Feb 03 2017
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS The SPI Convention and Visitors Advisory Board considered funding for future proposed Island events in its Jan. 25 meeting. “In the report and recommendations we are forwarding to you, you will see that we have serious challenges for fully funding the current application requests to begin with, and serious …
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Feb 03 2017
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Two incumbents and one political newcomer have filed for places on the Laguna Vista Town Council May election ballot as of Thursday morning. The May 6 election will decide who will fill three-year terms for the mayor and three council positions. Currently the places are held by Mayor Susie Houston, Council members Place 1 Michael Carter, Place 2 Wanda Reyes Rice and Place 3 Frank Davalos. Mayor Houston has filed …
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Feb 03 2017
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Cameron County Regional Mobile Authority (CCRMA) recently provided the Cameron County Commissioners Court a year-end review of the progress of several key projects, chief among them the Second Causeway Project and the SH 550 toll road. Planning for the Second Causeway, an 8-mile bridge which will connect …
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Feb 03 2017
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS John Michael Talbot, a Christian music pioneer, best-selling author and TV host will perform for three nights of spoken word and song in Port Isabel Feb. 6-8. The three-day mission will be held at the Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, 705 South Longoria St., Port Isabel at …
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Feb 03 2017
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS On Jan. 18, the SPI Parks, Recreation and Beautification Committee met to discuss issues related to the City’s parks. Kimberly Dollar addressed the committee about pickle ball. She shared videos and information on the fast growing sport, including the requirements for providing a pickle ball court. “Apparently this game …
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Feb 03 2017
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons basketball team blew out the Lady Red Ants of Progreso, 50-15, in a District 32-4A game Tuesday night at Tarpon Gym. With the win Port Isabel improves to 6-6 in league play. Progreso falls to 0-12. Port Isabel led 11-0 in the first …
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Feb 03 2017
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons shot out of the gate against the Red Ants of Progreso as they took first-half leads of 18-4 and 28-14, and held on for a 66-57 win at Tarpon Gym last Tuesday night. It was Port Isabel’s second win of the season in District …
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Feb 03 2017
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com I’d much rather be out enjoying this weather. All week long it’s been perfect. Sunny skies, wispy clouds drifting along a backdrop of brightest azure and pleasant warmth with just the right amount of chill in the breeze to kiss your skin and keep you cool. Yet, no …
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Feb 03 2017
Special to the PRESS Dear Editor, Annova LNG has filed for Air Quality Permit 144829 with TCEQ (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality). This makes the third LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) export terminal that proposes to build on the Brownsville Ship Channel in close proximity to Laguna Vista, Port Isabel, and South Padre Island. All of …
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Feb 03 2017
By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS Recently, I received an email from Jean Powers of Minneapolis asking about a sea bean she found while vacationing on South Padre Island. I always like to refer questions of this sort to my friend and partner Kay Lay who identified the find as a Mary’s bean. “They are …
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