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FROM THE PAST: San Benito girls blank Sebastian

By RENE TORRES Special to the Parade In the summer of 1941, Valley girls’ softball was attracting thousands of fans to the ball park. The girls from throughout the region were playing a good brand of softball. One of the best pitching performances of that summer came when San Benito’s Kiwanis blanked the Sebastian 10. …

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Humberto Gomez

Humberto Gomez 58, of Port Isabel, TX passed away on Thurs. March 14, 2013. He is preceded in death by his father, Francisco Gomez and a brother, Ramon Gomez. He is survived by his wife, Maria Medellin Gomez; daughters, Amanda Gomez and Natalia Foshee; grandchildren, Israel Esparza, Jean Mountain, Kikke Valdenvgro, Sal Valdenvgro, Venessa Valdenvgro; …

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Captain Larry C. Smith

Captain Larry C. Smith died at home in Port Isabel, Tx on January 18, 2013 with great friends and family beside him. Father, Grandpa , Great Grandpa, brother and best friend to many. In his early twenty’s he worked on the tug “Capt. Niday” actually towing some wooden barges loaded with sand, gravel and shell …

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EDC director gets six months in jail

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Special to the PRESS BROWNSVILLE – South Padre Island Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Darla Lapeyre was sentenced to six months in jail at a state facility Thursday for negligent homicide charges dating back to a Feb. 6, 2011 incident in which the vehicle she was driving struck and killed Michigan …

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SPRING BREAK 2013: The good, the bad, the ugly

By RAY QUIROGA Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com While a healthy crowd of Spring Breakers and vacationers remain in the area, another Texas week is officially in the record books. Officials estimate that upwards of 25,000 vacationers descended on the Island this Spring Break, Texas Week crowds, however, are estimated to have been conservatively 75 …

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Spring Break incident downgraded

By RAY QUIROGA Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com An incident which was thought to have involved up to 100 victims of illicit intoxication was severely downgraded and downplayed on Tuesday. Media reports rapidly spread that a substance possibly known as “Molly” had been passed among Spring Breakers and vacationers throughout the weekend. By Tuesday evening, …

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House Bill 1000 passes unanimously

Special to the PRESS House Bill 1000 which would create a new university and medical school in South Texas passed the Texas House of Representatives by a vote of 149-0 Tuesday, sending it to a third and final reading which is expected possibly Wednesday. State Rep. Rene Oliveira, the bill’s primary author said that the …

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Villarreal vies for Ms. TAMUK

By RAY QUIROGA Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com Kaylyn Villarreal is a force to be reckoned with. A sophomore attending Texas A&M University –Kingsville, this Port Isabel High School graduate, Class of 2011, and aspiring educator is making a run to be the next Ms. TAMUK, a coveted title among young women on campus. Earning …

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Girls 3-0, boys open district

PRESS Staff Report The Port Isabel High School varsity baseball and softball teams are beginning to make waves in their respective districts, especially as the Lady Tarpons tighten their stranglehold on 32-3A with an undefeated 3-0 record thus far. Of course, the Tarpons are enjoying their own success after opening 32-3A play with a victory …

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Gentry, Martinez make All-Metro

Special to the PRESS Two Port Isabel High School athletes have been selected as All-Metro Basketball team and will participate in the RGV Viper Basketball Classic. Kieler Gentry representing the boys’ varsity team and Alex Martinez for the girls’ varsity team have been selected to the Brownsville Herald All-Metro Basketball second team. Being selected for …

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