Aug 24 2018
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Silver Tarpon Marching Band is working on making the transition from parking lot to stadium. The Silver Tarpon band regularly practices in the main parking lot behind the high school. It’s marked off with yard lines, just like the field at the stadium, and that’s …
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Aug 24 2018
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons volleyball team played a road match Tuesday evening and lost in straight sets to the Brownsville Pace Lady Vikings. Pace won by the scores of 14-25, 18-25, 6-25. “The first game we struggled a little bit to find our way,” volleyball Head Coach …
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Aug 24 2018
Special to the PRESS Editor, I have a question: what is the update on the Yacht Club? I know it was sold to a private individual. I come to Port Isabel several times a year for extended periods and have always made a visit to see the building. The first time I was I there …
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Aug 24 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Okay, maybe I spoke too soon. Or maybe I jinxed it. In either case, perhaps I should apologize. You may be wondering what I’m talking about. Well, it’s none other than that perennial favorite of small talk topics, the water cooler go-to, the easy ice-breaker conversation starter: the …
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Aug 24 2018
By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS Had the trail riders found the remains of a Spanish explorer? Jim Jennings, whose father was the civil engineer in charge of building the Brownsville Ship Channel, grew up in Port Isabel during the early 1930s. Over the years, Jim has sent me many stories and pictures of various …
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Aug 17 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Late on Friday evening, the City of South Padre Island released a statement saying it was working with other law enforcement agencies to investigate a missing persons case. “While conducting the investigation, investigators obtained information that led to a rural area in Willacy County where human remains were …
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Aug 17 2018
Editor’s Note: This report contains profanity and sexually explicit language that may disturb some readers. To jump to Part 2, exclusively available online, please click here. By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A Port Isabel police officer who was given a 7-day suspension in late June has since been demoted from the rank of …
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Aug 17 2018
By ALEXA RAY Special to the PRESS The 37th Annual Ladies Kingfish Tournament (LKT) wrapped up this past Sunday. After a full and fun day at sea on Saturday, participants of the tournament gathered at the South Padre Island Convention Centre to relax and celebrate all of their hard work. For the fishing teams who …
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Aug 17 2018
By ALEXA RAY Special to the PRESS Ann Louise Wells fished her whole life. She first took up the hobby when she was just a baby in her home state of Michigan, participating in tournaments with her father. After moving to South Padre Island, Wells quickly fell in love with bay fishing in the Laguna …
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Aug 17 2018
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS The Town of Laguna Vista will host a Town Hall Meeting featuring State Representative – Elect Alex Dominguez on Monday, Aug. 20 from 6-8 p.m. in the Council Meeting Room, located at 122 Fernandez Street. “As he prepares for the Legislative Session that starts in January, the Representative-Elect wants to …
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