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Rainy day conundrum

Task force mulls changes to beach umbrella ordinance By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island Shoreline Task Force considered a revision to an ordinance related to beach umbrellas, as well as proposed beach and dune permits during their Monday, Nov. 20 meeting. The task force discussed amending an ordinance regulating shade devices …

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Lady Tarpons Pop La Villa

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons hoops squad outscored the La Villa Lady Cardinals, 57-37, in a non-district basketball game at Tarpon Gym Tuesday night. Port Isabel led start to finish, except for an early 2-2 tie, and was in front by as many as 21 points in …

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Boys claw past Cougars, 55-46

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons basketball team traveled to Santa Maria last Saturday for a non-district Thanksgiving weekend game and came away with a 55-46 win. “They had a nice, little crowd for a Saturday afternoon game,” Tarpon Head Coach Mike Hazelton said Monday.  “They have a good team …

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Letter to the Editor for November 30, 2017

Special to the PRESS Editor, More than 60 years ago, when I was a small boy, I recall my father and grandfather sitting at the table and talking about plans to build the Port of Brownsville. They said that some people adamantly opposed it because they feared that dredging the ship channel would cause the …

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Writer’s Block: Deck the Halls

By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Well, Thanksgiving has come and gone. Whatever turkey leftovers there were should be just about gobbled up entirely by now, too. And now that Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday are in the rearview mirror it’s time to prepare for what’s next. Pumpkin pie and pumpkin spice are …

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Feast of Sharing

Hundreds enjoy community Thanksgiving dinner By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com It was a packed house inside the Port Isabel High School gym last Wednesday evening as hundreds of local residents turned out to partake in some good food and good fun. It was all part of the 8th Annual Feast of Sharing, sponsored …

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Woman faces 9 charges in Spring Break hit-and-run

By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A grand jury has returned a 9-count indictment against a Sugarland woman accused in a fatal hit-and-run that happened on South Padre Island during Spring Break Texas Week earlier this year. Daisy Joy Decker, 21, is charged with one count of manslaughter, one count of intoxicated manslaughter with …

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City holds hearings on submerged land annexation

By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island City Council held a public hearing to discuss the annexation of land related to Clayton’s fishing pier during a special session held on Wednesday, Nov. 15. According to the meeting agenda, the land to be annexed consists of “the tracts described as certain waterways and …

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Cities gearing up for holiday events

By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Holiday cheer is in the air and the cities of Port Isabel and South Padre Island are preparing for the season with a bevy of joyous holiday events. South Padre Island will host its annual Christmas tree lighting and Christmas parade on Friday, Dec. 8. Things kick off …

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Holiday spirit coming alive in Laguna Vista

By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS The holiday spirit will be ushered into Laguna Vista with ceremonies and events centered around Christmas. The community’s Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony is scheduled on Nov. 30 at 5:30 p.m. at Roloff Park for both the young and young at heart with musical performances. Registration for groups wishing to …

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