Sep 02 2016
By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS One of the main reasons cited for building a railroad that ran from Brownsville to Point Isabel, was to break the monopoly on freight and passenger hauling held by Richard King and Mifflin Kenedy. The two partners owned a fleet of twenty six steamboats that had operated on …
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Sep 02 2016
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Caldo weather. Hoodie weather. Read a good book weather. Sleep in weather. Hot chocolate weather. We’re almost there, and I can’t wait. Wednesday morning brought with it some light rain and a pleasantly fresh breeze. No longer did the air caressing my skin feel like the wave of …
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Sep 02 2016
By ALEXANDRA BROTZMAN Special to the PRESS For September’s plant of the month, the Keep SPI Beautiful Committee has chosen the Rio Grande Butterfly Bush. Also known as the Tepozán, this shrub is from the Buddlejaceae (Loganiaceae) family. The scientific name is Buddlejasessiliflora. The Butterfly Bush is a native plant to the area, growing up to …
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Sep 02 2016
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Traditionally, Labor Day marks the end of the summer, and for those who live in the Laguna Madre, it marks the end of the summer tourist season. With fall comes the “off season.” Aside from Winter Texans, who will soon flock to the area, few other tourists can …
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Sep 02 2016
By JAVIER GONZALEZ Special to the PRESS “World Shorebirds Day”, a yearly event coming up on its 3rd anniversary, is a global effort to raise public awareness about shorebirds, their ecology and life cycles, and the need for ongoing shorebird research and conservation. Shorebirds, in a nut shell, are a varied group of birds found world-wide in …
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Aug 26 2016
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A Laguna Vista woman has died after a two vehicle crash on the Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway Friday morning, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) reports. The woman, identified as 55-year-old Janet Evelyn Goggan, was traveling eastbound on the Causeway in a Mercedes-Benz at approximately 8:30 a.m., …
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Aug 26 2016
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS A report on the status of the South Padre Island Second Access project highlighted a recent meeting of the City of South Padre Island Economic Development Corporation. Adrian Rincones, Chief Financial Officer of the Cameron County Regional Mobility Authority (CCRMA) presented information about the SPI Second Access Project. “The …
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Aug 26 2016
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS Parking and safety issues related to White Sands Street dominated the discussions at the Aug. 17 South Padre Island City Council meeting. SPI Mayor Barry Patel put forth an agenda item to approve the first reading of Ordinance 16-17, establishing a no parking zone on the south side of …
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Aug 26 2016
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A Port Isabel woman faces a charge of theft of a vehicle, reports Cameron County Pct. 1 Constable Pete Delgadillo this week. Constable’s deputies served a warrant on Melissa Jo Nuñez, 27, at Carrizales Rucker Detention Center in Brownsville for one charge of theft of a vehicle, a …
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Aug 26 2016
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com With the fiscal year soon coming to a close, the Laguna Madre Water District (LMWD) Board of Directors made plans to hold a budget workshop soon. The Board also approved a change to the time it holds regular meetings. The board’s regular meetings normally begin at 6 p.m., …
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