Aug 19 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 12 2016
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Just over a year after he was terminated, former Port Isabel City Manager Edward P. Meza has filed a lawsuit against the City. The suit, filed in United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, also names Mayor Juan Jose “J.J.” Zamora and Commissioner Martin C. …
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Aug 12 2016
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com In the New Testament of the Bible there exists a tale of one of the miracles performed by Jesus Christ. In the story, Christ was able to feed a crowd of 5,000 with just five loaves of bread and two small fish. Behind the grandstands at Southpoint Marina …
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Aug 12 2016
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Texas Parks and Wildlife game wardens arrested a man during the 77th Annual Texas International Fishing Tournament (TIFT) Saturday in connection with an incidence of cheating believed to have occurred during the Port Mansfield Fishing Tournament. Harlingen resident Francisco E. Chamberlain, 47, was arrested by game wardens at …
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Aug 12 2016
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Female anglers from across the Rio Grande Valley have made their way to the Laguna Madre this week for a chance at snagging a prize-winning fish at the 35th Annual Ladies Kingfish Tournament (LKT). Like the Texas International Fishing Tournament (TIFT) which occurred last weekend, LKT anglers compete …
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Aug 12 2016
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS A Purple Heart Monument, commemorating Purple Heart recipients, will be installed in time for Veterans Day ceremonies at Laguna Vista’s Veterans Memorial Park. Amid discussion of the proposed addition to the park by Laguna Vista Town Council members Tuesday, Councilman Gary Meschi said that he and his wife, Janet, …
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Aug 12 2016
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel City Commission made quick work of the items up for discussion on Tuesday’s agenda. With a quorum present by the attendance of Mayor Juan Jose “J.J.” Zamora, and Commissioners Carmen Rios and Martin Cantu, Jr., the Commission turned its attention to discussing the Master Parks …
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Aug 12 2016
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island City Council revisited the topics of Spring Break advertising and GUlf Boulevard improvements during its regular meeting Wednesday, Aug. 3. Conventions and Visitor’s Bureau (CVB) Director Keith Arnold brought forward a marketing contingency request that was approved by the Council for FY 2015-2016 utilizing $248,580.08 …
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Aug 12 2016
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island Shoreline Taskforce focused their discussions on updates of local studies of dune erosion and beach nourishment projects. First up, Shelby Bessette, a graduate student from UTRGV who is in the process of completing her student internship program, shared findings from the data she collected regarding …
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Aug 12 2016
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Preparing for a new fiscal year in October, Laguna Vista Council members met Tuesday to consider an operating budget with expenditures of $1,497,547 and revenue projections of $1,617,197 for the 2016-2017 fiscal year. An effective tax rate of $0.344124 was proposed for the coming fiscal year. “It is staff’s …
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