Oct 08 2012
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons started off fast last Friday when Luis Aguilera intercepted a pass on the second play of the game; three plays later, the Tarps were in the end zone as the team won their first game back at Tarpon Stadium over the Zapata Hawks, 49-21. …
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Oct 04 2012
By RAY QUIROGA South Padre Parade rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com Most of my teenage years were spent living under my grandmother’s rule. One day, while at school, my grandma took a tumble in the backyard and broke her shoulder and hip. After half an hour on the ground, she managed to lift herself up, call on a neighbor …
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Oct 04 2012
By RAY QUIROGA South Padre Parade rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com From the day we wrote her initial Beach Bar Beat profile, we knew the competition reached another level. It wasn’t just her ability to mix and pour drinks that makes Monica Lynn Snyder good at what she does, but it’s her ability to make her customers feel genuinely …
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Oct 04 2012
The City of Port Isabel is getting into the spirit of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month by illuminating the Port Isabel lighthouse in pink. Mayor Joe E. Vega said this time of the year is important “for all to show support and donate time and funds to find a cure for breast cancer.” The mayor …
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Oct 04 2012
By CRAIG ALANIZ Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS The sandcastle masters have arrived and their creations are underway for South Padre Island’s 25th Annual Sandcastle Days, which is being celebrated at Clayton’s Beach Bar. Local sandcastle master Amazin Walter said day one is about organizing the sand. He said building the sandcastles this weekend will take …
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Oct 04 2012
By HEATHER C. COX Special to the PRESS The lifeless body of a man later identified as Jeremy Tyrone Eyster, of Irving TX, washed ashore last weekend near public Beach Access 6. At this time, a gunshot wound to the head has caused investigators to treat Eyster’s death as a homicide. Eyster’s body was discovered …
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Oct 04 2012
Special to the PRESS October 5 begins the Ninth Annual Walk for Women, a three-day event dedicated to financially assisting local residents who are fighting breast cancer. On the first day, the “Double Down for the Cause Redux” Casino Night will be held at Louie’s Backyard from 7-11 p.m. Hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar, gaming …
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Oct 01 2012
PRESS Staff Report At the request of the Cameron County Sherriff’s Office, an autopsy has been ordered on the body of a man found dead near County Beach Access 6 this weekend. The man identified as Jeremy Tyrone Eyster, of Irving was described as a 36-year-old male from North Texas by sheriff’s investigators. Investigators first …
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Oct 01 2012
Special to the PRESS Tony Yzaguirre, Jr., Cameron County Tax Assessor-Collector reported that approximately 207,002 tax statements for tax year 2012 were mailed out on October 1 for personal property and real estate accounts. Cameron County collects taxes for a total of 38 taxing jurisdictions with a total 2012 levy of $264,709,387.56. Included in the …
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