Nov 18 2016
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS The City of South Padre Island Shoreline Task Force discussed and took action on a number of beach dune projects, reviewed a presentation regarding beach nourishment efforts, and discussed plans to address the revision of shoreline related plans and ordinances. Brandon Hill, shoreline management director, provided the Task Force …
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Nov 18 2016
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS Anyone can drag themselves out of bed and go jogging at 6:30 a.m., but to get up when it’s still dark and run 13 or 26 miles requires a special kind of fortitude. For the second time in as many years, that’s exactly what happened before dawn last …
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Nov 18 2016
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Sweeny Bulldogs came from behind to defeat the Port Isabel Tarpons, 36-21, in a first-round, bi-district playoff game last Friday night in Sinton. Sweeny (7-4) advances to play Geronimo Navarro this Friday in Halletsville in an area round playoff game. Port Isabel’s season ends with a 9-2 …
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Nov 18 2016
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons hoops squad appeared to have its game all in order Tuesday night as they overwhelmed the visiting Chargers of IDEA Frontier Academy, 58-14, at Tarpon Gym. It was something of a mismatch and Port Isabel had it under control from the start. The …
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Nov 18 2016
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons basketball team won its opening game of the 2016-2017 season Tuesday night, as they took a 46-36 decision over the Leathernecks of Marine Military Academy in Harlingen. They are now becoming a complete team as the player roster has grown with the arrival of …
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Nov 18 2016
Special to the PRESS Dear Editor, The system has been exposed for both parties. We had two choices; the Neoliberal or the Neofascist. We have the neofascist for the leader of the “free world.” What we can learn from this elections is that the Democratic National Committee (DNC) here in the Valley will have to change leadership …
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Nov 18 2016
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Well, I don’t have a time machine (though sometimes I wish I did) so I didn’t really travel to the early 19th Century. And I didn’t actually meet the classical music genius, either, but I did one time meet a man who shares his name. I met a …
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Nov 18 2016
By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS “He had 20-20 vision and could run like a lizard at the age of 102,” Tolbert wrote, “and he had a good thing in his role of South Padre Island Resident Character. For a small fee, he showed up at resort openings and seemed to be able to sniff …
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Nov 11 2016
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS There is nothing more sweet, meaty and bursting with ocean flavor than wild-caught Gulf shrimp. Once you’ve eaten them, you’ll never find any other shrimp as “apeeling” as the fresh-off-the-boat crustaceans we’re lucky to enjoy year round here in the Laguna Madre area. Last Sunday, thousands of shrimp …
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Nov 11 2016
Donald Trump wins presidential election amid record local turnout By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com With a projected 279 electoral votes, Republican nominee Donald J. Trump has been declared the 45th president- elect of the United States. The news was announced in the early morning hours Wednesday after a nearly two year long race …
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