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By Larry Gage Special to the Press The Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons track and field team ran its last meet at Raymondville last week before this week’s District 32-4A meet in Hidalgo. They won two gold medals in individual events and earned enough points overall to place fourth in the final team standings. …
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Special to the Press To the editor, I believe in freedom of speech, and I believe in freedom of the press. And after reading the March 28 letter (rant) to the editor from Rev. Barry Abraham Zavah of Alpine, Tx, I now believe there is fake news. Amen. Dennis Moreau Laguna Vista
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By Steve Hathcock Special to the Press Although the war had ended, the terror had not. A period of lawlessness existed along the Texas border. Because the Rio Grande River was a major artery of ancient trade routes, South Texas suffered the most. The area from the banks of the Nueces River near Corpus …
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by Larry Gage Special to the Press Jaden Lopez and David Hernandez both registered fourth-place finishes at last week’s Texas High School Powerlifting Association state meet in Abilene. As freshmen, both young men were making their first appearances at the state meet. Head PI.I. powerlifting coach, Johnathan Bodden was extremely impressed with the two …
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By Kevin Rich Special to the Press Consideration of special events funding highlighted the Wednesday, March 27 meeting of the SPI Convention and Visitors Advisory (CVA) Board. The Texas International Fishing Tournament (TIFT) scheduled for August of 2019 was the first to be considered. The amount requested was $15,000; however, at their March 6 …
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By Anamaria Ramirez Special to the Press Ernestina Barrera, an employee and contributor to the City of Port Isabel for 45 years, was inducted into the 2019 Rio Grande Valley Walk of Fame for her work in the community. Barrera is 93 years old and has been a resident of the Rio Grande Valley her …
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By Pamela Cody Special to the Press A Port Isabel property owner addressed Commissioners at a city meeting held on Tuesday evening to voice her concerns regarding alterations to some of the city’s ordinances that she feels need to be corrected to their original wording. A property owner on the Fingers in Port Isabel …
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By Anamaria Ramirez Special to the Press The Point Isabel ISD community welcomes its new superintendent, Teri Alarcon, with open arms during her first weeks of being on the job. “it’s just such a warm and inviting feeling and the kids are incredible,” said Alarcon. Beginning her collegiate studies immediately after high school, Alarcon …
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Nature Conservancy announces 6,200-acre purchase to conserve sea turtle nesting habitat By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Local conservationists scored a big win late last week as The Nature Conservancy (TNC) announced the purchase of some 6,200 acres of undeveloped land on South Padre Island for the purpose of conserving critical nesting habitat for …
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By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com South Padre Island may be packed — with the stand-still traffic to show it — but busy streets don’t necessarily translate into ringing cash registers. With the busiest week of Spring Break spread out over two weeks this year, Island retailers are taking a “wait and see” approach …
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