May 23 2013
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS The Laguna Vista community will observe Memorial Day on Monday to commemorate the men and women in the US military who gave their lives in defense of their country, and to honor all veterans who have served. In what has become an annual event, the “Always Honor, Never …
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May 23 2013
By SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Point Isabel Independent School District (PIISD) Board on Tuesday approved a five percent general pay increase for teachers and a five percent from midpoint raise for administrative, professional, clerical and paraprofessional employees and auxiliary personnel. “It’s the first general pay increase in three years,” said superintendent Dr. Lisa …
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May 23 2013
By CHRISTINA R. GARZA Staff Writer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com A man is behind bars for allegedly kidnapping and raping a local woman. On May 16, South Padre Island police officer Manuel Ochoa responded to a call to a convenience store on the 2900 block of Padre Boulevard, where a woman with bodily injuries alleged that a William …
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May 23 2013
By AARIN HARTWELL Special to the PRESS Parking issues on the Island dominated the City Council meeting last Wednesday, March 15, at City Hall on South Padre Island. Discussion of the city’s convention center renovation and expansion and proposed seasonal parking permit brought many spectators to the audience of the meeting. Business owners and members …
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May 23 2013
By CHRISTINA R. GARZA Staff Writer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com Yolanda Marin, wife of alleged domestic terrorist Luis Garcia Marin insists he is innocent of the charges. The Port Isabel-South Padre Press reported online that Garcia Marin was charged with making terroristic threats after reporting a suspicious looking package to Fire Marshall Rodrigo Garcia on Wednesday, April 24. …
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May 23 2013
PRESS Staff Report The Port Isabel-South Padre Press has hired award-winning journalist Sasha Heller to serve as the paper’s managing editor. The Atlanta native joins the staff after working as the reporter at The Pampa News, a daily in the Panhandle. Heller has also worked as a news editor for The Enterprise-Tocsin in Indianola, Miss.; …
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May 23 2013
Elizabeth Ann “Clore” Pressly passed away on Friday, May 17, 2013 at the Provident Memory Care facility in Buda, Texas. Elizabeth was born August 8, 1931 in Evanston, Illinois the daughter of Wallace B. Clore Jr. and his wife, Grace Lucille Clore. Her early childhood years were spent in Northbrook, Illinois. She moved to Mercedes, …
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May 23 2013
Robert James “Bob” Grand-Lienard, Jr., age 83 of Murchison, TX, passed away May 19, 2013. He was born March 9, 1930 in Boston, MA, to Dr. Robert James Sr., & Edna (May) Grand-Lienard. Bob married Brenda Shockey on May 5, 1961 in Plano, TX. He started his own business, Special Products & Mfg., Inc. in …
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May 22 2013
Name? “Craig Greenwood.” Where are you from? “I’m originally from Woodstock, New Hampshire.” How long have you lived on SPI? “Twenty years.” How long have you been bartending? “Thirteen years.” How old are you? “I’m 30 years old.” Where else have you bartended? “I’ve bartended at Tom and Jerry’s and Palm Street Pier.” Why do …
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