Oct 17 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com There’s a rising star in the Laguna Madre creative artist community whose luminescent shine is still relatively unknown but is no less undeniable. Jose Vega, 21, of Port Isabel, or better known to his fans as Kid Corinthia, has a dream of rising to Rap music stardom and he …
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Oct 17 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island City Council on Wednesday amended the City’s Code of Ordinances to allow condo owners associations to build off-site parking areas to be used by their residents. Mayor Pro Tem JoAnn Evans noted that this is a valuable step toward alleviating some of the Island’s parking …
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Oct 17 2013
BY PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS An alarming trend has surfaced on South Padre Island as the number of restaurants that have gone out of business. Though by nature the restaurant business is capricious and unpredictable, the rash of closures has caused concern and dismay amongst the local population. To read the rest of …
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Oct 17 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A jury found Port Isabel resident Miguel Angel Aguilera, 22, guilty today of aggravated sexual assault of a child and indecency with a child sexual contact. Aguilera faces a minimum of 25 years in prison with no possibility of parole or early release, because his victim was under six …
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Oct 17 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Operation Bishop investigators raided The American Legion in Port Isabel last Thursday, seizing 27 gambling devices and $606 in currency. The establishment, located at 819 S. Garcia St., had allegedly been paying illegal amounts of cash to its patrons. Authorities will continue to investigate the property owner; however, no …
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Oct 10 2013
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons made their longest road trip of the regular season a profitable one last Friday night, as they brought down Zapata 39-14 at Hawks Stadium. The undefeated Tarpons complete their non-district schedule at 6-0. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the …
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Oct 10 2013
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons volleyball team swept the Lady Pirates of Hidalgo in three sets Tuesday night in Tarpon Gym in their District 32-3A home opening match. Port Isabel won by scores of 25-18, 25-18, 25-16. With the win, the Lady Tarpons improve their district record to …
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Oct 10 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Jesus Guevara, a junior at Port Isabel High, would like to serve in the criminal justice industry once he’s finished school. To ensure Guevara has every opportunity to pursue his career goal, the school offers the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) Junior Explorers training program. To read the …
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Oct 10 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel Police Department last week capped a two-month-long investigation into an illegal drug operation, located at 121 Basin St. 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 office at (956) 943-5545.
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