Feb 22 2019
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS Prior to the Wednesday, Feb. 6 regular meeting of the South Padre Island City Council, the Board of Directors of the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) met to review their 2017-2018 annual financial report. Island Mayor Dennis Stahl introduced Cameron County Pct. 1 Commissioner Sofia Benavides, who attended, along …
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Feb 22 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The season has come to an end for the Port Isabel Tarpons basketball team. They were eliminated from the post-season playoffs Tuesday night by the Sinton Pirates, who won the first round, bi-district game, 67-54, at Alice. Port Isabel led 16-15 at the end of the first quarter …
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Feb 22 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel High sprinters were strong at Pharr last Friday. Running at the Hog Relays, hosted by PSJA Southwest. Two Tarpons in particular were especially fast in the 100 and 200-meter sprint races. Cesar Aguilera and Mac Strunk each ran second in the 100-meter and 200-meter races, respectively. …
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Feb 22 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Marlyn Cesenes got off to a great start in the 2019 UIL high school track and field season last week. She took the gold medal in the pole vault at the Hog Relays in Pharr with a vault of 10-feet, 6-inches in the first meet of the year …
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Feb 22 2019
Special to the PRESS Dear Editor, It has been my privilege and honor to serve as Superintendent of Point Isabel ISD for almost seven years and to conclude my 31 years of public education service in PIISD. I have been blessed to work with amazingly talented educators who work tirelessly to better the lives of …
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Feb 22 2019
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Even though the first official day of spring won’t be heralded in for another month with the arrival of the vernal equinox on March 20, it’s usually a pretty safe bet that all things green and growing will get off to a substantial head start here in the …
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Feb 22 2019
By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS A few years back I was interviewed by Na’Tassia Finley who asked about treasure hunting on South Padre Island. During the segment I talked about the famous Padre Island shipwrecks of 1554. While the camera rolled, I showed her some coins from that same era and explained the …
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Feb 15 2019
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com South Padre Island Mayor Dennis Stahl has announced his resignation, effective May of this year. Stahl announced his departure in an email sent to the PRESS Wednesday evening, writing that he had submitted a letter of resignation with City Secretary Susan Hill earlier in the day. Stahl cited …
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Feb 15 2019
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Representatives from local, state and federal law enforcement agencies were all on hand Tuesday afternoon as the Port Isabel Police Department hosted a rededication ceremony for their newly renovated shooting range. The facility was named after Cpl. George Dorsett, who died while on duty in 1986. Members of …
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Feb 15 2019
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island City Council voted to freeze funds for special events pending a workshop of the newly established “special events committee” can be held to review the City’s funding process and the results that funding generates. That discussion, along with a discussion regarding the expansion of the …
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