Jun 29 2018
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS The turn out was heavy for a City of South Padre Island public comprehensive planning meeting held on Tuesday, June 19. The open house style event was held at the South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center. City leaders and staff, as well as Council and committee members, were …
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Jun 29 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Port Isabel police have arrested three people in connection with a plot to steal money from the Murphy USA gas station located in the Walmart parking lot. Adrian Lee Martinez, Roland Ray Ramirez and Paola Garcia all face charges of burglary of a building, officials confirmed Wednesday. According …
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Jun 29 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel Capital Projects Planning Committee held their first meeting Tuesday afternoon at City Hall. Port Isabel City Manager Jared Hockema led the committee in a roundtable discussion that outlined a list of possible capital improvement projects and the cost estimates associated with pursuing them. In all, …
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Jun 29 2018
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS Cruise ships, recognition of Environmental Services achievements, efforts to promote expanded airlift services to the area, and shoreline management strategies highlighted the Wednesday, June 20 meeting of the SPI City Council. The Council voted to approve a budget amendment allocating $100,000 from the SPI Economic Development Corporation’s (EDC) fund …
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Jun 29 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Sometimes too much of a good thing can be a bad thing. Such may be the case with temporary signage placed in front of local businesses in Port Isabel. As a result, the Port Isabel Ordinance Review Committee met at City Hall Tuesday afternoon to discuss one facet …
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Jun 29 2018
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS The Laguna Madre area can celebrate an early Independence Day this Saturday in Laguna Vista. The first-ever Laguna Vista Fun Run, Parade and Celebration featuring a fireworks show over the Bay, is scheduled June 30 at Roloff Park. Designed to be a family fun event, the Independence Day celebration …
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Jun 29 2018
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS A ceremony blessing Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church’s new Oblate Memorial Prayer Garden was celebrated here on Monday, June 25. The new facility, at 705 S. Longoria St., Port Isabel, commemorates the arrival of the Oblate Fathers of Mary Immaculate in Point Isabel by boat on …
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Jun 29 2018
PRESS Staff Report Friday, June 8 False Alarm 11:38 a.m. – Port Isabel police were alerted that a hit by a license plate scanner at the base of the Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway on South Padre Island indicated a stolen vehicle was headed their way. After stopping the vehicle, the officer learned the driver was …
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Jun 29 2018
PRESS Staff report The Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce welcomed its newest member, Starbucks Coffee, with a ribbon cutting ceremony last Monday, June 18. The coffee shop, which is located at the Highway 100 and Highway 48 intersection, is open Sunday through Thursday from 5 a.m. – 11 p.m., and 5 a.m. – midnight on …
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Jun 29 2018
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The new head football coach is in. Jason Strunk was recently hired as the new head football coach and athletic director at Port Isabel High School, and he has reported to his office at the athletic department this week. Strunk replaces Jaime Infante, who submitted his resignation in …
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