Dec 19 2013
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS It was a scoreless ball game for most of the first quarter, but once the Port Isabel Tarpons basketball team started putting the ball through the hoop and playing their game, they led the rest of the way for a 56-49 victory over the visiting Lyford Bulldogs Tuesday …
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Dec 19 2013
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons basketball team got back on the winning track at Raymondville on Tuesday night, as they took a third-quarter lead they would not surrender in gaining a 38-35 decision over the Lady Bearkats. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the …
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Dec 19 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The new Classroom Wing project at Derry Elementary moved one step closer to construction on Tuesday as the Point Isabel Independent School District Board (PISD) approved a payment not to exceed $58,400 to Gignac & Associates LLP, of Corpus Christi, for architectural services. To read the rest of this …
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Dec 19 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island City Council approved subcommittee recommendations, via Broaddus & Associates, for repairs, maintenance and renovations on the Convention Centre in the amount of $15 million, excluding the Island’s reimbursement of $431,600. The recommendations were approved by a 5-2 vote, with Councilmen Barry Patel and Alex Avalos …
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Dec 19 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Boards of Directors for both the South Padre Island Economic Development Corporation (EDC) and the Birding and Nature Center (BNC) held a special called meeting last week to discuss the BNC’s future. “This is a touchy subject, I know,” said EDC Executive Director Scott Friedman. “This has to …
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Dec 19 2013
Michael William Gleason, 62, of Laguna Vista, Texas, passed away on November 28, 2012 at his residence. Michael was an avid kite boarder and worker for Lockheed Martin for many years on their space program as an aerospace engineer. He was preceded in death by his parents, Raymond and Emily Gleason and his sister, Margaret …
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Dec 19 2013
Our beloved Mother and Sister, Dora Zamora-Mata of Port Isabel went home to heaven on December 13, 2013. She was born in Brownsville, Texas, a 8th generation Texan and the third child, to Raul Zamora, Sr. and Maria Flores Zamora on September 14, 1943. She grew up in Port Isabel, graduated from Port Isabel High …
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Dec 12 2013
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Lady Tarpons basketball team won one out of three at last weekend’s Tommie Wiseman Tournament in La Feria. On Thursday, Dec. 5, the Ladies dropped their opening game to Valley View, 51-45. Their first game on Friday was against IDEA Quest and they came up short in …
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Dec 12 2013
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons hoops squad went on the road last Friday and came back from Raymondville with a 45-40 victory. It was their second straight win. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or call the news …
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Dec 12 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Public Works Director Marcy Newman shared a detailed update on the pedestrian walkway with the South Padre Island City Council at its meeting last week. She said that earlier this year, the City contracted with Green, Rubiano & Associates (GRA) to perform a two-phase structural analysis. To read the …
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