May 17 2012
By CRAIG ALANIZ Special to the PRESS New Convention and Visitors Bureau Director Lacey Ekberg met with members of the community Wednesday during a meet and greet at South Padre Island Municipal Building. May 14 was the CVB director’s first day on the job. Ekberg said she is enjoying the new environment. “It is gorgeous. …
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May 17 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Special to the PRESS Cameron County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a Port Isabel area man on multiple counts of injury to a child, charges which stem from allegations that he squeezed his infant daughter so hard that her ribs fractured. Sheriff Omar Lucio reported that the 4-month-old girl had been hospitalized recently …
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May 17 2012
Special to the PRESS Hazardous algal bloom (HAB) training will be held at The University of Texas-Pan American Coastal Studies Lab, located in Isla Blanca Park, from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 19. Participants will learn about mysterious impacts of red tide and how to respond to harmful algal blooms such as red …
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May 17 2012
Special to the PRESS Celebrate Endangered Species Day Sunday, May 20 from 12-4 p.m., at the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge. Learn more about marine endangered species at the Sea Turtle Open House Table, located inside the Visitor Center from 12-4 p.m. Then visit the amphitheater from 12:30-1:30 p.m. for an interactive update about the …
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May 17 2012
Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominees for its Board of Directors Nominations. The South Padre Island Chamber’s Nominating Committee for 2012 was recently appointed to include Liz Money, Anne Weiss, and Darrell Mangham. This committee is responsible for nominating six candidates for election to the Chamber Board …
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May 17 2012
By THERESA VASQUEZ Special to the PRESS The City of South Padre Island’s Parks and Recreation committee, in participation with area businesses, will host their Second Annual Red, Wine, and Blues concert on Friday, May 27 from 7-10 p.m. at the SPI Hilton Garden Inn-Beachside. A true Texas blues guitarist legend, Bobby Mack, will be …
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May 14 2012
By CRAIG ALANIZ Special to the PRESS The votes for the May 2012 general elections in the Laguna Madre area have been tallied. According to uncanvassed votes, Bertha Zamora emerged the winner of trustee Place 4 on the Point Isabel ISD School Board with 454 votes. Julie Gaucin received the second most votes with 147. …
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May 14 2012
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Former Laguna Vista Alderman Richard Hinojosa was elected to fill Place 6 and Councilmember Leti Martinez Keplinger was reelected to a second term on the Laguna Vista Town Council by voters here Saturday. Hinojosa fills the vacancy created by one term Councilman Bill Schnier, who declined to seek …
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May 14 2012
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Wednesday, Cameron County Constables arrested a man who allegedly put a knife to his girlfriend’s throat. Sgt. Richard Hernandez of Constable Precinct 1 said 20 year-old Javier “El Gordo” Garcia was charged with aggravated assault, a class 2 felony. Hernandez said Garcia allegedly put a knife to the …
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