Aug 24 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com After a summer of lengthy budget committee meetings, the Point Isabel School Board of Trustees passed a balanced budget for the 2018-19 fiscal year during a regular meeting Tuesday. Henry LeVrier, deputy superintendent of business and operations, gave one final presentation of the budget, outlining how the district’s …
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Aug 24 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The University Interscholastic League (UIL) State Executive Committee (SEC) has handed down a one-year suspension and public reprimand of former Tarpon Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Jaime Infante. The public censure also includes a 3-year probationary period. The SEC reached the decision by a unanimous 9-0 vote …
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Aug 24 2018
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Last Friday the Tarpons traveled to Brownsville for a morning scrimmage with the Pace Vikings and apparently did pretty well. Earlier this week two Tarpon assistant coaches shared their thoughts and observations on last Friday’s action. “It went very well,” Joshua Kirton told the PRESS. “They had a …
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Aug 24 2018
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Silver Tarpon Marching Band is working on making the transition from parking lot to stadium. The Silver Tarpon band regularly practices in the main parking lot behind the high school. It’s marked off with yard lines, just like the field at the stadium, and that’s …
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Aug 24 2018
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons volleyball team played a road match Tuesday evening and lost in straight sets to the Brownsville Pace Lady Vikings. Pace won by the scores of 14-25, 18-25, 6-25. “The first game we struggled a little bit to find our way,” volleyball Head Coach …
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Aug 24 2018
Special to the PRESS Editor, I have a question: what is the update on the Yacht Club? I know it was sold to a private individual. I come to Port Isabel several times a year for extended periods and have always made a visit to see the building. The first time I was I there …
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Aug 24 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Okay, maybe I spoke too soon. Or maybe I jinxed it. In either case, perhaps I should apologize. You may be wondering what I’m talking about. Well, it’s none other than that perennial favorite of small talk topics, the water cooler go-to, the easy ice-breaker conversation starter: the …
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Aug 24 2018
By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS Had the trail riders found the remains of a Spanish explorer? Jim Jennings, whose father was the civil engineer in charge of building the Brownsville Ship Channel, grew up in Port Isabel during the early 1930s. Over the years, Jim has sent me many stories and pictures of various …
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Aug 17 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Late on Friday evening, the City of South Padre Island released a statement saying it was working with other law enforcement agencies to investigate a missing persons case. “While conducting the investigation, investigators obtained information that led to a rural area in Willacy County where human remains were …
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Aug 17 2018
Editor’s Note: This report contains profanity and sexually explicit language that may disturb some readers. To jump to Part 2, exclusively available online, please click here. By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A Port Isabel police officer who was given a 7-day suspension in late June has since been demoted from the rank of …
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