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LV Council appoints advisory board members

By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Nine Laguna Vista residents were appointed to serve on various Town boards by Council members Tuesday. Nancy C. Franz was named to the Board of Ethics. Her appointment leaves one vacancy of that board. With five vacancies on the Board of Adjustments, Arden Curts was appointed, and two current …

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Dune Hugger: Beach User Fees

Special to the PRESS Beach User Fees or as some would rather call it, paid parking is coming to Gulf Boulevard next year by the way things look with the City of South Padre Island and the Texas General Land Office. So what does that mean? It means that, if all goes well for the …

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Letters to the Editor for Aug. 13, 2015

Special to the PRESS To the Editor   A couple days ago I decided to get some salt for my softener. I went to Walmart and wrestled two 40 pound bags into my shopping cart. I went to the parking lot and lifted the tailgate of my vehicle and contemplated getting the bags from the …

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Former Lady Tarpon to play at Laredo Community College

By MARINA WISE-HERRING Special to the PRESS Some dreams do come true. Such is the case for one of Port Isabel High School’s 2015 graduates, Cassie Chavez. The former Lady Tarpon is set to play softball at Laredo Community College (LCC) this spring. This major achievement did not come easily for Chavez, though. Behind Chavez’ solidified …

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Former UT football coach Akres, son, speak at PIHS

By MARINA WISE-HERRING Special to the PRESS Talk about good luck– it’s not every day that the University of Texas’ former head football coach and his ex-quarterback/son come to visit your local high school. Longhorn royalty Fred Akres and his son, Danny, paid a quick visit to Port Isabel High School’s athletes and coaches last week. …

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Over 300 anglers fished 34th annual LKT

By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Ladies Kingfish Tournament (LKT) Bay and Offshore grand champions had one thing in mind after they collected their trophies on Sunday afternoon: sleep. Ericka Kinney, the Offshore Grand Champion, and Kelsey Garcia, the Bay Grand Champion were all smiles during the awards luncheon. When asked how they …

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Laguna Vista funds Boys & Girls Club

By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS The Laguna Vista Town Council this week unanimously approved a service agreement with the Boys and Girls Club of Laguna Madre. At the Town’s July meeting, Club representatives agreed in principle with the funding request which stressed the need for financial support to facilitate operations. Last funded by the …

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Hannah Takes P.I. in Straight Sets

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS With only four returning starters from last year’s co-district championship team, the 2015 Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons volleyball team is short on experience.  The Lady Eagles of Brownsville Hannah came into Tarpon Gym Tuesday night ready to take advantage. They took the home team in straight sets, …

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Port Isabel to Scrimmage at Donna North

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons varsity football squad will be at Donna North for their first scrimmage of the 2015 season this Friday morning. The Press visited with P.I. head coach and athletic director Monty Stumbaugh this week to find out how preparations are coming along in this, the …

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Silver Tarpon Band Hard at Work on Show

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS For weeks members of the Port Isabel High Silver Tarpon Marching Band have been hard at work.  They’ve been doing sectional work indoors and marching fundamentals outdoors.  All of the music for this year’s marching show is now in and all hands and feet are now busy combining …

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