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By JOE R. BOWLING, JR. Police Chief Gualberto Gonzalez is ready for Spring Break and his department is thankful for some additional funds in order to help out. Recently TxDOT set forth approximately $51,460 which will be used to assist with manpower, supplies and maintenance in the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP). “This helps us …
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Special to the PRESS Derry Elementary fifth grade students assisted the City of South Padre Island in planting over 2,000 sea oat plants on Tuesday, March 1, as part of a dune restoration effort. The project took place along the beachside of the 5200 block of Gulf Boulevard, near beach access 19 (Aquarius Circle). Around 200 …
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By LARRY GAGE The Men’s Regional Powerlifting Meet is on for this Saturday, March 12, at Kingsville. Seven P.I. Tarpon lifters will make the trip up Hwy. 77 to compete for a chance to qualify for the state meet in Abilene later this month. This writer spoke with head powerlifting coach Justin Stumbaugh this week in …
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Special to the PRESS The City of Port Isabel announced that it was recently awarded a grant in the amount of $60,000 from the Baseball Tomorrow Fund (BTF) that will support the Laguna Madre Park Little League Field upgrade, and provide funding for field lights. The field lighting equipment will be provided through a partnership …
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A ribbon cutting ceremony at a grand opening this past weekend capped off over three years of work by the City of Laguna Vista as the officially welcomed Stripes to the community. Opening one of the three largest Stripes stores in the Rio Grande Valley a large number attended the days festivities. “This is a …
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By JOE R. BOWLING, JR. Seven years and a lot of work have now resulted in groundbreaking on South Padre Island and the Cibola Land Project. Troy Giles of Giles Realty & Management say that seeing is believing when it comes to this new project. “Oh yes,” said Giles, “so many people have said that …
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By JOE R. BOWLING, JR. The Laguna Vista Fire Department received recognition for its contributions and assistance in a recent fire on South Padre Island. This comes as the department continues to expand with additional volunteers and much needed training. “We are very proud of what is going on here,” said Laguna Vista City Manager …
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By JOE R. BOWLING, JR. It took a special meeting, a plea from the Mayor and a push from representatives from TxDOT (Texas Department of Transportation), but Tuesday night city officials in Port Isabel approved to match the funds from South Padre Island that will assist in opening up the second lane of the Queen …
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By JOE R. BOWLING, JR. Tuesday was a busy day for both the City of Port Isabel and the Laguna Madre Humane Society as the two continue to work on a plan for the operation of the animal shelter. A luncheon attended by both sides led to added communication and a workshop later in the …
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Celebrating the birthday of Dr. Seuss- Over 40 students gathered at the Port Isabel Public Library for reading of his many books. Sandra Phillips is a retired children’s librarian that comes from Ohio and she volunteered to help out with reading. This marks the second year in which the library has been involved in …
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