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Primary run-offs are Tuesday

BY Sasha Heller Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com   Editor’s Note: This is a corrected version of a story that printed in this week’s PRESS.   Run-offs for the Cameron County Primary Election are set for Tuesday for citizens throughout Laguna Vista, Port Isabel and South Padre Island. Early voting has been ongoing all week and will …

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Roger Addison Cook

  Roger Addison Cook, 67, passed away on May 14, 2014 after a brief illness. He was born on July 3, 1946 to Carlon Addison Cook and Marjorie Alice Sylvester Cook in Fulton, New York. He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his loving wife Sherry J. Morrey of Port …

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Martinez to play football at McMurry State

BY Larry Gage Special to the PRESS   Port Isabel Tarpon football lineman Isaac Martinez will be attending and playing football for McMurry State University next fall. The school is located in Abilene. 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) …

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Stumbaugh looks ahead, back on year of accomplishments

BY Larry Gage Special to the PRESS   Another school year is drawing to a close and, with all the success achieved by Port Isabel High athletes during the 2013-14 season, it seemed like a good time to sit down with the head football coach and athletic director to look back on the year that …

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Shallow Sport reels in owners with tourney

BY Sasha Heller Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com     The 14th Annual Shallow Sport Owners Fishing Tournament was held this past weekend at Louie’s Backyard on South Padre Island, attracting anglers and fishing enthusiasts from across the Valley and beyond. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or …

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Memorial Day Parade, services Monday

BY Sasha Heller Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com   The cities of Laguna Vista and Port Isabel will each host Memorial Day services on Monday to honor those who have fallen in combat serving in the U.S. armed forces. The Laguna Vista Memorial Day Parade will assemble at 5 p.m. on Broadway and will travel on Farm …

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A LIFE AND LOVE RENEWED: Local author publishes book poetry

BY Sasha Heller Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com   Aspiring wordsmiths are taught to “write what they know,” so when local author Rudy Garcia sat down to pen, “Life Renewed,” he looked to the center of his universe, the love of his life — and the only love he’s ever known — his wife, Rita — for …

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Firefighters Association to petition for collective bargaining

  BY Sasha Heller editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Residents on the Island may hear an unfamiliar knock at their doors on June 1. But they need not be alarmed, as it’ll likely be their local firefighters stopping by, clipboard in hand, seeking signatures for a petition. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre …

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Turtle Ball enjoys strong community support

  BY Pamela Cody Special to the PRESS The extended, sea turtle community came out in full force on Saturday for the annual Caguama Pachanga and Turtle Ball, held at Casa Mariposa and showed their support for the beloved sea creatures. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition …

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School Board announces grievance decisions

BY Pamela Cody Special to the PRESS   With the room filled to capacity and overflowing into the hallway, and increased security with at least four police officers on guard both inside and in the parking lot, the atmosphere at Tuesday’s Point Isabel Independent School District (PISD) Board meeting was tense with many parents of …

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