Jan 16 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com On Jan. 2, Juana Rodriguez, owner of Vida’s Salon, filed a burglary report with the Port Isabel Police Department. According to the report, the suspects broke a window to the back door to gain access. Reported stolen items included a 55-inch Sanyo TV; a 32-inch Vizio TV; hair products; …
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Jan 09 2014
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Four Port Isabel Tarpon football players were named recently to the RGVSports.com All-Valley Football Team. Offensive lineman Mark Benavides was chosen for the offensive first team and Juan Aguilera and Esteven Montelongo were named to the defensive first team. Also making the defensive first team as the All-Valley …
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Jan 09 2014
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons went on the road Tuesday night for their final non-district game before opening league play at Hidalgo this Friday. The final score was not in PI’s favor as the home team won, 50-39. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the …
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Jan 09 2014
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The La Feria Lionettes paid a visit to Tarpon Gym on Tuesday night and handed the Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons their first district loss of the season, 51-33. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or call …
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Jan 09 2014
BY PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS Island residents were witness to an unusual sighting in town when a young deer was spotted wandering the neighborhoods last week in the vicinity of West Gardenia Street. 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 09 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com On Tuesday, South Padre Island Mayor Robert Pinkerton Jr. reported that the search for a new city manager is still ongoing and that officials will soon finalize a roster of candidates. “We have 63 total applicants and the list has not yet been narrowed down yet,” he said. “We …
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Jan 09 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island Transition Board recently decided not to move forward with a proposal to film a fishing TV show for the Outdoors Channel and Sportsman Channel that would have showcased sporting conditions around the Island as well as the area’s various activities and locations. To read the …
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Jan 09 2014
Fernando C. Vigil, 74, of Port Isabel, Texas, entered into eternal rest on January 5, 2014 at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville, Texas. Those who knew Fernando remember him as a great singer and bartender. He will be remembered for riding his bicycle and jogging down Highway 100. He was a true boxing fan …
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Jan 09 2014
Joseph Clifford Mock, “Smokey”, 59, of Port Isabel, passed away on January 7, 2014 of complications from H1N1 Swine Flu. Smokey was born August 17, 1954, to Victor and Mary Mock. He is survived by his wife, Ellen Bennett Mock of Los Fresnos; sister Rhodie Rawls and her husband Don of Waxahachie, TX; brother Sammy …
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Jan 09 2014
Tommy Turner Carruth was born in Quanah, Texas on February 17, 1928 to Thomas Perkins and Myra Turner Perkins and passed away on January 7, 2014. He moved to Harlingen in 1936 to live with his mother and stepfather, Myra and Paul Carruth. Tommy Turner graduated from Harlingen High School in 1946. He was captain …
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