Dec 18 2015
Special to the PRESS Dear Editor, I want to recognize all the workers while they do their jobs, they are pleasant and give us good service. The cashiers, teachers, drivers, cleaning personnel at hotels, public workers, etc. are who I’m referring to. They all contribute to make our area a nice place to live. Thank …
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Dec 18 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel High Tarpon football players Stephen L. Martinez and Raul Villarreal were named Tuesday to the AP Class 4A All-State Football Team. Villarreal was named to the first-team defense and Martinez made the second-team offense. Villarreal played defensive end and Martinez, who played both ways, made the …
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Dec 18 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons basketball team made the long trip to Zapata Tuesday night and lost a hard-fought battle to the Zapata Lady Hawks in the first district game for both teams. It went right down to the final buzzer and the final score went in favor …
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Dec 18 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS There were no miraculous upsets for the Port Isabel High boys’ basketball team at last week’s 87th annual C.E. Vail tournament in La Feria. The Tarpons lost 53-37 to McAllen and 76-48 to San Benito, both Class 6A schools, on Thursday. The loss to McAllen put the Tarpons …
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Dec 11 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Cameron County Sheriff’s Department lost a beloved deputy late last week with the death of veteran canine deputy, Rex. “We will miss him greatly, no question about it,” Sheriff Omar Lucio said during a press conference Monday afternoon. He described the canine deputy as a member of …
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Dec 11 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com An age discrimination complaint filed by Port Isabel City Secretary Susie Alcocer has been dismissed by the Civil Right Division of the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). In a letter sent to both the City and John Shergold, an attorney representing Alcocer, TWC writes, “The TWCCRD is unable to …
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Dec 11 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Six people were rescued Thursday after spending 10 days without food or water on a stretch of land not far from Long Island Village. Cameron County Constables also confiscated several bundles of marijuana weighing approximately 261 pounds, Constable Pete Delgadillo said. Constables were alerted by a call from …
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Dec 11 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A Laguna Heights couple has been arrested on charges of injury to a child after the Cameron County Constable Pct. 1 office received a call from a local Head Start school. Steven Barron, 27, and his wife, Araceli Galaviz, 25 – both of Laguna Heights – were arrested …
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Dec 11 2015
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS Holiday cheer was afloat Saturday evening as the 28th Annual Lighted Boat Parade made its way from Port Isabel to South Padre Island, with around 10 boats participating this year. Spectators lined the waterways to view all the festively decorated vessels, with the calm, still night making for …
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Dec 11 2015
Special to the PRESS In late September, the Cameron County Regional Mobility Authority (CCRMA) put a plan in place to collect unpaid toll violations. Violators were selected and sent “last chance” letters to make payment arrangements before getting prosecuted in court. Since then, a number of customers have made those payment arrangements and avoided prosecution …
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