Jan 23 2015
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS January 22, 2015 The Convention and Visitors Advisory Board (CVA) met Wednesday morning to discuss their event budget as well as pending funding requests for events in 2015. Concerns arose as Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) Director Rachel Flores noted that if all of the requests were approved, …
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Jan 23 2015
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS January 22, 2015 Since the addition of new Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) Director Rachel Flores along with new Director of Sales Denise Arnold last June, the CVB has made significant strides. The Convention and Visitors Advisory Board (CVA) welcomed new members at a workshop last Thursday morning …
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Jan 23 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS January 22, 2015 The Port Isabel Tarpons took a long road trip to Zapata Tuesday night. They made it worth their while with a 54-45 win over the Hawks. With this win, the Tarpons are now tied with Rio Hondo for fifth place in the standings of District …
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Jan 23 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS January 22, 2015 The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons outscored Zapata 19-12 in the fourth quarter of Tuesday night’s district basketball game, but it was not enough to pull the game out and the Lady Hawks gained a 44-39 victory at Tarpon Gym. With the win, Zapata improves to …
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Jan 23 2015
MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS January 15, 2015 A request to place amendments to the Laguna Vista charter on the May election ballot has failed due to time constraints. Councilman Richard Hinojosa at the Jan.13 Town Council meeting had proposed that voters be allowed to determine if the Ethic’s Board should be terminated, and/or …
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Jan 16 2015
By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press press@portisabelsouthpadre.com January 15, 2015 The body found by Border Patrol agents last Wednesday morning near a fishing pier close to Port Isabel has been identified by officials as belonging to Rogelio Martinez Palestina, who was reported missing from Laguna Heights Dec. 2. The confirmation comes following an autopsy ordered …
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Jan 16 2015
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS January 15, 2015 A resolution calling for state officials to seek legal means to stop the City of Brownsville from strip annexation was adopted by Laguna Vista council members Tuesday. Strip annexation is a term used for an annexation by a city, town or other municipality in which it …
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Jan 16 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com January 15, 2015 I may not look it, but I consider myself something of a car enthusiast. I love vintage Ford Mustangs in particular. And I can remember exactly when I fell in love with the original pony car, too. I was a kid and it was a …
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Jan 16 2015
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS January 15, 2015 This week the South Padre Island City Council held two special meetings to approved Ordinance No. 15-01 amending Ordinance No. 11-19 to clarify boundaries and rename the city’s Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone, more commonly referred to as the “South Padre Island Development Project,” as “Reinvestment …
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Jan 16 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com January 15, 2015 Drivers across the Rio Grande Valley have been enjoying an extended Christmas gift lately in the form of low gas prices, prices which have continued to plummet into the new year. The pinch at the pump has lessened, with prices in the Valley falling by …
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