Jun 02 2017
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A Port Isabel man was arraigned on five counts of indecency with a child Wednesday. Municipal Judge Oscar Garcia read Martinez his rights before going over the five charges during an arraignment held Wednesday afternoon. Port Isabel police issued a warrant for Aureliano Martinez, Jr. after a 16-year-old …
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Jun 02 2017
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Lace up those running shoes because the Summer Longest Causeway Run & Fitness Walk is set to take off this Saturday, June 3. “We’re very excited. Early registration is going very well. We’re slightly ahead of where we were last year. And we’re looking forward to a good …
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Jun 02 2017
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island Convention and Visitors Advisory Board (CVA) heard post-event reports, as well as an updated report on the RGV Reef project during its Wednesday, May 24 meeting. Aarin Hartwell, representing the Texas Gulf Surfing Association(TGSA), delivered a post-event report regarding the SPI Open surfing event which …
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Jun 02 2017
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com It was a long ride home for some Raymondville students after the school bus they were traveling in was struck by a motorist in Port Isabel last Thursday. “They slammed behind the bus. They were intoxicated,” said Port Isabel Police Chief Robert Lopez of the two women …
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Jun 02 2017
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño, Jr. issued a statement last week regarding a recent news exposé which revealed that computer servers containing the personal information of thousands of Cameron County residents had been available for sale at a local flea market. “I want to offer assurances to …
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Jun 02 2017
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Traditionally it’s called summer basketball. It actually begins in the spring about the time the school year comes to an end, and continues into July. It’s a modified version of the high school game that gives returning players the opportunity to work on their game and have a …
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Jun 02 2017
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Growing up in Iowa several years ago, it seems there wasn’t much thought given to any physical preparation or training ahead of the actual start of football practice in August. At schools with about the same number of students as Port Isabel High players worked hard, very hard. …
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Jun 02 2017
Special to the PRESS Dear Editor: It is the height of irony that Rasmussen would bring up ignorance in response to my letter that was critical of Ms. Chamberlin and him. Maybe it is not too ironic, since ALL Trump supporters are ignorant to a great degree. My wife did not sign any of the …
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Jun 02 2017
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com I sat in my living room watching TV a few nights ago when a tiny, brightly colored map of the Rio Grande Valley popped up in one corner of the screen. A marquee beside it spelled out a weather alert that rain would soon be traveling through the …
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Jun 02 2017
By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS In April of 1926, the Dallas News published a story about a proposed 5000 acre park to be located about halfway down Padre Island from Corpus Christi. Travelers would reach the park by driving along a road of hard-packed beach sand that would connect the north and south end …
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