Feb 03 2017
By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS Recently, I received an email from Jean Powers of Minneapolis asking about a sea bean she found while vacationing on South Padre Island. I always like to refer questions of this sort to my friend and partner Kay Lay who identified the find as a Mary’s bean. “They are …
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Jan 27 2017
Wildlife Expo offers something for everyone By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Wildlife experts and novices alike were being wowed at the Winter Outdoor Wildlife Expo (WOWE) this Tuesday at the South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center (BNC). The five-day long event is enjoying its second year being hosted at the BNC and …
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Jan 27 2017
Mayor delivers positive State of the Island address By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS South Padre Island Mayor Bharat “Barry” Patel delivered his State of the Island address before the start of the Jan. 18 City Council meeting. The mayor took a moment to thank all of the volunteers who serve on the various City …
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Jan 27 2017
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com It’s taken a couple of tries, but the Port Isabel Police Department Community Crime Watch seems to have gotten off to a stronger start this time around. The small meeting room adjacent to the main building at the Port Isabel Event and Cultural Center (PIECC) was full during …
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Jan 27 2017
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS On Wednesday, Jan. 18, the South Padre Island City Council held a public workshop to discuss potential ways venue taxes could be used on the Island. During the November election, Island voters overwhelmingly approved increasing the venue tax by 2 percent. Wednesday’s discussions focused on five potential project areas …
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Jan 27 2017
County inmates helping to beautify city By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Port Isabel residents may have noticed some positive changes in recent weeks as the City’s code enforcement department has teamed up with a new crew to help clean up trouble spots all over town. The City has enlisted the help of the …
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Jan 27 2017
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Street improvements continued to be the primary topic of discussion at Tuesday evening’s regular meeting of the Port Isabel City Commission. The Commission unanimously approved the submission of a grant application to the Texas Department of Agriculture for a Texas Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) in the amount …
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Jan 27 2017
City nixes telecomm expansion By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island City Council voted down a measure that would have allowed wireless service providers to boost signal strength on the Island. The decision came during last Wednesday’s regular city meeting when the Council voted against granting a master license agreement with Mobilitie, …
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Jan 27 2017
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons dropped a 36-28 decision to La Feria Tuesday night in Tarpon Gym. Port Isabel falls to 5-5 in District 32-4A play and remains tied for fourth place in the district standings with Rio Hondo and Raymondville. La Feria improves to 8-2 and stays …
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Jan 27 2017
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons basketball team fought La Feria with everything they had Tuesday night at Tarpon Gym, but lost a fast-paced, exciting game in the end, 55-49. The district-leading Lions came in undefeated in the league and alone in first place. The Tarpons were 1-6 and had …
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