Sep 22 2017
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Texas General Land Office (GLO) will be hosting its annual Adopt-a-Beach fall beach cleanup across the coast this weekend, including at three locations in the Rio Grande Valley. The GLO normally hosts cleanups at 30 different locations throughout the state, however, Hurricane Harvey has impacted several sites, …
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Sep 22 2017
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS IBC Bank took overall champion honors at the first-ever Jaime J. Zapata Invitational Fishing Tournament on South Padre Island on Sept. 15-16. The Tournament was a memorial event honoring Special Agent Jaime Jorge Zapata, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, who was killed on February 15, 2011 in the …
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Sep 22 2017
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS ‘We’re open for business’ was the message the South Padre Island Convention and Visitors Advisory (CVA) Board sought to convey in response to the effect of Hurricane Harvey on Island tourism. That was the news as the board met on Thursday, Sept. 14 to discuss marketing strategies promoting travel …
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Sep 22 2017
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS Marketing strategies to attract visitors to South Padre Island and let them know the Island is still open for business dominated the discussion during the Wednesday, Sept. 20 South Padre Island City Council meeting. Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) Director Keith Arnold led the discussion regarding a proposed budget …
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Sep 22 2017
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Plans for the gem of the Cameron County Parks System have hit a snag. That was the news according a presentation heard by the County Commissioners’ Court Tuesday afternoon. For the past couple of years, the County has been undergoing a concerted effort to revamp and revitalize much …
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Sep 22 2017
To approve budget, County raises taxes, dips into general fund By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com After months of deliberation, the Cameron County Commissioners’ Court approved a tax increase and the appropriation of monies from the general fund in order to balance its 2017-2018 fiscal budget. Property taxes will be increased by just over …
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Sep 22 2017
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Child nutrition, software application services and board goals and codes of conduct were the main topics of discussion during Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Point Isabel School Board of Trustees. The Board unanimously approved two child nutrition service contracts — one from McAllen-based Hygeia and another from Harlingen-based …
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Sep 22 2017
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS A new year of faith formation classes at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church kicked-off here with Catechetical Sunday on Sept. 17. Some 90 catechists were commissioned at the 10 a.m. mass, followed by a reception in their honor in the parish hall. The Continuing Christian Education …
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Sep 22 2017
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Former Port Isabel track and field athlete Daniella Murchison is starting her junior year at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, and is on schedule to graduate after only three years. She was a three-time shot put state champion in high school and is continuing to throw both …
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Sep 22 2017
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons made the long road trip to up the Valley worthwhile last Friday night as they outscored the Hidalgo Pirates, 31-13, to get their first win of the season. The Tarpons overcame a turnover on the game’s first offensive series by scoring on their last …
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