Sep 08 2017
Thomas, Keplinger resign from water board By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Laguna Madre Water District (LMWD) Board of Directors accepted the immediate resignations of Directors Jeff Keplinger and Whitey Thomas during a meeting Tuesday afternoon. The two men were not present at the meeting, but both submitted letters of resignation which were …
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Sep 08 2017
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS Kathy Cunningham, daughter of the late Paul Cunningham, has resigned as South Padre Island’s city attorney. Cunningham was named to the position after the death of her father in February. The elder Cunningham had served as the City’s attorney since its incorporation in the early 1973 and was instrumental …
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Sep 08 2017
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com During a regular meeting Tuesday, Sept. 5, the Cameron County Commissioners’ Court approved a grant application for a beach nourishment project at application. The Court also continued financial discussions amid final preparations for its vote on the 2017-1018 fiscal budget scheduled for later this month. The beaches at …
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Sep 08 2017
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Upgrades and improvements continue at the Port Isabel Police Department. The latest of which — the purchase of radar units for patrol vehicles, and body armor for officers — were approved by the Port Isabel City Commission in a special meeting Tuesday night at City Hall. Chief Robert …
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Sep 08 2017
Special to the PRESS To the editor: One of South Padre’s own showed up at the right gas station at the right moment to make a bigger difference than she could imagine. My mother asked me to share her story with you. On Friday morning, my father, weary from a week of hard labor on …
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Sep 08 2017
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The 2017 football season began with a loss for Port Isabel as the Lobos of Brownsville Lopez took the measure of the Tarpons with a 35-13 win at Tarpon Stadium Friday night. The loss came in Coach Jaime Infante’s debut as the Tarpon head man on a near …
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Sep 08 2017
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons volleyball team were on the road for their first district match of the season Tuesday night and came up just short as the Lady ‘Kats of Raymondville won a hard-fought five set match, three games to two. Raymondville won by the scores of …
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Sep 08 2017
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The comforting aroma of freshly brewed coffee begins to fill the air inside a home warmly lit and cozy with seasonal knickknacks set out on practically every flat surface. The sun has gone down and with it, the heat of the day has subsided to a much more …
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Sep 08 2017
By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS Dave, a local treasure hunter, found an old wooden box while hunting behind the dunes near the Cameron-Willacy County a few years back. The box was so decrepit that it literally fell apart as he dug it out of the sand. But amazingly, the old square nails that had …
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Sep 01 2017
Locals mobilize join rescue efforts By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com When Texans are in need, other Texans will answer the call. That was the message a group of Laguna Madre locals wanted to emphasize as they prepared to join thousands of others across the state who have been making their way to Houston …
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