Jan 04 2019
By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS Last week: “Jackson had an army of 5,100 men. They included mounted regulars, volunteers, United States Dragoons and a mixture of Kentuckians and Creoles. They were joined by the Battalion of Free Men of Color. It must have been a very ironic moment for the Lafitte brothers, to fight alongside …
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Dec 28 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com From the weather to politics, local scandals to viral headlines, tales of tragedy to heartwarming stories of personal bravery, the past year has been rife with news that never stops. And as is tradition, the PRESS is again taking the opportunity to recap and reflect on some of …
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Dec 28 2018
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS 2018 was a busy year for the South Padre Island City Council and its related subcommittees, task forces, and commissions. The January 17 City Council featured a pair of sandcastle related requests. The first was a proposal to approve a Sandcastle Trail Maintenance contract in the amount of $30,000 …
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Dec 28 2018
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS It was a year of quality growth and development, amid some spirited expressions of opinion, in the small community of Laguna Vista in 2018. With the clock ticking down to the New Year, Mayor Susie Houston reflected on the Town’s most significant accomplishment in 2018. Continued steady progress in …
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Dec 28 2018
PIISD estimates it would lose $254 million in taxable value By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com It started with a meeting of the Brownsville Independent School District’s (BISD) Policy Committee on Monday, Dec. 10 and continued the following day at a regular meeting of the full BISD school board. An idea put forth by …
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Dec 28 2018
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS The Town of Laguna Vista experienced sure and steady growth over the past year, while elected and appointed officials attended to basic services and enhanced quality of life issues locally. Sales tax receipts for the year rang in at $180,930, compared to 2017 when the 12-month total was $164,732. …
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Dec 28 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com South Padre Island police arrested a Border Patrol agent last week in connection with an assault that took place at the Isla Grand Hotel. Gustave Edwardo Rodriguez, 34, was arrested on one count of assault — family violence, a Class C misdemeanor, after an altercation occurred at 500 …
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Dec 28 2018
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS A beautification initiative aimed at improving the appearance of sidewalks along South Padre Island’s main thoroughfare — Padre Boulevard — has wilted into a quagmire worth several hundred thousand dollars. The issue — involving thousands of plants which were installed in narrow strips of soil between Padre Boulevard sidewalks …
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Dec 28 2018
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS Visitors to South Padre Island will soon have a new form of entertainment to look forward to in the form of a Ferris wheel. The news came after the City Council unanimously approved several agenda items related to the family-friendly attraction during a meeting last Wednesday, Dec. 19. The …
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Dec 28 2018
Port Isabel police distribute hundreds of toys during annual giveaway By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A long line of children and their parents snaked between tables set up in the main hall of the Port Isabel Event and Cultural Center last Friday, Dec. 18. The standing-room only crowd waited with barely contained excitement …
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