PRESS Staff Report The Mexican consulate is close to identifying remains found over the weekend in the Port Isabel area between Long Island Village and Southpoint Marina. Officials believe the skeletal remains were exposed to the elements for at least three months. Officials are now working to identify the person, but say the consulate’s investigation …
April 2012 archive
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Apr 26 2012
Cleanup, Arbor Day events on tap
Special to the PRESS The Fourth Annual Earth/Arbor Day Celebration will also be the home of the First Annual Isabel Y. Garcia Animal Shelter Open House this Saturday, April 28 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will be held at 262 Woody Ln. in Port Isabel. Activities include educational booths related to animals …
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Apr 26 2012
PIISD names superintendent finalist
By THERESA VASQUEZ Special to the PRESS Dr. Lisa Garcia, Region 1ESC Dept. Administrator, has been named the lone finalist in the running for the Point Isabel ISD Superintendent vacancy. Merced Cantu III, PIISD Board President said the board decided on a finalist earlier this month. Dr. Garcia was in a group of over 20 …
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Apr 26 2012
Early voting begins Monday for local elections
By MARTHA McCLAIN & CRAIG ALANIZ Special to the PRESS Early voting for three Laguna Vista Town Council positions begins here Monday at Laguna Vista City Hall, 122 Fernandez St. from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Seats held by incumbent Councilmembers Leti Keplinger and Rita Garcia will be decided in the election. A third seat held by …
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Apr 23 2012
Remains found in ship channel
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS has received reports that human remains were found in a ship channel north of Long Island Village on Saturday. According to reports, the remains – which may have been skeletal – were recovered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). CBP reportedly notified …
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Apr 23 2012
Property catches fire, again
PRESS Staff Report A second fire in a matter of weeks has investigators’ suspicions up in Port Isabel. Firefighters responded to a fire Sunday night at a home that was under construction on the block of 2nd Street and Illinois Ave. A house under construction burned to the ground and an adjacent home was damaged. …
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Apr 23 2012
Autism Walk: Event draws attention to issue
By CRAIG ALANIZ Special to the PRESS Port Isabel hosted the inaugural Walk for Autism Saturday. Elsa Garcia, special education and bilingual instructor for the Point Isabel Independent School District, coordinated the event. She said there were over 400 registered participants in the walk. The trek was from the flagpoles at Port Isabel High School …
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Apr 23 2012
DECA teams head to Salt Lake
By CRAIG ALANIZ Special to the PRESS Two Port Isabel High School DECA teams will advance to international competition in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Hospitality and Tourism team, made of J.T. Monroe and Andy Barrera, and the Travel and Tourism team, made of James Taylor and Austin Lara, have been invited to International Career …
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Apr 20 2012
Sheriff: Nolan admits to killing puppies
By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Special to the PRESS LOS FRESNOS – The man accused of killing three puppies turned himself in to authorities on Friday. According to Cameron County Sheriff Omar Lucio, Los Fresnos resident John Paul Nolan, 56, gave a voluntary confession on Thursday and informed the arresting officers that there was no need for …
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Apr 19 2012
See what’s hot in this week’s South Padre Parade!
Dear Readers, Every week we say it, and every week it’s true. The South Padre Parade remains at the forefront of givin’ you, our readers, the goods. And this week’s issue is no exception as we have a monster magazine for ya! Let’s do this in a quick rundown: Featured here are articles on Korn …
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