Apr 04 2011
By JOE R. BOWLING JR. We have heard nothing and the court date is Wednesday.” This from Port Isabel City Manager Ed Meza as he talked about the court date for the eviction of the Laguna Madre Humane Society for the Animal Shelter Monday morning. The city had filed …
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Apr 04 2011
By JOE R. BOWLING JR. The beaches on South Padre Island have withstood another Spring Break. Now preparations are underway so that the beautiful scenery, that is such a big part of the island, is in perfect shape for the summer months and that is becoming a lay balls began washing up on the beach …
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Apr 04 2011
By JOE R. BOWLING JR. Students from Los Fresnos are busy with end of the year testing as are students throughout the Rio Grande Valley but a select few are taking the last steps towards a national test which takes place on April 12 in Edinburg. Justin Oakers, the Director of International Academy of Emergency …
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Apr 01 2011
By JACQUELINE VASQUEZ The City of Port Isabel will soon be getting a new website to promote and inform the public on various topics, including news, on what is happening in surrounding communities and stories about local history. The proposal was approved to redesign the Port Isabel EDC website for $2,500 at the Port Isabel …
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Apr 01 2011
By JOE R. BOWLING, JR. Construction of new sidewalks in Port Isabel continues and immediate feedback is nothing but positive. The city is working with private construction companies to complete this project which Mayor Joe Vega says is vital. “This is about public safety,” said Vega, “from kids walking to school to places that have …
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Apr 01 2011
By JOE R. BOWLING JR. Two items on the agenda for the Port Isabel City Commissioners’ Meeting this past Tuesday night led to another packed house at City Hall. Although there were other items on the agenda, there was talk about the Modern Venice Project that brought out the big turnout. The crowd was large …
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Apr 01 2011
By JOE R. BOWLING JR. Working from a tip from a local resident, Cameron County Constable Horacio Zamora announced Wednesday night that three arrests were made and more could be pending from a case involving a theft of a jeep and surfboards during Spring Break. On March 15, a report was filed that a 1999 …
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Apr 01 2011
By JOE R. BOWLING JR. An early morning arrest was made Wednesday in Port Isabel as an officer followed a blood trail that led to an arrest from a stabbing of a Port Isabel teen. According to police reports on March 30, at approximately 3:01 a.m., Officer Ray Brandriff was on patrol in the vicinity …
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Apr 01 2011
By JACQUELINE VASQUEZ The Port Isabel City Commission had their second Annexation Public Hearing on March 29. David Evans, a representative for Oasis Development, gave a brief overview of what the annexation of Long Island Village will look like. Included in the plans is a restaurant, a marina and an event center. “We’re going to …
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Mar 28 2011
By LARRY GAGE It came down to her final attempt on the last lift, the dead lift. Port Isabel Lady Tarpon powerlifter Marissa Hernandez had already locked up second place at the Women’s State Powerlifting Meet in Corpus Christi last Saturday. Breanna Johnson of Giddings had completed her lifts and was in first place with …
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