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Town sponsoring code enforcement campaign

By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS The Laguna Vista CARES – Code Enforcement Campaign is in full swing locally. “We at the Town are working on raising awareness on encouraging property owners to maintain their properties,” City Manager Rolando Vela said. Police Officer Christina Esquivel is working as the code enforcement officer for the Town, …

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TCEQ to host Annova LNG air permit meeting

By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is set to hold a public meeting in Brownsville next week regarding an air quality permit submitted by Annova LNG. The state regulatory agency issued a notice earlier this month stating that it has prepared a draft permit in response to …

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Music by the Bay slated in Laguna Vista

By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS The Laguna Madre community is invited to participate in the Laguna Vista Live:  Music by the Bay event on Saturday, March 2 from 6 to 10 p.m. at Roloff Park. “We are reaching to those interested in participating this event,” Laguna Vista City Manager Rolando Vela said, adding the …

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Shop till you drop: Thousands flock to SPI Market Days

DARREN GOLLER Special to the PRESS There was plenty to see and do at the 23rd annual SPI Market Days held at the South Padre Island Convention Centre this past weekend. The event saw over 7,000 patrons pass through the gates, all eager to see what treasures they could find on the Island. You could …

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Good as gold: Barrera earns top spot at Edinburg meet

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel senior powerlifter Julianna Barrera was golden again in the latest meet at Edinburg IDEA Academy last Saturday. She finished in first place for the second time in as many meets this season and remains on track for a return trip to the state powerlifting meet later …

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In the hunt: Girls keep playoff hopes alive with decisive win over La Grulla

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons got the best of La Grulla, 66-36, in a key District 32-4A basketball game Tuesday night in Tarpon Gym. With the win Port Isabel improves to 7-5 in district play and remains in contention for the fourth playoff spot in the district. …

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Tarpons tie up Gators, 64-52

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons broke open a close game against the Grulla Gators in the fourth quarter and won Tuesday night’s District 32-4A game, 64-52 at Tarpon Gym. La Grulla got off to a fast start and led the Tarpons 10-2 in the first quarter. The Gators led …

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Letter to the Editor for January 31, 2019

Special to the PRESS Dear Editor, I am writing to thank Port Isabel residents for sharing the true meaning of Christmas with children in need this past holiday season. Because of the generosity of donors in Port Isabel and across the United States, Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse, collected more than 8.8 …

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Writer’s Block: Connected Disconnect

By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Rio Grande Valley is a place apart — a region located at the southernmost tip of Texas and made up of four counties that form an awkward, almost triangular shape. It’s bordered to the east by a literal border — an international one with Mexico, to the …

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Rio History: Nice Catch

Fossil Fish Found On South Padre Island By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS “I’ll bet you never caught one of these,” Marion Desoto said as he handed me a small rock with the outline of an ancient fish clearly visible on its surface. He’s right on that count, I thought to myself as I …

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