Feb 06 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island City Council at its meeting Wednesday approved a $30,000 budget amendment to replace the fill under the playground equipment at the Water Tower Park. The funds will be drawn from unrestricted reserves set aside for this project. To read the rest of this story, please …
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Feb 06 2014
Staff Report On Wednesday afternoon, authorities found a Latino man lying face down in the Laguna Madre after he jumped off the highest point of the Queen Isabella Causeway. Officers with the Coast Guard discovered the man’s body in the water and observed that he was still breathing. He was then rushed to Valley Medical …
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Feb 06 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island Business Owners Association (BOA) and the Rio Grande Valley Committee for Good Government have filed a lawsuit against the City of South Padre Island claiming a litany of Open Meetings Act violations. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South …
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Feb 06 2014
Palmira M. Gonzalez, 63, of Port Isabel/ Harlingen, Texas, entered into eternal rest on January 31, 2014. Palmira was a lifetime resident of Port Isabel and member of Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church where she served as a Eucharistic Minister. She will be dearly missed. She was preceded in death by her …
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Feb 06 2014
Jo Ann Nebl, 72 of Port Isabel passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2014 at ValleyBaptistMedicalCenter in Harlingen, TX. Jo Ann worked as an LVN at MercyMedicalCenter in OshKosh, Wisconsin for many years. She married her husband, Thomas Nebl and together they opened and owned Haase’s Supper Club for 25 years. She was a …
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Jan 30 2014
Donald Coghill, 76, died of natural causes in his Fort Myers home on Saturday, January 11, 2014. A long-time resident of VA Beach, Donald also spent several years in South Padre Island, TX. Donald was a proud U.S. Army veteran. A springtime public memorial service will be held in VA Beach. In lieu of flowers, donations …
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Jan 30 2014
Blas Martinez Garcia, 70, passed away on Saturday, the 18th of January. He was the son of Gregorio Garcia and Nicolasa Martinez of Port Isabel, TX. He is originally from Texas where they love barbecue, football, and Jesus (but not necessarily in that order). A standout football player, he was named as 1 of 5 players …
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Jan 30 2014
Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother, Mrs. Jewell Reed Dancey, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 18 in the home she loved and built with her husband, Mr. Buck Dancey. Mrs. Dancey’s lifetime spans the entire course of Modern History. Born in 1920 with the Roaring 20’s, she saw 17 U.S. Presidents …
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Jan 30 2014
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel High powerlifters were a more visible presence at last week’s powerlifting meet at Weslaco than in the season’s first meet at Brownsville Pace earlier this month. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or call the …
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Jan 30 2014
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Hidalgo Pirates sailed into Tarpon Gym on Tuesday night, took no prisoners, and left with an 86-49 win over the Port Isabel Tarpons in District 32-3A action. Hidalgo takes the season sweep over Port Isabel with the win. The Pirates won the teams’ district opener at Hidalgo …
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