Oct 27 2017
Champion Building mural to be unveiled Friday By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The historic Champion Building recently underwent a facelift and the City of Port Isabel is ready to celebrate the occasion. The colorful mural which covers the façade of the two-story building with images of native marine life underwent a restoration. Harlingen …
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Oct 27 2017
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Laguna Madre residents will have several items to consider in the November election. All three incorporated cities — Port Isabel, South Padre Island and Laguna Vista — are holding municipal elections, while the Laguna Madre Water District (LMWD) is proposing a bond issue. Too, Cameron County is proposing …
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Oct 27 2017
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS The Laguna Madre Water District’s (LMWD) bond proposal, short term rental policy, and ordinances related to Clayton’s Fishing Pier highlighted the Wednesday, Oct. 18 meeting of the South Padre Island City Council. Council members heard a presentation made by LMWD representatives about Proposition A, which calls for the issuance …
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Oct 27 2017
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Management of the Laguna Vista marina, its development and future, are issues on the Nov. 7 special election in this coastal community. The Town of Laguna Vista was notified it could face legal action if it adopts a proposed revised lease agreement with the Laguna Madre Recreation Association which …
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Oct 27 2017
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Golf course ponds, helping its largest customer, and annexing new land into its service area were all major topics of discussion during a regular meeting of the Laguna Madre Water District (LMWD) Board of Directors Wednesday evening. An uncertainty in regards to the ownership future of the South …
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Oct 27 2017
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A trip to the hospital in an ambulance will cost more in one Laguna Madre community after the City approved a rate increase. The Port Isabel City Commission agreed to the rate hike for ambulance services provided by its City-owned emergency medical services (EMS) department during its regular …
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Oct 27 2017
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The name of the game was ball control and the Bulldogs of Orange Grove played it well as they got past the Port Isabel Tarpons, 37-20, last Friday night at Tarpon Stadium. “They did what we were hoping they wouldn’t be able to do,” Tarpon Head Coach Jaime …
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Oct 27 2017
By PETE BANDA Special to the PRESS reporter@sbnewspaper.com The Lady Bobcats dropped their final district game of the season to the Port Isabel lady Tarpons 25-16, 25-15, 17-25, 25-16. Because of the loss, Rio Hondo and Progreso tied for fourth place in 32-4A at 6-8 and will have a play-in match at 3 p.m. on Saturday at …
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Oct 27 2017
Special to the PRESS Letter to the Editor and Laguna Madre area residents, Residents of the area, please vote NO on the Laguna Madre Water District $16 million bond issue in November. If fully authorized, the bond issue could more than double the tax rate of the water district and residents would then be paying …
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Oct 27 2017
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Recently, a friend wrote about the importance of communing with nature. It’s important, he said, going so far as to describe it as vital to our well-being. I’d have to say that I wholeheartedly agree with him. Thanks to some mild cold fronts we’ve had quite a few …
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