Aug 10 2023
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons volleyball team will be hosting their annual “Volley by the Beach” volleyball tournament starting Thursday, Aug. 10-12. The tourney will begin with ten different teams competing in pool play in two different PIECHS gyms. Teams participating are Port Isabel, Port Isabel JV, …
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Aug 10 2023
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS This past Saturday, Aug. 5, the Port Isabel Tarpons held their “Blue & White” scrimmage game at Tarpon Stadium. It was the first ‘real’ action the team got to engage in as it pitted the offense versus the defense in a pseudo-game matchup. The first-string offense started …
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Aug 10 2023
By CONNIE THOMAS As newly elected District President, my journey has begun. Membership cards, given to me at the state convention in Austin this past July, are to be delivered in person. I have had the opportunity to visit four of the nine units under my jurisdiction here in the RGV. My home, Unit 498 …
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Aug 10 2023
By Cindy Sturlin Long Island Owners’ Association (LIOA) met with Dawson and Associates (D&A/D.C. lobbying firm) on July 28, 2023. They reported that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Galveston District, at the request of Major Roberts, has named Andrew Weber to be Project Manager. Weber will lead a project team to have an …
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Aug 10 2023
By Laurie Coker There are two simple reasons why a film company doesn’t offer critic or fan pre-screenings – the franchise creators feel no need and expect to make millions easily, or the filmmakers want to sell as many tickets as they can before word gets out that the movie sucks. Ironically, Meg 2: The …
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Aug 10 2023
3103 THEFT: On July 26, 2023, at around 12:27 hours, officers were dispatched to the CVS store located at 1500 Padre Boulevard in reference to a theft. Suspect in case was located and placed under arrest for said theft. INTOXICATED DRI-VER: On Thursday July 27, 2023, at approximately 02:11 hours, an officer observed while off …
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Aug 03 2023
By KREIG KOHL Special to the PRESS Monday, July 31, saw Sea Turtle Inc. and South Padre Island as a whole say goodbye to one of its most beloved citizens, Allison the one flippered sea turtle. Allison was one of the permanent resident sea turtles at Sea Turtle Inc., who had been at the facility …
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Aug 03 2023
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS This past week, on Friday, July 28, 2023, a small group of Port Isabel summer track athletes competed in the Texas Amateur Athletic Federation (TAAF) 2023 Summer Games of Texas. The annual three-day event is hosted by a select group of cities, and this year, the City …
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Aug 03 2023
Special to the PRESS On Thursday, July 27, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) launched a rulemaking committee to examine the development and cost of possible future regulations for commercial human spaceflight occupant safety. The agency is taking this action due to the increase in commercial space activities and the impending end of the Congressional prohibition …
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Aug 03 2023
Special to the PRESS On July 25, 2023, Cameron County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the 200 Block of Adams St in Laguna Heights, in reference to a subject who had been shot. Upon arrival, the Deputies located the lifeless body of a male identified as Christopher James De Leon, 27-years-old. As the Deputies secured the …
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