Sep 22 2022
By Rene Torres Although lipstick admittedly contributed on a small scale to the war effort, women, in those times, were expected to be as feminine during the World War II era as they did prior to the conflict. Perhaps lipstick did not untangle the knots of despair of the afflicted soldier, but it provided hope …
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Sep 22 2022
By Steve Hathcock Editor’s Note: Moments in Time is a collection of recovered newspaper briefs and other publications that offer a look back at the history of the Rio Grande Valley and the rest of the world. Sigmund Freud dies at home in London London. Professor Sigmund Freud, originator of psychoanalysis, died at his Hampstead, …
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Sep 22 2022
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS This past Friday, the 4A Port Isabel Tarpons and 5A Brownsville Veterans Memorial Chargers clashed in front of a jam-packed stadium. Brownsville Veterans came into the game with the benefit of having 3-times the enrollment of Port Isabel, but the Tarpons were not backing down from …
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Sep 15 2022
Special to the PRESS The Memorial Expression Session took place on Saturday, Sept.10. The session is an annual grassroots event in which the local surfing community comes together to remember all the surfers who have called “The Jetties” home, and are now surfing the endless wave in the sky. It was started several decades ago …
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Sep 15 2022
By DAVID LOPEZ Special to the PRESS A second causeway uniting visitors to South Padre Island is in the works. The Cameron County Regional Mobility Authority (CCRMA) is currently conducting the project’s environmental phase, which could take about three years to complete. Executive Administra-tive Assistant Lulu Mayorga said the CCRMA was leading the project development …
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Sep 15 2022
By SHELDON MOORE Special to the PRESS On Wednesday, September 7, 2022 the Laguna Vista Town Council Meeting was called to order by Mayor Michael Carter promptly at 6:01pm. Also present were Council Member 1, Christopher Romero, Council Member 2, Johvonne Howard, Council Member 4, Victor Worrell, Council Member 5, Silke De Gobeo., Mayor Protem …
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Sep 15 2022
By DAVID LOPEZ Special to the PRESS Last Wednesday’s SPI City Council meeting began with an announcement for an upcoming Adopt-A-Beach Day on Saturday, September 17 at Beach Access #3. Furthermore, council members announced a causeway collapse ceremony slated for September 15 in Port Isabel. Council members’ first order of business was proclaiming Sept. as …
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Sep 15 2022
By Rene Torres The people that went through the storm of 1933 probably said that nothing good came out of that natural disaster. In most cases, hurricanes, regardless of their magnitude, leave a legacy of some form of destruction. The storm of ’33 was not much different than any other when it came to raising …
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Sep 08 2022
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island Wahoo Classic Fishing Tournament returns for the sixth year on September 16 through the 18. If the weather does not permit, those dates will be changed to September 30 through October 2. When asked how the Wahoo Classic Tournament came to be, Diane Johnson answered “We decided …
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Sep 08 2022
By KREIG KOHL Special to the PRESS After a long wait it appears that Elon Musk and SpaceX are set to do test launches and continue towards their goal of a manned mission to Mars. The launches had been delayed and postponed from the Texas Starbase location due to an FAA Environment Impact Review. This …
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