Dec 24 2015
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS This month’s Parks, Recreation, and Beautification Committee meeting heated up when open discussion began regarding the inclusion of a skate park at the new John. L. Tompkins Park on South Padre Island. The new City park has been in the works for many years, with a comprehensive park …
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Dec 24 2015
By PETE BANDA Special to the PRESS reporter@sbnewspaper.com In just about one week, the firearms laws in Texas will be undergoing a significant change. Starting Jan. 1, 2016 licensed gun owners will be able to carry a weapon openly as long as it’s in a holster under their arm or on their hip. Since the announcement, the …
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Dec 24 2015
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS This year, the South Padre Island Keep SPI Beautiful Committee (KSPIB) broadened their efforts and began to focus on collaboration with like-minded groups in the area like Respeta Tu Playa and the Surfrider Foundation. This month, KSPIB agreed to support Sea Turtle, Inc. in their grant application to …
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Dec 24 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com In 1897, 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon asked her father if Santa Claus was real. I’m sure this is a question many parents face with some apprehension. Virginia’s father, Dr. Philip O’Hanlon, suggested she pose the question as a letter to the editor in New York City newspaper, The Sun, …
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Dec 24 2015
Special to the PRESS Dear Editor, I recently read a nationally syndicated column about terrorism in the USA that I thought made a number of good points. I quote a number of them. “The bipartisan commission that investigated the 9/11 attacks conceded the primary driving force for Islamist terrorism was anger at the U.S.-led foreign …
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Dec 24 2015
Special to the PRESS The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) will increase patrols for an eight-day period that includes both the Christmas and New Year holidays. From Dec. 24 – 27 and Dec. 31 – Jan. 3, DPS troopers, as well as law enforcement across the state, will be patrolling roadways throughout the holiday weekends looking for drunk drivers, …
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Dec 24 2015
Special to the PRESS LV Residents and Friends, This is to provide you a brief update on information that may be of interest to you. Thanks to all of you for making our Christmas Tree Lighting and our decorating contests a complete success. On behalf of the Town Council and Staff, we want to wish …
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Dec 24 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS A spirited 2nd-half comeback fell short for the Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons basketball team last week. They lost to Rio Hondo, 47-43, after rallying from double-digits down in the fourth quarter in the second district game for both teams. Port Isabel falls to 0-2 in district play …
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Dec 24 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Former Port Isabel High athlete Gabriyella Torres is home for the holidays. She is a student at University of Texas-San Antonio (UTSA) and is happy to be back in Port Isabel after a successful first semester. “I love it,” Torres told the Press this week. “It’s a great …
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Dec 24 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Tarpon basketball team is taking the rest of this week off for the Christmas Holiday. They had a game at La Villa last week and practiced three days this week. School is out as of Dec. 18th and classes will resume Monday, Jan. 4. …
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