secure Web site at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/
Disaster loan information and application forms are also available from SBA's Customer Service Center by calling (800) 659-2955, e-mailingdisastercustomerservice@sba.
A.D. Ibarra
-Eagle Pass
The EPISD Board of Trustees will formally re-name the EPISD Student Activity Center Football Stadium to Cozel Foster-Veteran's Memorial Stadium on Thursday, June 27th at a ceremony scheduled for 7:30 PM.
The school board approved the re-naming of the newly opened sports complex, with Cozel Foster's name, in recognition of his work and contribution to the sport in this community.
The special ceremony scheduled for Thursday will be to officially open and unveil a plaque with the new name of the stadium.
"In my humble estimation, the EPISD could have waited another 100 years and still not found a person or family name and public service organization like our Veterans who represent everything that is good and proper about Eagle Pass to place on this stadium we are all so very proud of," stated CD Kirchner, one of the organizers of the event, "June 27, 2013 could very well be the day that all of Maverick County may look back on years from now and say 'This was the day that transformed our County, our City and our school system's athletic facility for the better".
The Foster -Veterans Memorial Fund, a 501 (c) 3 organization, will have a table set up with sample bricks (monogramed with ex students and families names ), 4x8, 8x8, and 12x12 bricks and or tiles that can be purchased to be placed at the entrance to the new 1800 Square-foot Memorial Bldg (to be constructed with projected finish date of May 2014).
These bricks will also be placed along the sidewalk leading North to the Memorial Park and within the park itself that will be just North of the Memorial Building. Prices of the bricks and tiles will be made available to all. The site and location of this building will be shown and explained to the general public before, during and after the stadium dedication.
"They arrived in Eagle Pass in 1955 to a class 2-A high school with less than 80 kids in the graduating class and still see Eagle Pass as one community who now just happens to have two high schools with a total population of around 4,000 students," added Kirchner, one of Foster's former players who invites all former Eagles who played under Coach to attend.
The event has added a reunion of sorts for any and all alumni, EPHS or CC Winn who want to attend this momentous occasion. On Thursday, June 27 from 5:00-7:15 PM the committee will be will be registering alumni and collecting contact information at the EPISD Fine Arts Center.
"There are only 230 Texas HS football coaches that have been selected for the THSCA Hall of Honor - from 1930 - 2013 out a pool of over 40,000 to chose from," concluded Kirchner, "This is our chance to show Coach and Martha and the entire family how much we all appreciate and love them and have all these years since."