Mar 27 2014
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS With only one more scheduled competition before next month’s District 32-3A meet, head Tarpon track and field coach Ryan Stanage is still working on putting together a full team. “We were closer to what I think we’re going to end up at district,” Coach Stanage said. “We got …
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Mar 27 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Port Isabel City Manager Edward Meza on Tuesday reported to the City Commission that construction of the Events and Culture Center is steadily progressing and that the City is still on track to meet its May 3 target date for a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony. To read the rest of …
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Mar 27 2014
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS WESLACO – It was another gold medal-winning performance in the shot put for Port Isabel High’s Daniela Murchison at the Meet of Champions in Weslaco last weekend. The two-day event concluded on Saturday and was held at Bobby Lackey Stadium. To read the rest of this story, please …
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Mar 27 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com As of press time Thursday, roughly 170,000 gallons of tar-like oil was floating around Galveston Bay, located just 400 miles northeast of the Lower Laguna Madre. The spill occurred over the weekend when a barge carrying around 900,000 gallons of oil collided with a vessel in the Houston Ship …
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Mar 27 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) officials held a public hearing last week at the Port Isabel Community Center to receive public input on proposed changes to regulations on flounder, spotted seatrout and oyster fishing. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre …
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Mar 27 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com No one likes being stuck in the mud, especially when it’s your luxurious sailboat that’s unable to move. A group of concerned boat owners in the Port Isabel Modern Venice area have requested the City of Port Isabel coordinate an immediate dredging, citing that water levels have significantly dropped …
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Mar 27 2014
BY FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Special to the PRESS LOS FRESNOS – At least one person believed to be a Spring Breaker traveling from South Padre Island has been hospitalized after sustaining second-degree burns in a car fire on Sunday. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition …
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Mar 26 2014
BY Martha McClain Special to the PRESS As the Lenten season continues, a Communal Penance Service is scheduled for 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 26 at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church. There will be several priests available to hear individual confessions. All Catholics are invited. The church is located at 705 S. Longoria. …
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Mar 20 2014
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS In football, one of the most important aspects of the game is to hang on to the football. It’s equally imperative in baseball to catch the ball on a line shot or a pop-up. In the 4×100-meter sprint relay race the handoff of the aluminum baton from one …
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Mar 20 2014
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons track and field team will compete this weekend in the two-part Meet of Champions. This Friday, March 21, they will be at Raymondville for the preliminary competition in various events. Following on Saturday, the 22nd, they’ll be off to Weslaco for the …
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