Sep 29 2017
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS The plan to rezone an area including the proposed Clayton’s Fishing Pier was once again the subject of debate during a pair of public hearings held at the Thursday, Sept. 21 meeting of the South Padre Island Planning and Zoning Committee. On Sept. 12, the SPI Development Standards Review …
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Sep 29 2017
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Commemorative Air Force (CAF), hosts of the popular Air Fiesta airshow, are in search of a new home after learning this week that they will no longer be able to stay at the Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport. The CAF announced the news on Facebook Monday. As …
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Sep 29 2017
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Luis Hernandez will serve as the new municipal court judge in the Town of Laguna Vista effective Nov. 1. He was selected from a field of five candidates who applied for the position as the term of current judge Charles Mattingly Jr. is winding down. The Town Council met …
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Sep 29 2017
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Laguna Madre Water District welcomed two new members to its board of directors Wednesday evening with the swearing in of Herb Houston and Alex Avalos. The two men were appointed to fill the unexpired terms left after former board directors Jeff Keplinger and Whitey Thomas resigned last …
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Sep 29 2017
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com It was a protracted meeting Wednesday as the Laguna Madre Water District Board of Directors discussed the upcoming November bond election, as well as several service contracts with various vendors. Voters will decide on a $16 million bond election which will fund eight projects the District has deemed …
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Sep 29 2017
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS The public has until Oct. 6 to submit comments on a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) proposing to re-open Bayside Wildlife Drive at the Laguna Atascosa Wildlife Refuge. Bayside Wildlife Drive was closed in 2013 due to concerns over ocelot-vehicle collisions which also resulted in a 34 percent visitation decline, …
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Sep 29 2017
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The La Feria Lions came into Tarpon Stadium last Friday night ready to play, and they rolled over the Port Isabel Tarpons by the score of 45-13. La Feria scored on four of its five first half possessions as the Tarpon offense struggled to gain footing. Port Isabel …
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Sep 29 2017
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons volleyball team won Tuesday night’s district volleyball match, three games to two, in Tarpon Gym. They won by the scores of 25-17, 14-25, 25-19, 18-25, 15-11. “I was really proud of the girls for pushing through and staying focused,” Head Coach Julie Breedlove …
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Sep 29 2017
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com It’s the most wonderful time of the year! No, it’s not Christmastime. We’re still quite a bit of a ways from that, but it’s the next best thing. Now that fall is in full swing, our event calendar is quickly filling up with fun and fabulous things to …
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Sep 29 2017
By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS “Something under here,” Bill said as he moved the coil over a steaming pile of fresh manure. Holding my breath, I began shoveling. Now let me start at the beginning. A few years back, my friend Bill Biecker called to tell me the sad story of a woman who …
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