Oct 11 2012
Special to the PRESS The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded $2.475 million to the state of Texas for construction of a community safe room in the city of Brownsville. FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) will pay 75 percent or $2,475,000 of the $3,300,000 project. The concrete, dome safe room, which will also …
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Oct 11 2012
Special to the PRESS On Saturday, October 13, the City of Port Isabel and the Port Isabel Museums will be hosting their annual Lighthouse Market Day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Lighthouse grounds. Vendors on the Lighthouse Square will be offering a variety of food, antiques, arts and crafts, art and more. …
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Oct 11 2012
Special to the PRESS Local organizations dedicated to providing shelter to animals and helping curb overpopulation of strays recently underwent state inspections. The Port Isabel Animal Shelter was inspected by the state last week and was found to be overcrowded as far as useable runs are concerned. The shelter must find places for 13 dogs …
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Oct 08 2012
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Oct 08 2012
Grown-ups weren’t the only folks observing National Breast Cancer Awareness Month this past weekend. Students, as well as a number of parents, at Garriga Elementary also took part in a walk of their own Friday as students dressed in pink and carried signs calling for the demise of breast cancer. The participants walked from Garriga …
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Oct 08 2012
By CRAIG ALANIZ Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS press@portisabelsouthpadre.com The streets of South Padre Island were covered with pink for the Ninth Annual Walk for Women event supporting breast cancer awareness this weekend. Walk for Women was celebrated for three days with events each day at Louie’s Backyard, including a casino night with an auction, a …
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Oct 08 2012
By CRAIG ALANIZ Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS press@portisabelsouthpadre.com Homecoming festivities for Port Isabel High School students will culminate this Friday at Tarpon Stadium against the Progreso Red Ants. The game is set to kick-off at 7:30 p.m. The homecoming parade is scheduled for Thursday at 5:30 p.m. and will run from the Boys and Girls …
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Oct 08 2012
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Revisions to the Laguna Vista Town Council’s Board and Commission Handbook will be discussed here as officials meet in their October meeting Tuesday at 6 p.m. inside City Hall. The handbook outlines the operating process for the town council and is designed as a tool to assist officials, …
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Oct 08 2012
By CRAIG ALANIZ Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS press@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Point Isabel Independent School District issued iPads to all 120 seniors enrolled at Port Isabel High School on Monday. Superintendent Lisa Garcia said the district has made moves to integrate technology into the curriculum at the district campuses. She said last year the schools invested in …
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Oct 08 2012
Special to the PRESS On Saturday, October 13, the City of Port Isabel and the Port Isabel Museums will be hosting their annual Lighthouse Market Day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Lighthouse grounds. Vendors at Lighthouse Square will be offering a variety of food, antiques, arts and crafts, art and more. The …
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