May 19 2017
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Sometimes all that glitters is gold. Port Isabel High senior Sydney “Trey” Mock was awarded the gold medal in the discus at last weekend’s UIL State Track and Field Meet in Austin. He threw the metal disc a personal best 175-feet, 4-inches on his second attempt, and finished …
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May 19 2017
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel High Lady Tarpon runner Natalie Garza finished fifth in the 400-meter dash at the 2017 UIL State Track and Field Meet in Austin last week. Garza was timed at 57.62 seconds and that was her season best. Gold medalist Virginia Kerley, from Taylor, won with the …
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May 19 2017
Special to the PRESS Dear Editor; I wondered how long it would take the Birdwells of Laguna Vista, our registered socialists, to come back on my earlier letter to the editor. Well, they came back in the issue of 11 May with their typical response. First, the folks who set up the original scope of …
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May 19 2017
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Congrats, Class of 2017! You’ve done it. You’ve arrived at graduation day. You’ve got your cap and gown, your stoles and cords, maybe even a class ring. Your family, friends and teachers are ready to cheer you on as you cross the stage this weekend and cross the …
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May 19 2017
By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS A galleon’s weight varied from 100 to 1,000 tons. Her armament could include up to 40 guns of various caliber. The ship’s speed, depending on size and shape, could be anywhere from 4 to 8 knots. A medium sized galleon would carry about 100 sailors and passengers. In addition, …
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May 12 2017
Family in ‘shock’ after man shouts anti-Muslim epithets By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A family vacationing on South Padre Island is still reeling after they say a man harassed them by yelling anti-Muslim and sexually explicit epithets at them on the beach. “Total shock” is how Ahmed, one member of the family, described …
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May 12 2017
Legislation faces law enforcement, public backlash By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com With no fanfare or advanced notice, Gov. Greg Abbott took to Facebook Live Sunday evening and signed into law a bill banning sanctuary cities. The video announcement lasted approximately five minutes during which Abbott expressed his thanks to Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, …
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May 12 2017
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Officials closed the Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway for several hours Friday, May 5, after receiving a suspicious phone call alleging the bridge was structurally unsound. South Padre Island Chief of Police Randy Smith said the call came into the Harlingen 911 system and was transferred to SPI PD. …
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May 12 2017
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Incumbent Councilman Michael Carter and political newcomer Rolando Gonzalez were declared winners of Saturday’s Laguna Vista’s general and special election during a vote canvass here on Tuesday. Mayor Susie Houston and newcomers Johvanne Hernandez Howard and incumbent Frank Davalos Jr. were unopposed and were declared elected to the Council …
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May 12 2017
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS Venue tax projects, transit studies, code of ordinance amendments, and shoreline related topics highlighted the South Padre Island City Council meeting held on Wednesday, May 3. SPI Chief Financial Officer Rodrigo Gimenez presented a timetable related to the issuance of venue tax related bonds. In its April 5 meeting, …
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