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By JOE R. BOWLING JR. The number four will significant to those interested in the next step for the Modern Venice Project in Port Isabel Tuesday night. Item four on the agenda for this week’s commissioners meeting on Tuesday will be a discussion of a revised map of the area and prior to that a …
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By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ An 11-month-old baby boy and his mother died Friday in a two-car collision off of US Highway 100 and California Road in Los Fresnos. According to Public Information Officer Eddie Garcia of the Brownsville Police Department (BPD), a silver 2003 Ford Mustang was traveling east on Highway 100 when the driver …
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By JOE R. BOWLING, JR. editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com In reaching goals in life it is never too early for success. Thus is the case for Port Isabel freshman Sara Mayes. Mayes, who competes in equestrian events, secured a $5,000 scholarship recently by beating out several other hopefuls. Mayes has been riding horses for nearly three years …
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By LARRY GAGE The Port Isabel Tarpons handled the Progreso Red Ants by the score of 16-1 on the road Tuesday night, and are now aiming for a playoff spot with two games remaining. As mentioned previously, the Tarpons control their own destiny. Win these last two games and the playoffs are assured. Pitcher Bobby …
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By LARRY GAGE The Lady Tarpons softball team blew out Donna IDEA Academy, 16-0, Tuesday night and came one step closer to making the post-season playoffs. They did it with the usual things, hitting, fielding, and pitching, with the emphasis on the latter. Freshman pitcher Daniela Salinas threw another perfect game, and she didn’t …
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By MARTHA McCLAIN With an eye toward service, training and progress, Laguna Vista’s top public safety official hold the credentials needed to get the job done Robert McGinnis is the Town’s police and fire chief, as well as its emergency management coordinator. He’s also lead instructor at the Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council’s Regional …
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By JOE R. BOWLING JR. With an agreement between the City of Port Isabel and the Laguna Madre Humane Society in place, the task at hand is to now define what the shelter represents and who will be doing what. City Manager Ed Meza and LMHS President Beth Fedigan met Thursday morning …
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By JOE R. BOWLING JR. “This is a perfect example of an open door policy working in this country.” These were the words from new President of the Laguna Madre Humane Society (LMHS), Beth Fedigan, after an agreement was reached between LMHS and the City of Port Isabel regarding the operations at the animal Shelter. …
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By LARRY GAGE The Port Isabel Tarpons got past the Lions of La Feria 4-0 on the road on Friday night. They did it with good fielding and hitting and another strong performance on the mound by pitcher Bobby Barker. The Tarpons have good speed on the base paths and they used it to good …
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By JOE R. BOWLING, JR. Breaking the silence to the media Tuesday night, the new president of the Laguna Madre Humane Society made a plea to the City of Port Isabel to negotiate a settlement and end the legal proceedings and the pending eviction. Margaret Ingle attended and spoke at the commission meeting Tuesday night …
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