Feb 06 2012
Special to the PRESS The mighty eighth grade boys “A” team finished their season with an impressive 17-game winning streak dating back to their seventh grade year, when they went undefeated to capture the district title. This year has been no different as the boys opened up their season in the La Feria tournament, where …
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Feb 02 2012
By RAY QUIROGA Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Laguna Madre area has a tendency to inspire and even transform people. In some instances, individuals have discovered passions and talents they didn’t even know existed within themselves. Such was the case of a Midwestern high school English teacher who, some 30 years ago, came to …
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Feb 02 2012
By THERESA VASQUEZ Special to the PRESS If you’ve noticed the snake-like water apparatus in the bay, south of the Queen Isabella Causeway, you’re not alone. According to Chip Worley, Area Engineer with the Army Corp of Engineers, the dredge arrived on Jan. 28 and “the objective is to clear that channel and make it …
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Feb 02 2012
By THERESA VASQUEZ Special to the PRESS South Padre Island can now broaden the coastal experience to the younger girls in Texas, and beyond. HEB is in the development stages of its newest venture, “Texas Girl Doll,” which will be added to their existing collection. Linda Tovar of HEB said, “Our newest addition will include …
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Feb 02 2012
By THERESA VASQUEZ Special to the PRESS On the surface, it may appear as just another roadblock and crew working to clear sand off of Hwy 100 north of South Padre Island, but according to Mario Jorge, a 10-year veteran district engineer for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) in Pharr, much more is occurring. …
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Feb 02 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Special to the PRESS Head Coach Monty Stumbaugh and company will return to the football field in 2012 to a new-look 32-3A. The Port Isabel Tarpons were one of many local schools to have been affected by this morning’s UIL realignment, which created two 3A districts in the Rio Grande Valley of …
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Feb 02 2012
By RAY QUIROGA Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com A lifetime of hard work, dedication and passion came into fruition Wednesday as Tarpon senior athletic standout Armando Fierro signed his letter of intent to attend West Alabama University this fall. The singing took place at the new Port Isabel High School Gym before a crowd of …
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