Aug 01 2013
BY CHRISTINA R. GARZA Reporter press@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Point Isabel Independent School District (PIISD) Board on Thursday held a meeting to review items for the upcoming school year. Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Ana Holland presented a report focusing on student performance for end-of-course exams in relation to student performance during the school course assessments. …
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Aug 01 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island City Council held a special called meeting Monday morning to accept the resignation of City Manager Joni Clarke, effective Aug. 30. The item was discussed in executive session and later voted on as it did not appear on the official agenda. To read the rest …
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Jul 29 2013
By CHRISTINA R. GARZA Reporter press@portisabelsouthpadre.com A major power outage that occurred Monday morning reportedly affected 8,100 American Electric Power Texas customers at the peak of the outage. The outage hit Port Isabel with a minor impact on South Padre Island and the Long Island Village area. The first outage began shortly before 10 a.m. …
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Jul 29 2013
PRESS Staff Report A power outage in the Port Isabel and South Padre Island area has affected as many as 3,000 people, said Frank Espinoza of American Electric Power. Espinoza said the technicians are working on restoring power by sections. Espinoza said the outage occurred as a result of an equipment failure at an AEP …
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Jul 25 2013
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Jul 25 2013
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Daniella Murchison placed fifth in the shot put competition at the National Junior Olympics in North Carolina on Monday. The field was made up of 49 girls from around the country and Murchison’s best throw was almost 41 feet, according to summer track and field coach Johvonne Howard, …
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Jul 25 2013
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The new varsity volleyball coach at Port Isabel High is Julie Breedlove, who comes over from an assistant’s job at Los Fresnos High, and is more than ready for the new season to begin. To read the rest of this story, subscribe to The Port Isabel-South Padre Island PRESS. …
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Jul 25 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The training ship, General Rudder, based out of Texas A&M University Galveston, is set to dock in Port Isabel on Aug. 21 at the Subsea 7 facility. The General Rudder is part of TAMUG’s Texas Maritime Academy and houses 50 cadets and 15 crew members. To read the rest …
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Jul 25 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Jewish religion is steeped in a rich and storied tradition that spans thousands of years, but that spiritual heritage and culture is at risk of fading away in some of the less populated, rural areas of Texas with dwindling Jewish-American communities. To read the rest of this story, …
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Jul 25 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Laguna Madre Water District Board of Directors on Wednesday approved the purchase of a new chemical feed system for Water Pump No. 2, including new allen feed, caustic and ALS pipes. The $58,273 purchase is actually a change order related to an already existing contract and is not …
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