By PAMELA CODY Special to the Press A new court date has been set in the legal case against the man accused of taking the life of a former Port Isabel-South Padre Press reporter. Ronnie Huerta, of Mercedes, was charged with intoxicated manslaughter and manslaughter in causing the death of long-time Port Isabel resident Elizabeth …
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May 17 2019
Vasquez prepares for volleyball season
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The 2018-2019 school year is not over yet but preparations are already ongoing for the 2019 high school volleyball season. Players and coaches can, by UIL rule, report for practice on August 1, four days sooner than in football. Matches will begin even before the first day …
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May 17 2019
Rinza looks forward to senior year
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Tarpon basketball player Daniel Rinza is already looking forward to his senior year of high school, and high on his list of priorities of things to look forward to is the 2019-’20 basketball season. The Press sat down in Tarpon Gym with Rinza this week, where he …
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May 10 2019
Mayoral race headed for runoff election
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS After all ballots were counted, two of the three mayoral candidates running for the unexpired term of mayor of South Padre Island will face each other in a June runoff election. The special election was necessary due to Mayor Dennis Stahl stepping down from office for personal reasons …
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May 10 2019
Laguna Vista’s Zimmerman passes away
By ANAMARIA RAMIREZ Special to the PRESS The comm u n i t y mourns the loss of Jeffrey Zimmerman, a leader to the Laguna Madre area and a friend to all. After years of battling cancer, Zimmerman passed away peacefully on May 3 in San Benito at the age of 61. Zimmerman was born …
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May 10 2019
Escaping Berlin: Returning to the post-war city and aftermath
Part II of II By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS On October 20, 1945, Brunhild and Gitta arrived back in Berlin by train. Brunhild found her grandparents living in a cramped apartment in the French sector of the city. “They lost their home because my grandfather belonged to the party.” From her grandparents Brunhild …
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May 10 2019
Martinez graduates with many memories
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Sebastian Martinez graduates this month with many memories of his time at Port Isabel High School. He sat down with the Press this week and shared some of those memories and his thoughts on what the future holds for him. “I remember everything, the two-a-days, every practice …
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May 10 2019
Volleyball season not far off
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The 2018 -’19 school year rapidly draws to a close and already the anticipation for the fall athletic seasons is building. Tarpon football players are hard at work in the weight room at the high school, and even before the start of classes next August, the volleyball …
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May 10 2019
Letters to the Editor for May 9, 2019
Dear Editor, I’m looking for a witness to a two car accident that occurred in Port Isabel on Friday, May 3rd just after 5 p.m. A white SUV traveling south on Manatou Street was struck by a gray car traveling west on Highway 100, (Queen Isabella Blvd.). Note: this accident happened at an intersection where …
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May 10 2019
Femme fatal: Women dominate school board race, Commissioners retain positions
By PAMELA CODY Special to the Press Women candidates swept the Point Isabel ISD race, while reigning city commissioners kept their seats, in last Saturday’s Port Isabel elections. In a decisive victory, newcomer and attorney Heather Scott won the Trustee Place 3 position for the Point Isabel Independent School District with 46% (1,122) of …
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