Nov 29 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons were outscored 59-43 in a non-district boys’ basketball game last Friday night in Tarpon Gym. It was another fast-paced game for the Tarpons, and in the second half it was the Bulldogs of Lyford who were better able to maintain the pace and hold …
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Nov 29 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Jose Atkinson is more than just a Port Isabel High student-athlete. He is involved in so many extracurricular things that to this observer it’s a wonder that he not only has time to study, but that he consistently gets top grades. Atkinson plays basketball in the wintertime and …
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Nov 13 2015
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS Veterans and their families and friends gathered on a blustery morning in Veteran’s Park in Port Isabel Wednesday morning to honor all military members past and present and pay tribute to their service. Flags whipped in the wind as Robert Vela, former commander of local VFW Post 8791 …
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Nov 13 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Port Isabel City Secretary Susie Alcocer has amended her age discrimination complaint against the City to include retaliation, according to documents obtained by the Press. Alcocer first filed the complaint with the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) Civil Rights Division last month after a $3 per hour decrease to …
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Nov 13 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com After much delay and several impassioned pleas from Port Isabel residents, the entrance to The Fingers is set to undergo maintenance dredging in the coming weeks. Over the last several months, dredging of the channel entrance has been a topic of conversation during numerous Port Isabel City Commission …
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Nov 13 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Dredging at the mouth of the jetties commenced this week, along with beach nourishment using the sand spoils from the project. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) recently awarded a $6.5 million contract to Weeks Marine to dredge the Brazos Island Harbor (BIH) jetty and entrance channel …
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Nov 13 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel City Commission unanimously approved a motion to conduct a forensic audit of the City’s finances during Tuesday’s commission meeting, though the measure was not without some debate. The item was added to the agenda by Commissioner Juan Jose “J.J.” Zamora. “We’re losing the public trust,” …
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Nov 13 2015
Officials say decapitation connected to Gulf Cartel By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A six year veteran of the U.S. Border Patrol has been charged with capital murder in connection with the death of Jose Francisco Palacios Paz, whose decapitated body was found floating in the Laguna Madre in March. Authorities say the case …
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Nov 13 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The table hasn’t even been set for Thanksgiving dinner yet, but already store shelves are stocked with items that practically shout Christmas holiday cheer. Slowly, images of snowflakes and twinkling lights and Christmas trees are taking over the scene. And though we’re still a couple of weeks away …
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Nov 13 2015
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island Parks, Recreation, and Beautification Committee is very busy preparing for the upcoming holiday festivities including the Lighting of the Tree and Tuba Christmas, Christmas parade and awards ceremony, Breakfast with Santa, and the Holiday Lighting Contest. Kicking off the Holiday events, the Lighting of …
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