Apr 10 2014
BY MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Laguna Vista voters face a complicated polling season after officials here voted Tuesday to call a special election to fill a board vacancy caused by a longtime councilmember’s decision to seek the mayor’s job. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition …
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Apr 03 2014
Edwin A. Kriz Edwin A. Kriz of Port Isabel, TX passed away on Saturday, March 1, 2014 at Valley Baptist Hospital in Harlingen, TX. Ed was born on August 19, 1932 in Racine, WI to Edwin H. and Esther (Kleypel) Kriz. Ed attended St John’s Lutheran Grade School and graduated from Lutheran High School in …
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Apr 03 2014
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Daniela Murchison and Gabby Torres competed in the Texas Relays in Austin last weekend. Both varsity athletes are members of the Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons track and field team, and they turned in good performances in their last competitive appearances before next week’s district meet. To read the rest …
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Apr 03 2014
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS That Jacques Guillot had a future as a college football player was apparent during his freshman year at Port Isabel High. Head Tarpon football coach Monty Stumbaugh recognizes athletic talent when he sees it and Guillot was moved up to the Tarpon varsity squad just a few games …
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Apr 03 2014
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Simone Harry won two gold medals for the Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons track and field team at the Bearkat Relays in Raymondville last Friday, and Raul Villareal took silver in the shot put with a distance of 49 feet, eight inches. To read the rest of this story, please …
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Apr 03 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island City Council on Wednesday approved the City’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for FY 2012-13, as prepared by Long Chilton, LLP. Quentin Anderson, representing the auditing firm, presented the report to the Council, and commended city leaders on South Padre Island having received its 17th consecutive …
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Apr 03 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Community members and visitors to South Padre Island may already be familiar with the miraculous story of Allison, the longtime Sea Turtle, Inc. resident, and how she’s enjoyed being the first sea turtle in the world to receive a successful prosthetic flipper. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe …
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Apr 03 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Around 11:20 a.m. Sunday, South Padre Island authorities responded to a call of swimmers in distress at the beach by the 5100 block of Gulf Boulevard. South Padre Island Rescue Ocean Lifeguards pulled two of the three swimmers further north near the 5500 block of Gulf Boulevard. To read the rest …
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Apr 03 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Officials with the Texas General Land Office (GLO) and U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) on Tuesday confirmed reports of a significant amount of a tar-like substance having washed ashore in the Corpus Christi area. 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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Mar 27 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The 2014 season of Little League will mark 75 years of close calls, long shots and inside-the-park home runs … 75 years of championship dreams … and 75 years of treasured memories. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by …
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