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BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Two Port Isabel Tarpons were involved in an altercation last Friday in Laguna Vista that led to one student-athlete being arrested. Manuel de la Rosa, 17, has been charged with aggravated assault and failure to stop and render aid. To read the rest of this story, subscribe to The Port …
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BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Juan Gabriel Ruiz, of Port Isabel, was arrested recently and charged with indecency with a child. Port Isabel authorities investigated the incident after allegations of Ruiz’ inappropriate contact with a minor had surfaced. The 11-year-old girl had told her mother who then filed a complaint with the Port Isabel …
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BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com No one likes it when underage party goers consume alcohol, especially when it’s in their backyards during Spring Break each year. Resident Vic Sprecher would like the City to do something about it, at least for one week during the month in which all of the schools and colleges …
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Staff Report The Friends of the Port Isabel Public Library will meet at 4 p.m., Monday, Sept. 9 in the Conference Room, Port Isabel Public Library, 213 N. Yturria St. New members are always welcome! Membership fee is $10 per year.
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BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons volleyball team traveled to Santa Rosa on Tuesday for a tri-match with Santa Rosa and La Villa. They got the sweep in both matches, beating Santa Rosa 25-11, 25-11 and getting past La Villa 25-18, 25-14. To read the rest of this …
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What is your name? Leyna Where are you from? “I grew up in Fort Worth but I came down here for the summer.” How long have you been bartending? Five years. Why do you like working at Clayton’s Beach Bar & Grill? “Clayton’s is great place to work. It is right on the beach and …
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BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS If success breeds success, then the Port Isabel Tarpons could be on their way to a breakout season in 2013. Actually, that’s just what happened last year when, after not having won a post-season game since 2006, Port Isabel won three and made it all the way to …
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BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island Wave Transit is set to expand considerably over the next few years as the proposed Multi-Model Project takes shape. Expansion of the transit system, which is located on Padre Boulevard immediately after the Queen Isabella Causeway exit, will be completed in three phases. To read …
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BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island Convention and Visitors Transition Board (CVTB) Tuesday discussed how best to utilize $300,000 that has already been budgeted to promote the Island. Talks centered around possible marketing strategies, content ideas and general activities like “live music” and “water park” to push what the Island has …
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BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on Tuesday cited Enterprize Management Inc. and Schlitterbahn Beach Resort Management LLC $96,000 for six safety violations related to a fatal incident in which a 20-year-old lifeguard was killed and a maintenance supervisor was severely injured. To read the rest of this …
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