Jan 09 2015
By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press press@portisabelsouthpadre.com January 1, 2015 It’s been an interesting year for the Laguna Madre region. From stratospheric highs promising boons in both local commerce, increased jobs in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields via the proposed SpaceX launch site, to news of the death of an Island resident during …
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Jan 09 2015
By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press press@portisabelsouthpadre.com January 1, 2015 The flu virus is the suspected cause of the death of a 4 year old boy in Port Isabel this past weekend. According to documents, the mother of the child, Nancy Ceballos Perez, got up around 4 a.m. this past Saturday to check up on …
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Jan 09 2015
By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press press@portisabelsouthpadre.com January 1, 2015 Saturday morning the Queen Isabella Causeway belongs to the runners. Last year over 4,800 participants travelled on foot over the iconic bridge for the 30 year anniversary of the Longest Causeway Run & Fitness Walk, sponsored by the Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce, and this …
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Jan 09 2015
By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press press@portisabelsouthpadre.com January 1, 2015 Leslie Blasing, who boasts one of the more sensational voices in South Texas, has been a full time singer and entertainer since 1984, when her sister invited her to a concert in San Antonio in which she was brought up onstage and asked to sing. …
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Jan 09 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS January 8, 2015 The Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons basketball squad went on the road to Rio Grande City Tuesday night and made the trip a profitable one with a 60-32 win over the Lady Gators of Grulla. The Lady Tarpons never trailed and led 21-7 at the …
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Jan 09 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS January 8, 2015 The Port Isabel Tarpons basketball group scored two points on a pair of free throws before the game actually started and beat the Grulla Gators, 68-51, Tuesday night in Tarpon Gym. The Gators’ official team lineup in the scorebook initially showed two players with the …
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Jan 09 2015
By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press press@portisabelsouthpadre.com Despite the chilly weather and possible light showers expected the morning of the 31st Annual Longest Causeway Run & Fitness Walk, the event is expected to go on as scheduled no matter how much Mother Nature chooses to cooperate for the occasion. A reminder that the USA Track …
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Dec 11 2014
By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com What began as a spirited conversation between friends Kirsten Zertuche and Marty Etheridge to determine the best caldo (broth) in the area manifested into the first of what is expected to be an annual Caldo Cook-off held this past Saturday at Harpoon’s Surf Bar & Grill on South …
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Dec 11 2014
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS Monday evening, The Point Isabel Independent School District (PIISD) held a family meeting at the library of the Point Isabel High School. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) sent representatives to the meeting to share information about Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) which can be …
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Dec 11 2014
PRESS Staff Report According to reports in India, a New Delhi Court has recommended convicted murderer Amit Muddamalle Livingston be extradited back to the U.S. On Feb 7, 2007 Livingston was found guilty for shooting and killing of his girlfriend, Hermila Garcia, in 2005 on South Padre Island. He was sentenced to 23 years in …
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