Oct 02 2015
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS At the end of a long week, most of the working class can be found surreptitiously eyeing their phones or watches, counting down the minutes until they can punch the clock and escape from their jobs for the weekend. Like the song says, it’s 5 o’clock somewhere – …
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Oct 02 2015
By ALLEY COWGILL Port Isabel-South Padre Press ads@portisabelsouthpadre.com Bright blue and silver stars filled the Port Isabel Event and Cultural Center (PIECC) on Saturday for ‘A Night Under The Stars’ — a prom for people with disabilities. The community bonded together to make the event possible. Timeless by Tiffany provided pictures at no cost. Jorge Obispo, …
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Oct 02 2015
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS Few sights are more heart wrenching than lost and homeless animals. The Rio Grande Valley has a staggering number of homeless animals, with most shelters filled to capacity. Every day, hundreds are euthanized due to lack of available space and resources. However, there are organizations like the Friends …
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Oct 02 2015
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS The offer of free cake, cookies and admission combined with a picture-perfect day were the irresistible factors that enticed large crowds to the South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center on Saturday, in celebration of its sixth anniversary. Visitors were treated to sightings of beautiful birds, such as …
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Oct 02 2015
Special to the PRESS By Cameron County District Attorney Luis V. Saenz A husband, ex-husband, boyfriend arrives at the home of the wife, ex-wife, or girlfriend. What starts out as a discussion quickly escalates to an argument, followed by some pushing and ends with the woman getting struck on or about her face and body. …
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Oct 02 2015
Special to the PRESS Red Tide. An event that occasionally marks the beginning of fall for the Coastal Bend and Southern Texas Coasts that can plague the Gulf and Bay Sides of our barrier islands in Corpus Christi, Port Aransas and South Padre Island. It causes fish kills that result in the rancid smell of …
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Oct 02 2015
Special to the PRESS The Long Island Village Board of Directors have unanimously voted to join Port Isabel, South Padre Island, Point Isabel School District, Laguna Vista and the Laguna Madre Water District in opposing LNG plants being constructed anywhere close to the Brownsville Ship Channel. Long Island Village is a thriving community of 1,024 …
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Oct 02 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS As the most experienced members of the Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons volleyball team, the nine senior players on the squad have certain responsibilities. And by all accounts and indicators they take them seriously. Your high school volleyball reporter looks in on practice once or twice a week, …
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Sep 25 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The instincts of local fishermen and surfers have proven correct as waters all along South Padre Island have tested positive for the presence of red tide. Looking at the surf from the roof of the UTRGV Coastal Studies Laboratory Monday afternoon, dark rust-tinted shadows colored the water along …
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Sep 25 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel City Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to pass the first reading of a $4.8 million budget for the 2015-2016 fiscal year that is expected to generate a surplus of over $7,000. The Commission also approved a tax rate decrease. After learning in July that the City …
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