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City to change recycling center hours

By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Changes continue in Port Isabel as the City Commission seeks to remedy a budget deficit and increase efficiency in City operations. Among those changes will be new hours of operation for the recycling center. Currently, the center is open six days a week and is manned by three …

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Over 300 anglers fished 34th annual LKT

By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Ladies Kingfish Tournament (LKT) Bay and Offshore grand champions had one thing in mind after they collected their trophies on Sunday afternoon: sleep. Ericka Kinney, the Offshore Grand Champion, and Kelsey Garcia, the Bay Grand Champion were all smiles during the awards luncheon. When asked how they …

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Business leaders lends support to Annova LNG

By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Representatives from business interests all over the Rio Grande Valley gathered at the Port of Brownsville Tuesday morning for a press conference hosted by Annova LNG, which is part of a company called Exelon Generation. Annova LNG is one of three Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) companies seeking to …

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Writer’s Block: Famous Sightings

By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com As the Press and Parade were prepared for print the social media rumor mill was abuzz with a celebrity sighting. UFC champion Ronda Rousey had been spotted in the Lone Star State — inside a Kingsville Walmart, of all places —perhaps buying a hunting or fishing license. News …

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Woman dies in parasailing accident

By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A San Antonio woman ­ died after falling to the water while parasailing near South Padre Island Saturday. She has been identified as 47-year-old Dawn Strickland. Strickland was found in the water by a boater who called the U.S. Coast Guard at just after 6 p.m., according to …

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Houston man drowns on SPI

By ALLEY COWGILL Port Isabel-South Padre Press ads@portisabelsouthpadre.com Houston resident Joseph H. Gardner, 53, died while swimming in the rough current of South Padre Island. South Padre Island Beach Patrol rescued Gardner and began performing CPR while he was transported to a helipad for airlifting to a hospital. South Padre Island City Manager Bill DiLibero said …

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Death of Laguna Heights man ruled a homicide

By ALLEY COWGILL Port Isabel-South Padre Press ads@portisabelsouthpadre.com Brownsville Police detectives have identified the body of a man found on the 6900 block of California Road as Maximiliano Galvan, 23, of Laguna Heights. As of late Wednesday evening, investigators have ruled Galvan’s death a homicide. Brownsville public information officer, J.J. Treviño states, “labeling this case a …

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LV Council appoints advisory board members

By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Nine Laguna Vista residents were appointed to serve on various Town boards by Council members Tuesday. Nancy C. Franz was named to the Board of Ethics. Her appointment leaves one vacancy of that board. With five vacancies on the Board of Adjustments, Arden Curts was appointed, and two current …

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Dune Hugger: Beach User Fees

Special to the PRESS Beach User Fees or as some would rather call it, paid parking is coming to Gulf Boulevard next year by the way things look with the City of South Padre Island and the Texas General Land Office. So what does that mean? It means that, if all goes well for the …

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Letters to the Editor for Aug. 13, 2015

Special to the PRESS To the Editor   A couple days ago I decided to get some salt for my softener. I went to Walmart and wrestled two 40 pound bags into my shopping cart. I went to the parking lot and lifted the tailgate of my vehicle and contemplated getting the bags from the …

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