By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The other half of the Niño Brothers backfield combination is Angel Niño and, along with his brother Adrian, Angel has given liberally of his time this spring to get ready for the upcoming high school football season. The Press found the younger of the Niño brothers at the …
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Jun 21 2019
Rio History: Red Fish Landing
By Steve Hathcock Special to the PARADE Port Mansfield, or Redfish Landing, as it was once called was an isolated fishing camp located on the sandy shores of the Laguna Madre in the early 1930s. Newspaper reports from the time refer to giant redfish over four feet long and trout so numerous that a man …
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Jun 14 2019
Excellence: SPI brings home TAMIO award
By FREDDY JIMENEZ Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com For the second year in a row, the City of South Padre Island has brought home the Texas Association of Municipal Information Officers (TAMIO) Award of Excellence for their submission of the city’s annual report. The city’s public information officer, Angelique “Nikki” Soto, traveled upstate this past …
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Jun 14 2019
Early voting to commence
By FREDDY JIMENEZ Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Early voting for the South Padre Island runoff mayoral election will begin on Monday, June 17 and will run through until Tuesday, 25 with the exception of weekends. The two candidates running for the position are former Assistant City Manager Darla Jones, and Planning and Zoning Commission …
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Jun 14 2019
Commission meets, business as usual
By ANGIE GAMEZ Special to the PRESS Numerous agenda items were discussed and approved at the City of Port Isabel City Commission meeting held earlier this week on Tuesday, June 11. Commissioners met and approved Ordinance 673-C, which amends 673-B to comply with the Texas Legislature’s recently adopted HB 852, which alters the way that …
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Jun 14 2019
Port Isabel High School varsity wind ensemble advancing to Area
Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High School Band – Varsity Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Scott Hartsfield, has advanced to the Area level for the Association of Texas Small School Bands “Outstanding Performance Series” CD competition. Their recorded performance of “Semper Fidelis” by John Philip Sousa placed 1 overall. The band will …
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Jun 14 2019
Laguna Vista to seek CAMS to monitor LNG
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Laguna Vista City officials will formally request installation of a monitoring system to measure air and water pollutants locally prior to the onset of LNG’s production or manufacturing at their plant sites. LNG is one of several companies petitioning to open liquefied natural gas production facilities at the …
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Jun 14 2019
Down memory lane for former QB DeMoss
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS There is an old saying: “It seems like only yesterday.” It can apply to any one of us and it surely does with former Tarpon quarterback and current assistant football coach, Kyle DeMoss. He took time out from supervising weight room workouts recently to talk with the Press …
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Jun 14 2019
Coach Bodden recalls playing days
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Current assistant Port Isabel Tarpon football coach Johnathan Bodden is entering his sixth season as a member of the Port Isabel High coaching staff. He played Varsity football as an offensive lineman for the 2006, 2007, and 2008 seasons. He visited with the Press recently and recalled what …
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Jun 14 2019
Rosales working hard for football success
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS David Rosales is an incoming junior at Port Isabel High School and, as a football player, has been hard at work for months getting ready for the 2019 season. He sat with the Press this week and shared his thoughts on how his workouts have been progressing, and …
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