Feb 01 2019
Special to the PRESS Dear Editor, I am writing to thank Port Isabel residents for sharing the true meaning of Christmas with children in need this past holiday season. Because of the generosity of donors in Port Isabel and across the United States, Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse, collected more than 8.8 …
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Feb 01 2019
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Rio Grande Valley is a place apart — a region located at the southernmost tip of Texas and made up of four counties that form an awkward, almost triangular shape. It’s bordered to the east by a literal border — an international one with Mexico, to the …
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Feb 01 2019
Fossil Fish Found On South Padre Island By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS “I’ll bet you never caught one of these,” Marion Desoto said as he handed me a small rock with the outline of an ancient fish clearly visible on its surface. He’s right on that count, I thought to myself as I …
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Jan 25 2019
Assistant City Manager Darla Jones announces retirement By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com South Padre Island Chief of Police Randy Smith has been tapped as the City’s interim city manager in the wake of the resignation of City Manager Susan Guthrie. The decision came during a special meeting late last week. And in related …
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Jan 25 2019
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Staff at the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge (LANWR) are among some 800,000 federal workers who have been feeling the effects of a government shutdown which has stretched for 34 days as of Thursday, making it the longest shutdown of the federal government in U.S. history. Despite the …
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Jan 25 2019
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Left: A great blue heron captures a catfish in a tide pool at the South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center (BNC) Wednesday. Right: Visitors explore the boardwalks behind the BNC during the Winter Outdoor Wildlife Expo (WOWE) Wednesday. WOWE continues Friday and Saturday. Want the whole story? …
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Jan 25 2019
Special to the PRESS Strong winds knocked over the nosecone section, shown above left, of the SpaceX Starship Hopper test vehicle at the company’s Boca Chica launch site. The stainless steel vehicle, which was constructed in late December, came loose from its moorings as a cold front moved through the region in the overnight hours …
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Jan 25 2019
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS Shoreline issues — including paid parking, the purchase of portable toilets for beach accesses, construction of a dune garden and a documentary highlighting the Island’s shoreline management efforts — highlighted the Jan. 16 SPI City Council meeting. On the issue of paid parking, Shoreline Management Director Hill requested the …
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Jan 25 2019
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com It was a full house at the Hilton Garden Inn Wednesday afternoon as Island residents and local dignitaries crowded into a spacious ballroom to hear South Padre Island Mayor Dennis Stahl deliver his State of the Island address. Wednesday’s event was part of a quarterly guest speaker series …
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Jan 25 2019
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS Padre Boulevard landscaping, recognition of the city manager, paying tribute to an event founder, consideration of a payment plan and support for legislation that would allow cities to ban plastic bags were highlights of the Jan. 16 meeting of the South Padre Island City Council. Public Works Director Alex …
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