Aug 17 2015
Special to the PRESS Beach User Fees or as some would rather call it, paid parking is coming to Gulf Boulevard next year by the way things look with the City of South Padre Island and the Texas General Land Office. So what does that mean? It means that, if all goes well for the …
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Aug 17 2015
Special to the PRESS To the Editor A couple days ago I decided to get some salt for my softener. I went to Walmart and wrestled two 40 pound bags into my shopping cart. I went to the parking lot and lifted the tailgate of my vehicle and contemplated getting the bags from the …
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Aug 17 2015
By MARINA WISE-HERRING Special to the PRESS Some dreams do come true. Such is the case for one of Port Isabel High School’s 2015 graduates, Cassie Chavez. The former Lady Tarpon is set to play softball at Laredo Community College (LCC) this spring. This major achievement did not come easily for Chavez, though. Behind Chavez’ solidified …
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Aug 17 2015
By MARINA WISE-HERRING Special to the PRESS Talk about good luck– it’s not every day that the University of Texas’ former head football coach and his ex-quarterback/son come to visit your local high school. Longhorn royalty Fred Akres and his son, Danny, paid a quick visit to Port Isabel High School’s athletes and coaches last week. …
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Aug 17 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Ladies Kingfish Tournament (LKT) Bay and Offshore grand champions had one thing in mind after they collected their trophies on Sunday afternoon: sleep. Ericka Kinney, the Offshore Grand Champion, and Kelsey Garcia, the Bay Grand Champion were all smiles during the awards luncheon. When asked how they …
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Aug 17 2015
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS The Laguna Vista Town Council this week unanimously approved a service agreement with the Boys and Girls Club of Laguna Madre. At the Town’s July meeting, Club representatives agreed in principle with the funding request which stressed the need for financial support to facilitate operations. Last funded by the …
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Aug 17 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS With only four returning starters from last year’s co-district championship team, the 2015 Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons volleyball team is short on experience. The Lady Eagles of Brownsville Hannah came into Tarpon Gym Tuesday night ready to take advantage. They took the home team in straight sets, …
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Aug 17 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons varsity football squad will be at Donna North for their first scrimmage of the 2015 season this Friday morning. The Press visited with P.I. head coach and athletic director Monty Stumbaugh this week to find out how preparations are coming along in this, the …
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Aug 17 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS For weeks members of the Port Isabel High Silver Tarpon Marching Band have been hard at work. They’ve been doing sectional work indoors and marching fundamentals outdoors. All of the music for this year’s marching show is now in and all hands and feet are now busy combining …
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Aug 09 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Tuesday, August 4, marked the 225th anniversary of the United States Coast Guard. Though stations across the country held celebrations on Tuesday, including at Sector Corpus Christi, Station South Padre Island’s observance was more reserved, said Lt. William Bell, who serves as station commander. “What we did this …
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