Jul 24 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Point Isabel Independent School District (PISD) Board on Tuesday approved three percent raises for: teachers (general pay increase); administrative/professionals (from midpoint); clerical/paraprofessionals (from midpoint); and auxiliary personnel (from midpoint). To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or call the news …
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Jul 24 2014
PRESS Staff Report Sgt. Nissim Sean Carmeli, 21, formerly of South Padre Island, died this week while fighting in combat with the Israel Defense Force in Gaza. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or call the news office at (956) 943-5545.
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Jul 24 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com It’s been a long time coming. The City of Port Isabel will proudly host a ribbon-cutting ceremony and grand opening for the Event & Cultural Center (ECC) from 4:30 p.m. to midnight, this Saturday. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by …
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Jul 21 2014
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Jul 17 2014
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Is there ever a time to not be thinking about football? With the start of practice just two weeks away this is the time of the year when the interest and excitement start to build. That’s especially true considering what the Tarpons did the last two seasons. To read the …
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Jul 17 2014
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Daniella Murchison and Gabby Torres have both advanced to the Texas Amateur Athletic Federation (TAAF) state summer track and field meet to be held in College Station next month. They each qualified in two events; Murchision in the shot put and discus and Torres in the long jump …
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Jul 17 2014
BY MARINA WISE-HERRING Special to the PRESS It’s a special sight to see young athletes compete at national competitions, especially Rio Grande Valley bred players. South Texas Fully Loaded ‘02 Red, along with other RGV-based fastpitch softball teams, made the trek to Denton this past week to compete at the IFA/VTD (Independent Fastpitch Association/Virtual Tournament …
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Jul 17 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Three of the four candidates from Port Isabel who ran in the May 10 Municipal Election – Mayor Joe E. Vega and city commissioners Maria de Jesus Garza and Juan Jose Zamora – submitted the final, required campaign contribution report on July 15. To read the rest of this story, please …
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Jul 17 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com At Wednesday’s meeting, the South Padre Island City Council received a series of solutions to how the City can best maintain and preserve the Queen Isabella Causeway pedestrian walkway from Green, Rubiano & Associates (GRA), of Harlingen. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre …
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Jul 17 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The City of South Padre Island and SPI Chamber of Commerce canceled a public hearing to discuss plans to build a second causeway that had been set for 5:30 p.m., Thursday. A make-up date for the hearing has not been announced. The PRESS will relay that information once it …
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