May 15 2014
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS A friend once said that when you’ve done something for a second time you can start calling it a tradition. Last Friday night, the second annual Port Isabel High Powderpuff Football Game was held at Tarpon Stadium and it is now, officially, a tradition. The result was the …
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May 15 2014
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel High’s Gabby Torres placed seventh in the high jump at last week’s UIL State Track and Field Meet in Austin. Torres cleared five feet, two inches on her first attempt, then scratched on her final two tries. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the …
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May 15 2014
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel High’s Daniela Murchison won her second consecutive state Class 3-A shot put championship at the UIL State Track and Field Meet in Austin last week. Murchison also competed in discus and claimed the bronze medal for third place in that event. The event was held over …
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May 15 2014
Staff Report Officials with Sea Turtle Inc. (STI) announced this week that three Kemp’s Ridley nests have been found on the Island, officially signaling the start of nesting season on South Padre Island. Around 9:30 a.m., Monday, May 12 ATV patroller Alex Echinberg found the first Kemp’s Ridley nest about 7 1/2 miles north of …
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May 15 2014
BY Sasha Heller editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The beaches of South Padre Island are currently inundated with an historic level of sargassum, or “gulfweed,” and while it may seem unsightly, the massive amount of seaweed actually nourishes the beaches and the ecosystem that inhabits it. SPI Coastal Resources Manager Reuben Trevino on Tuesday explained the significance of the …
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May 15 2014
BY Sasha Heller editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS Publisher Ray Quiroga has announced the hiring of General Manager Carlos Martinez, who returns to the charming, coastal community he once called home. Martinez — who began his newspaper career with the PRESS — shared his excitement for this new opportunity, and said, “I enjoy running into …
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May 15 2014
BY Sasha Heller editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Both Port Isabel Mayor Joe E. Vega and Laguna Vista Mayor Susie Houston were re-elected to their positions on Saturday as were fellow incumbents Port Isabel City Commissioner Maria de Jesus Garza and Point Isabel Independent School District (PISD) Board member Diane O’Leary. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to …
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May 15 2014
BY Sasha Heller editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Laguna Vista Police Department has arrested Ana Luisa Alcocer-Padilla, 39, of Laguna Vista, for criminally negligent homicide in allegedly killing fellow Laguna Vista resident, Rebecca Haugh, in a fatal car accident two weeks ago. 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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May 15 2014
BY Sasha Heller editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Cameron County District Attorney Luis V. Saenz announced on Friday that a seven-year-long international manhunt has finally ended after authorities in India captured convicted murderer, Amit Livingston. The India National Police apprehended Livingston at 3:30 a.m., Tuesday in Hyderabad, India for the murder of 2007 Hermilia Garcia Hernandez. To read the rest of …
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