Sep 03 2012
Special to the PRESS Discovery of a red tide in the Galveston Bay area earlier this month has prompted leaders of the award-winning Red Tide Rangers to schedule training for volunteers who want to join the first responders should the harmful algal bloom (HAB) move into far south Texas waters. The training will be held …
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Aug 30 2012
Dear Readers, Did someone say Labor Day weekend? That’s right, it’s that time again for families all over this great land of ours to light up the barbeque pits, stock your tackle boxes, or get yourselves ready for a night out on the town. Read this week’s Parade to see all that’s occuring this holiday …
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Aug 30 2012
By RAY QUIROGA South Padre Parade rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com With waves reaching a reported 10 plus feet in certain areas complements of Hurricane Isaac, the waters of the Gulf were no place for the weak-hearted this week. Still, the very young, the very old and everyone in between gave it little thought when it came to carrying …
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Aug 30 2012
By HEATHER C. COX Special to the PRESS Federal authorities confirmed Wednesday that the raid of a Port Isabel home owned by a man currently serving time on drug charges in Georgia was part of an ongoing investigation. With the cooperation of local law enforcement authorities, the Hidalgo County High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) …
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Aug 30 2012
By CRAIG ALANIZ Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS The South Padre Island City Council held a public hearing for the 2012-2013 tax rate. The council approved the effective tax rate of .252701, which would bring in the same income as last year. The council did not feel a tax rate hike was necessary because it was …
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Aug 30 2012
By CRAIG ALANIZ Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS Investigations are still ongoing in the Ladies Kingfish Tournament cheating scandal, which resulted in the indictment of seven people accused of fraud. Game Warden Jason Duke said he believes there is enough evidence against the accused to prove a third degree felony charge. The case report will be …
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Aug 28 2012
By CRAIG ALANIZ Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS The San Benito News, Port Isabel-South Padre Press and the South Padre Parade have released the 2012 RGV Football Preview, which will be available at different venues and through a variety of formats. The magazine will feature varsity programs from the 31-5A, 32-5A, 32-4A, 31-3A and 32-3A districts. …
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Aug 27 2012
By RAY QUIROGA Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com Sitting in his cozy Laguna Vista abode, Art Mendoza was surrounded by the tools of his trade. His drawings, for example, sat on a nearby desk, acoustic guitars lie on the couch just an arm’s reach away, and music gear in the form of an effects pedal …
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Aug 27 2012
By CRAIG ALANIZ Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS The Museums of Port Isabel and the Laguna Madre Museum Foundation presented the “Telling Our Stories” Series Thursday with retired Lt. Commander Charles R. Wilson, USCG. Wilson served at the Port Isabel Coast Guard Life Boat Station, now South Padre Island Coast Guard Station, from November 1948 to …
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