Dec 18 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com There are less than 10 days until Christmas and I haven’t finished my shopping yet. I should probably start panicking soon, except this is something that happens every year. I’m a horrible procrastinator when it comes to gift shopping. There are others in my family who would win …
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Dec 18 2015
By ROB NIXON Special to the PRESS On December 15, Cameron County, PAR Consulting and Applied Coastal Research and Consulting held their second public forum on the new Cameron County Erosion Response Plan (ERP). As I have mentioned before, the purpose of the state mandating Counties and Cities to come up with ERPs is to …
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Dec 18 2015
Special to the PRESS Dear Editor, I want to recognize all the workers while they do their jobs, they are pleasant and give us good service. The cashiers, teachers, drivers, cleaning personnel at hotels, public workers, etc. are who I’m referring to. They all contribute to make our area a nice place to live. Thank …
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Dec 18 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel High Tarpon football players Stephen L. Martinez and Raul Villarreal were named Tuesday to the AP Class 4A All-State Football Team. Villarreal was named to the first-team defense and Martinez made the second-team offense. Villarreal played defensive end and Martinez, who played both ways, made the …
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Dec 18 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons basketball team made the long trip to Zapata Tuesday night and lost a hard-fought battle to the Zapata Lady Hawks in the first district game for both teams. It went right down to the final buzzer and the final score went in favor …
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Dec 18 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS There were no miraculous upsets for the Port Isabel High boys’ basketball team at last week’s 87th annual C.E. Vail tournament in La Feria. The Tarpons lost 53-37 to McAllen and 76-48 to San Benito, both Class 6A schools, on Thursday. The loss to McAllen put the Tarpons …
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Dec 11 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Cameron County Sheriff’s Department lost a beloved deputy late last week with the death of veteran canine deputy, Rex. “We will miss him greatly, no question about it,” Sheriff Omar Lucio said during a press conference Monday afternoon. He described the canine deputy as a member of …
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Dec 11 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com An age discrimination complaint filed by Port Isabel City Secretary Susie Alcocer has been dismissed by the Civil Right Division of the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). In a letter sent to both the City and John Shergold, an attorney representing Alcocer, TWC writes, “The TWCCRD is unable to …
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Dec 11 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Six people were rescued Thursday after spending 10 days without food or water on a stretch of land not far from Long Island Village. Cameron County Constables also confiscated several bundles of marijuana weighing approximately 261 pounds, Constable Pete Delgadillo said. Constables were alerted by a call from …
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Dec 11 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A Laguna Heights couple has been arrested on charges of injury to a child after the Cameron County Constable Pct. 1 office received a call from a local Head Start school. Steven Barron, 27, and his wife, Araceli Galaviz, 25 – both of Laguna Heights – were arrested …
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