Apr 19 2019
By FREDDY JIMENEZ Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Daisy Joy Decker, 21, of Sugarland, was sentenced Wednesday morning to serve 11 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter. Appearing before 445th state District Judge Gloria Rincones, Decker was found guilty of intoxicated manslaughter with a vehicle as well as counts of accident involving …
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Apr 19 2019
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS With the election mere weeks away, the three candidates vying for the position of Mayor of South Padre Island converged at the SPI Convention Center Monday evening for a last public candidate forum. Facing a capacity crowd as well as the moderator and timer for the event, the …
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Apr 19 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS It was business as usual for the instrumental music department at Port Isabel High School this year. The 2018-’19 school year is fast drawing to a close, and the Press recently visited with Head Director of Bands Scott Hartsfield to get his thoughts on just what kind of …
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Apr 19 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Seven Port Isabel track and field athletes have qualified for regional competition on the strength of their performances in this week’s area meet at La Feria. William Camacho, Cesar Aguilera, Mac Strunk, Jesus Moctezuma, Juan Ramos, Tavien Ellison, and Angel Cacho will all compete in the UIL Area …
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Apr 19 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Seven Port Isabel Lady Tarpon athletes are off to next week’s regional track and field meet as a result of high finishes at this week’s area meet in La Feria. Madison Ramos, Marlyn Cesenes, Danaka Camacho, Gabby Torres, Mandy Perkins, Lora Galvan, and Allyson Reyes advance to regional …
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Apr 19 2019
By Steve Hathcock Special to the Parade Ellen Smith of Hot Springs, Arkansas sent me an email a while back asking about a bottle she and her husband had found while exploring near the mouth of the Rio Grande after Hurricane Dolly. The bottle you found, I replied, is known as a ceramic, or stoneware, beer …
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Apr 12 2019
Alligators to be housed at birding center By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center (BNC) will soon be offering a new alligator exhibit for visitors to enjoy. Presently, there are alligators at the BNC, but they are not in any kind of enclosure. Cristin Howard, manager …
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Apr 12 2019
By FREDDY JIMENEZ Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Those visiting and frolicking through the Port Isabel Historical Museum may encounter a new addition in the form of a Hackberry tree. On Wednesday, April 10, at exactly ten in the morning, four members of the Driftwood Garden Club convened upon the museum for the new …
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Apr 12 2019
By DONALD LEE Special to the PRESS For those lucky enough to be on the Original Dolphin Watch boats Double Sunshine, and Diver 1, this last Thursday, you witnessed previously compromised sea turtles released into the Laguna Madre Bay by Sea Turtle, Inc. Once into the blue/green waters, one by one, the turtles scurried …
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Apr 12 2019
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS At their regular meeting on March 28, members of the Port Isabel-San Benito Navigation District met to confirm a candidate to the board and discuss ways to attract new tenants to the port. Robert A. Ostos, who was already serving as Commissioner Place 3, was unopposed in …
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