Sep 02 2016
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS The City of South Padre Island Shoreline Task Force met on Monday, Aug. 22, to discuss a range of issues involving beach management, beach access and beach parking issues. UTRGV student intern Shelby Bessette presented a report on her thesis data concerning beach management and dune restoration. She noted …
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Sep 02 2016
Special to the PRESS Local volunteers are banding together to tackle litter in the Lower Laguna Madre Bay, as part of the Keep Texas Waterways Clean program. Keep South Padre Island Beautiful (KSPIB) will conduct a cleanup with the help of 250volunteers on Saturday, Sept. 24. “Keep South Padre Island Beautiful is committed to keeping …
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Sep 02 2016
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS A fall festival featuring family fun and games for the Laguna Madre area is scheduled Oct. 8-9 by Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Port Isabel. Chalupa games with prizes, a country store, cake walks and children’s games will be conducted on the church grounds. Featured …
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Sep 02 2016
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons scored first on a 61-yard run, gave up the tying touchdown on a blocked punt, rolled the dice in overtime and won the game on a do-or-die two-point conversion try, 15-14. Very briefly, that sums up last Friday night’s football game between Port Isabel …
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Sep 02 2016
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS With only two matches left to play before next week’s district opener, the Port Isabel Lady Tarpons volleyball team stepped up their game Tuesday night and exorcised the Lady Devils of Monte Alto in straight sets. They won 25-14, 25-20, 25-16. They trailed only briefly, at the start …
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Sep 02 2016
By JOE HAMBY Special to the PRESS The 2016 season got underway last Friday night in Brownsville’s Sams Memorial Stadium. The Port Isabel Tarpons came to town to challenge the Lopez High Lobos to 60 minutes of hard-knock football. The two teams remained focused on victory during the hard fought defensive game that went in to …
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Sep 02 2016
Special to the PRESS From the Desk of the City Manager LV Residents and Friends, This is to provide you a brief update on the upcoming community events and to share information that may be of interest to you. The police department is preparing for the Labor Day weekend. Increased patrolling will be taking place …
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Sep 02 2016
Special to the PRESS By JARED HOCKEMA Port Isabel City Manager The PRESS recently published an article about the City’s financial performance in Fiscal Year 2013-2014, in which the city incurred losses of $492,731 in the General Fund. This loss followed a previously-reported General Fund deficit of $889,176 in Fiscal Year 2012-2013. The City’s financial …
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Sep 02 2016
Special to the PRESS On September 15, 2016, El Paseo Arts Foundation is proud and honored to host a performance of the Camille Playhouse’s powerful production of Wit, by Margaret Edson. Under the direction of the Camille’s new artistic director, Christopher Ikner, Wit has been described by The New York Times as “the kind of …
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Sep 02 2016
By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS One of the main reasons cited for building a railroad that ran from Brownsville to Point Isabel, was to break the monopoly on freight and passenger hauling held by Richard King and Mifflin Kenedy. The two partners owned a fleet of twenty six steamboats that had operated on …
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