Mar 01 2019
Special to the PRESS Dear Editor, My jaw actually dropped as I read the wonderful Ms. McClain’s coverage of a recent Laguna Vista Town Hall Meeting. Twenty-four hours to correct brush/debris violations! $1,000 DAILY fines! Where the H E double Hockey Sticks are we living? I have one word for the Bright Spark who came up …
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Mar 01 2019
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Sometimes I struggle with what to fill this space with every week. Kind of paradoxically, when your options are nearly limitless, you can suddenly find yourself at a loss for what to do. Having too many options can occasionally feel just as constricting as having too few. Such …
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Mar 01 2019
By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS Though the basic story line is different from that penned by James Fenimore Cooper, Old Indio’s story is an accurate portrayal of the lives and times of the once proud Karankawa Indians of Padre Island. He was all-Indian and the influence of Europeans did little to change him. …
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Feb 22 2019
Cowboys compete at the Los Fresnos PRCA Rodeo By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com With a characteristic Southern twang, a rodeo announcer introduced a competitor at the PRCA Rodeo in Los Fresnos last Friday evening. The crowd — sitting in grandstands on three sides of an earthen arena — hummed with excitement while looking …
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Feb 22 2019
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS The allocation of $100,000 for Spring Break related marketing was the subject of two special committee meetings held on South Padre Island on Wednesday, Feb. 13. The item was first decided on during a special session of the SPI Convention and Visitors Advisory Board (CVA). During public comments and …
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Feb 22 2019
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island City Council held a workshop on Tuesday, Feb. 19 to discuss the potential for more improvements to Padre Boulevard, including medians, sidewalks and a boardwalk project. Discussion on the project pitted concerns over pedestrian safety and enhancing aesthetics against the potential impact to business owners …
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Feb 22 2019
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Amid an ongoing code enforcement effort for Laguna Vista property owners to keep their yards free of trash and debris, the first reading of an amendment to an ordinance designed to encourage property upkeep was introduced here last week. At the beginning of the year, the Town of Laguna …
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Feb 22 2019
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Glenn Lawrie McGehee — a businessman, rancher and conservationist who served as mayor of South Padre Island from 1978-1982 — has died. He was 88 years old. McGehee was perhaps most well known as the man who established the first grocery store and liquor store on the Island. …
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Feb 22 2019
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com With the filing deadline for prospective candidates in the City of Port Isabel and Point Isabel ISD school board elections closed as of 5 p.m. last Friday, voters now know who will be appearing on their May ballots. Two seats are up for election in the City of …
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Feb 22 2019
PRESS Staff Report The Rotary Club of Port Isabel surprised one South Padre Island first responder during a meeting of the City Council Wednesday. Capt. Jim Pigg, of the South Padre Island Fire Department, was recognized by the club for his service to the community and his work with the City’s beach rescue team. “We’ve …
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