Oct 24 2013
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons just don’t seem to know how to take their foot off the gas pedal when it comes to running the football. They rushed for 458 yards and scored 62 points, both for the second game in a row, as they overwhelmed the La Feria …
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Oct 24 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Shortly before game time last Friday, Point Isabel Independent School District (PIISD) officials recognized former Tarpon defensive coordinator Eliseo “Coach V” Villareal by dedicating the team’s halftime facility in his honor. Over his 30 years with the school, ‘Coach V’ helped lead Port Isabel to 18 district titles, 17 …
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Oct 24 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Development of a seawall along the Port Isabel coastline near Island Avenue, Bass and Tarpon streets have raised growing concerns among the property owners living in that area. On Tuesday, Ron Berman, of Raybec Investments, updated the Port Isabel Improvement District (PID) Board about the status of a U.S. …
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Oct 17 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com There’s a rising star in the Laguna Madre creative artist community whose luminescent shine is still relatively unknown but is no less undeniable. Jose Vega, 21, of Port Isabel, or better known to his fans as Kid Corinthia, has a dream of rising to Rap music stardom and he …
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Oct 17 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island City Council on Wednesday amended the City’s Code of Ordinances to allow condo owners associations to build off-site parking areas to be used by their residents. Mayor Pro Tem JoAnn Evans noted that this is a valuable step toward alleviating some of the Island’s parking …
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Oct 17 2013
BY PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS An alarming trend has surfaced on South Padre Island as the number of restaurants that have gone out of business. Though by nature the restaurant business is capricious and unpredictable, the rash of closures has caused concern and dismay amongst the local population. To read the rest of …
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Oct 17 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A jury found Port Isabel resident Miguel Angel Aguilera, 22, guilty today of aggravated sexual assault of a child and indecency with a child sexual contact. Aguilera faces a minimum of 25 years in prison with no possibility of parole or early release, because his victim was under six …
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Oct 17 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Operation Bishop investigators raided The American Legion in Port Isabel last Thursday, seizing 27 gambling devices and $606 in currency. The establishment, located at 819 S. Garcia St., had allegedly been paying illegal amounts of cash to its patrons. Authorities will continue to investigate the property owner; however, no …
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