Jul 29 2016
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS During their last regular meeting, the South Padre Island City Council held a public hearing regarding the approval of a new Specific Use Permit for a substance abuse treatment facility proposed on the Island. Based on consideration of current city ordinances and compliance standards for state and federal …
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Jul 29 2016
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Cameron County Commissioner’s Court approved the use of County beach accesses for the 2nd annual South Padre Marathon which is scheduled to take place on Saturday, Nov. 16 of this year. Last year’s inaugural race saw approximately 2,400 race-day participants out of the 2,900 people who registered, …
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Jul 29 2016
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The clock is winding down for the 2016 general election, which will occur on Nov. 8. In preparation, Cameron County Election Administrator Remi Garza stood before the Commissioners Court Tuesday to provide a preliminary update on potential early voting location and hours of operation changes. Polling locations will …
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Jul 29 2016
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Laguna Vista’s Fire Department has a new recruit. Dubbed “The Beast,” the recent addition to the department’s ranks is a five ton, six wheel drive military truck donated by the Texas A&M Forest Service and converted into a brush fire truck. “The Beast” will be used for brush fire, …
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Jul 29 2016
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Practice for the 2016 high school football season is set to get underway this coming Monday, Aug. 1. The Press has been checking the weight room at Port Isabel High School and a number of Tarpon Varsity player candidates have paused in their workouts to share their thoughts …
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Jul 29 2016
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Press recently sat down with four upperclass members of the Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons volleyball squad at the athletic department, to hear their thoughts on the upcoming volleyball season. Simone Harry, a senior, volunteered to go first starting things off with a note about summer vacation. …
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Jul 29 2016
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS All members of the Port Isabel High Silver Tarpon Marching Band have reported and are hard at work learning the show they will use this coming marching season. The percussionists first started getting together at the school band halls even before the Fourth of July and, so far …
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Jul 29 2016
Special to the PRESS Class Fink On July 1, a Port Isabel police officer on foot patrol in the Walmart parking lot noticed a suspicious man. While the man was telling the officer he intended to inflate the tires of a bicycle he had previously purchased at the department store a gleam caught the eye …
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Jul 29 2016
Special to the PRESS Dear Editor, Do you mean to tell me that there is a sea turtle suffering somewhere in the world with a plastic straw in his nostril, and we haven’t banned plastic drinking straws yet? The horror! I am so glad that you all have brought this issue to my attention because I somehow …
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Jul 29 2016
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Saturday was a special day for quite a number of people around the Rio Grande Valley. At animal shelters not only across the Valley, but nationwide, Saturday marked the annual “Clear the Shelter” animal adoption drive — an attempt to find homes for as many pets as possible. …
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