Feb 15 2019
DARREN GOLLER Special to the PRESS Last Friday was certainly windy, cold, overcast and just a tad nasty out, but that didn’t stop over 300 volunteers from picking up trash on the beaches of South Padre Island. Friday marked the 33rd annual Adopt-A-Beach cleanup, sponsored by the Texas General Land Office (GLO). Foul weather forced …
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Feb 15 2019
By ANAMARIA RAMIREZ Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpon soccer team made a strong showing against their first major competition in district last Friday, blanking the Raymondville Lady Bearkats, 6-0. The decisive win puts PI 2-2 in district play. The Lady Tarpons had more than just another team facing them across the …
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Feb 15 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons trailed early, then turned it on in the second half to beat the Progreso Red Ants, 58-42, Monday night in the final district game of the season. They enter the 2019 post-season playoffs as the second seed from District 32-4A for the second year …
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Feb 15 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpon track and field team was set to compete for the first time this Friday, Feb. 15 at PSJA Stadium at the Hog Relays, hosted by PSJA Southwest High School. The PRESS found girls’ Head Coach Julie Breedlove outside the athletic offices this week …
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Feb 15 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Five Port Isabel Lady Tarpon powerlifters have qualified for next month’s regional meet. The final pre-regional girls powerlifting meet of the season took place Wednesday at Los Fresnos High School. Officially, it was called the Girls Regional Qualifier, which is to say that it was the final chance …
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Feb 15 2019
Special to the PRESS Dear Editor, “The Mass has NOT ended!” exclaimed the Pastor as way too many visiting congregants, immediately after taking communion, headed straight out the door. And then a couple sitting beside me murmured in response, “Well, if you’d give a shorter sermon.” Elizabeth Etheridge Laguna Vista Want the whole story? Pick …
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Feb 15 2019
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com You hear stories about the good ol’ days. You hear stories of the time when towns were so small that you knew all your neighbors and folks never locked their doors at night because why would you when you can name everyone in your no-stoplight-town? You hear stories …
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Feb 15 2019
By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS The following is typical of the questions I have received over the years. “Hello, I’ve been trying to do some research on this hobby as I used to mess around with a ‘junior metal detector’ when I was young. I was wondering if you’d recommend some good metal …
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Feb 08 2019
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Point Isabel School Board of Trustees has chosen their lone finalist for superintendent. After emerging from executive session during a special meeting Monday, the school board unanimously approved the selection of Theresa “Teri” Alarcon to replace Dr. Lisa Garcia, who is retiring at the end of this …
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Feb 08 2019
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Residents from across Cameron County gathered at the Brownsville Event Center Tuesday evening to attend a public meeting hosted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) regarding an application submitted by Annova LNG for an air quality permit. The state regulatory agency issued a notice earlier this …
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