Nov 29 2015
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS During a workshop last Thursday morning, local Island board members along with other stakeholders throughout the community considered grant projects for application of RESTORE Act funds. The RESTORE Act, or Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act, was signed into …
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Nov 29 2015
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island Economic Development Corporation (EDC) met last week for their regular monthly meeting. This month, the board focused on retail recruitment strategy and considered the request to help fund a skate park at the City’s new John L. Tompkins Park. The meeting opened with a …
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Nov 29 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com If you’ve driven past downtown Port Isabel lately, you may have noticed the glow of hundreds of Christmas lights decorating the trees and the pavilion at Beulah Park. All over the Valley people are bustling about “decking the halls,” so to speak, in celebration of the holiday season. …
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Nov 29 2015
Special to the PRESS Dear Editor, I respectfully write to clarify comments made in a letter published on October 15 in the Port Isabel -South Padre Press, and address inaccuracies in October 8 coverage of remarks I made before the South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce on October 7. The letter’s author offers her interpretation …
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Nov 29 2015
Special to the PRESS The City of South Padre Island’s Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT), Ordinance 15-03 is on pace to exceed revenue projections predicted when it was passed in March. The ordinance went into effect on June 1st and since being implemented on June 1st, 160 property owners have registered with the city. As a …
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Nov 29 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons beat Lyford 47-42 in a non-district girls’ basketball game Monday afternoon at Tarpon Gym. With the win Port Isabel improves to 4-4 on the season. School is officially out all this week because of the Thanksgiving holiday. The team practiced on Tuesday …
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Nov 29 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons were outscored 59-43 in a non-district boys’ basketball game last Friday night in Tarpon Gym. It was another fast-paced game for the Tarpons, and in the second half it was the Bulldogs of Lyford who were better able to maintain the pace and hold …
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Nov 29 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Jose Atkinson is more than just a Port Isabel High student-athlete. He is involved in so many extracurricular things that to this observer it’s a wonder that he not only has time to study, but that he consistently gets top grades. Atkinson plays basketball in the wintertime and …
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Nov 13 2015
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS Veterans and their families and friends gathered on a blustery morning in Veteran’s Park in Port Isabel Wednesday morning to honor all military members past and present and pay tribute to their service. Flags whipped in the wind as Robert Vela, former commander of local VFW Post 8791 …
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Nov 13 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Port Isabel City Secretary Susie Alcocer has amended her age discrimination complaint against the City to include retaliation, according to documents obtained by the Press. Alcocer first filed the complaint with the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) Civil Rights Division last month after a $3 per hour decrease to …
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