Nov 02 2018
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS The World’s Championship Shrimp Cookoff’s 25th annual celebration is Saturday, Nov. 3 in Port Isabel. Sponsored by the Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce, the outdoor event features amateur and professional contestants offering delectable shrimp dishes, food vendors, merchandise vendors and live entertainment. Dozens of contestants and thousands of attendees …
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Nov 02 2018
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS The cities of Laguna Vista and South Padre Island saw double-digit increases in their respective sales tax allocations in the past month, while Port Isabel barely missed the mark by a fraction. The allocations, presented by the State Comptroller’s office, provide data on monthly local sales and use tax payments …
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Nov 02 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Driftwood Garden Club, in conjunction with National Garden Clubs, Inc., will be donating a Blue Star Memorial to the City of Port Isabel come Veterans Day, Nov. 11. The City Commission unanimously approved the donation during a special meeting held at the Port Isabel Event and Cultural …
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Nov 02 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Port Isabel police honored one of their own last Thursday when the department held a rededication ceremony outside the police station. The department honored former Chief of Police Lorenzo Rosalez by unveiling a new sign on the building’s façade bearing his name. Several local dignitaries were in attendance …
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Nov 02 2018
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Silver Tarpon Marching Band is off to the state marching contest. Three months of long practices and hard work have paid off, but the band had to come from behind at the area contest in Corpus Christi as they never have before. The band was …
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Nov 02 2018
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The roof fell in on the Port Isabel Tarpons last Friday night. The Raymondville Bearkats scored the first three times they had the ball and before the first quarter was over Raymondville led 21-0. Raymondville scored on five of their first seven possessions and, barring a miracle comeback …
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Nov 02 2018
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS It’s a beautiful sound to hoops fans everywhere. I’m talking about the sounds of sneakers squeaking on a hardwood floor, basketballs hitting the same floor and swishing through the nets. Those sounds, and more, are now being heard at Tarpon Gym in Port Isabel High School. Practice actually …
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Nov 02 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com “It’s so pretty!” I said to my dad last weekend as we lazed on a couch in the living room on a quiet Saturday evening. The TV was turned on; the sound of whatever program Dad was watching providing shapeless sound for all the attention I was paying …
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Nov 02 2018
By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS Hello Steve, I am a transplanted Texan (Santa Fe) for 15 years and really miss the lifestyle of South Texas. I have been intrigued for several years with the shipwrecks of Padre. I saw one on a map listed as Nicaragua. It appeared to be located about 50 or so miles south …
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Oct 29 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Port Isabel police today arrested a man in connection with the death of former Port Isabel – South Padre Press journalist Elizabeth “Liz” Sweeten. Ronnie Huerta, 33, was arrested at his home in Mercedes Monday by members of Port Isabel police. Huerta was transported back to Port Isabel, …
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