May 29 2014
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The school year has officially come to an end and all regular UIL sports are off until football and volleyball start their 2014 seasons next August. Call it the off-season, the summer season, the irregular season, but many Port Isabel athletes, from grade-school all the way up to …
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May 29 2014
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Current Tarpon varsity football players, and some who will be new to the varsity this fall, are keeping active in the game as, once again this summer, Port Isabel High will field a team in 7-on-7 competition. Two games have already been played and the Port Isabel team …
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May 29 2014
PRESS Staff Report The Federal Aviation Administration Office of Commercial Space Transportation released its favorable Environmental Impact Statement Wednesday, paving the way for Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) to launch commercial space flights from Boca Chica Beach if the company opts to develop a launch site there. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to …
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May 29 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com During the public comment portion of Tuesday’s Port Isabel City Commission meeting, resident Melissa Alfonso briefly asked the officials to provide guidance to citizens on the ordinances that govern how empty lots can and cannot be used. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre …
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May 29 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Commissioner of Insurance Julia Rathgeber last week adopted final rules that update existing loss funding and premium surcharges for the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA). 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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May 29 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com These boots were made for walkin’ and that’s just what they’re going to do … now that that the City of Port Isabel has been awarded a Texas Recreational Trail Grant for $200,000 through the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD). To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to …
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May 29 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Two visitors died while swimming around Cameron County beaches on South Padre Island during Memorial Day weekend. 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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May 29 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Our soldiers may have fallen in combat but they have not been forgotten. The cities of Port Isabel and Laguna Vista on Monday held Memorial Day ceremonies to honor the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. armed forces. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe …
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May 28 2014
Staff photos by Sasha Heller The communities of Port Isabel and Laguna Vista each held ceremonies on Monday to honor Memorial Day and remember those who have fallen in combat. Also included in the slideshow are: photos taken on Saturday morning when members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 8791 and American …
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May 23 2014
Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Athletic Department will offer a summer camp program for the children of Port Isabel. All camps will be held at the high school campus. The camp schedule is as follows: * Track (June 9-27): 8 to 10 a.m. ;grades K-12 * Volleyball (June 9-12): 10 a.m. to …
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