Nov 03 2017
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island Convention and Visitors Advisory (CVA) Board considered an event funding request, heard post event reports, and discussed economic data related to Island tourism during a meeting held Wednesday, Oct. 25. Mike Flores and Marissa Amaya of the Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) presented a funding …
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Nov 03 2017
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Laguna Madre Humane Society (LMHS) will be raising their glasses for a good cause this Friday during the 6th annual Meows, Mutts & Margaritas fundraiser. The festive fundraiser will take place at Casa Mariposa on South Padre Island, explained LMHS President Beth Fedigan Wednesday. Proceeds from the …
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Nov 03 2017
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS A total of 100 votes have been cast in early voting in the Laguna Vista Special City Council Election at City Hall as of Nov. 1, according to numbers released by Election Judge Alma Deckard. The State Legislature also referred seven constitutional amendments to the ballot. Issues on the ballot include housing, banking, gambling, state …
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Nov 03 2017
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS A pair of presentations on the Second Causeway project and South Padre Island’s annual economic index highlighted the Economic Development Corporation’s (EDC) Tuesday, Oct. 24. Pete Sepulveda, executive director of the Cameron County Regional Mobility Authority (CCRMA) was first up, providing a status report on the Second Causeway project. …
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Nov 03 2017
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel Volunteer Fire Department, along with the City of Port Isabel, had the honor of donating a fire truck to a Mexican town which had a great need for one. For years, the city of Valle Hermoso, a community with approximately 65,000 residents, had been making …
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Nov 03 2017
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS It’s a new season for Port Isabel High girls’ basketball and they will start the 2017-2018 season with a new coach. Hannah Burleson has assumed the head coaching duties for Lady Tarpon hoops and scheduled scrimmages have already been played. The Press talked with Burleson this week and …
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Nov 03 2017
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The season has come to an end for the Port Isabel High girls’ volleyball team. The Lady Tarpons lost to Corpus Christi – West Oso in a first-round, bi-district playoff match, 3-1, at Riviera Tuesday night. West Oso won by the scores of 25-15, 25-18, 18-25, 25-21. “The …
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Nov 03 2017
Special to the PRESS Editor, Cameron County Commissioners recently voted to approve short-term tax abatement agreements with Rio Grande LNG that will help bring great benefits to our Rio Grande Valley (RGV). I and many other residents agree with this bold move by our County Commissioners. For many years the RGV has been losing residents …
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Nov 03 2017
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com It was a grounder that skipped and hopped with a jittery urgency between first and second base — closer to first than not. First baseman Yuli Gurriel had his left foot planted firmly on the bag as Jose Altuve, playing close in right field, scooped up the ball …
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Nov 03 2017
Treasure hunting tips By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS Lesson number one: Wherever people gather to play, pay or pray, there will be treasure. One of my favorite spots is the stretch of beach near the jetties in Isla Blanca Park. Most weekends, and almost every day during the summer, this beach is crowded with …
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