Jan 25 2019
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Slots are still available for participation in this Saturday’s Du It By The Bay” Duathlon. Sponsored by the Laguna Madre Gator Chasers, PowerWatt Coaching LLC, and the Town of Laguna Vista the event features a two-mile run, 10 mile bike, and a two-mile run course that organizers say is …
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Jan 25 2019
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Local residents will soon have the option of obtaining their Texas license to carry (LTC) a handgun at the Port Isabel Police Department Shooting Range. The news came as the Port Isabel City Commission approved the proposal during a special meeting Monday evening. “It’s a good thing. I …
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Jan 25 2019
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Cameron County Pct. 1 Constable’s Office has made several arrests in recent weeks, ranging from the apprehension of a suspected burglar, to the arrest of several undocumented juveniles who were allegedly attempting to smuggle drugs into the country. First was the arrest of a Laguna Heights man …
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Jan 25 2019
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island City Council tackled some issues related to the City’s form based code during a meeting held on Wednesday, Jan. 16. Planning Director Cliff Cross presented a plan involving a unique architectural design at a proposed development. Cross explained the proposal was originally considered by the …
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Jan 25 2019
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS South Padre Island Mayor Dennis Stahl was the featured speaker at and event hosted by the South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce Thursday, Jan. 10. Part of an ongoing guest speaker series called “Coffee and Conversation,” Stahl’s spoke of making the Island a cruise ship port of call in …
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Jan 25 2019
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church’s Fifth Annual Valentine’s Day Dinner, Dance and Auction is scheduled on Saturday, Feb. 9 at the Isla Grand Beach Resort Ballroom. Music will be provided by The Latin Knights Band. The dinner begins at 6 p.m., to be followed by a …
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Jan 25 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpon boys’ hoops squad won another one in overtime Tuesday night. This time the opponent was the Raymondville Bearkats and the Tarpons came out on top at the end of a hard-fought game, 59-55. P.I. led 53-51 with seconds to go in regulation before Raymondville …
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Jan 25 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpon basketball team won Tuesday’s district game at Raymondville, 50-34. It was their third straight win in and they improve to 6-3 in district play. “We played pretty good defense the first quarter,” Head Coach Hannah Burleson said after the game. “It really helped …
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Jan 25 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Senior Tarpon basketball player Tommy Zurita knows only one speed when it comes to how he plays the game, and that’s all-out. The Press visited with Zurita recently at practice and he shared his thoughts on the game and his career aspirations. Zurita started playing the game at …
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Jan 25 2019
Special to the PRESS Editor, The Cover Up is as bad as the Crime. No one can give another permission to break the law. Everyone should have been taught, as a child, not to take something that you did not pay for. Even a 75-year-old man knows he cannot take signs of his opponents. Especially …
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