Jul 03 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Former Olympian Peter Caceres this week will lead a team of nine taekwondo students to compete in the National Championship in Chicago, Ill. The team members, who study at the Olympian Taekwondo Academy on Maxan Street, range in age from 7 to 65 years old and will fight …
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Jul 03 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com According to South Padre Island Chief of Police Randy Smith, the department will have additional officers on duty this weekend on four-wheelers, in patrol cars and in the patrol boat. Police will also have extra jailers on duty. To read the rest of this story, subscribe to The Port …
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Jul 03 2013
BY CHRISTINA R. GARZA Staff Writer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com Last Thursday morning Port Isabel officers responded to a family violence assault on the 100 block of Port Road. According to the victims, 23-year-old Rene Villarreal Jr. went to his ex-girlfriend Lucinda Martinez’ home, knocked on the door and when she answered the door Villarreal allegedly forced himself …
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Jul 03 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com McDonald’s golden arches. Whataburger’s and IHOP’s orange and blue rooftops. These are identifiable features of corporate franchises that the public has come to recognize after years of loyal patronage to the establishments. But if a new franchise wanted to open on South Padre Island, and the franchise owner wanted …
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Jul 03 2013
BY CHRISTINA R. GARZA Staff Writer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com Point Isabel Independent School District Board member Merced Cantu III has resigned from his position. Board members accepted Cantu’s resignation at a special school called meeting held Tuesday. Cantu explained that a family member of his had been highly recommended for a coaching position within the District. To …
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Jun 27 2013
BY CHRISTINA R. GARZA Staff Writer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel City Commission meeting set for Tuesday was canceled and has been rescheduled for 7 p.m., Tuesday, July 9. The Commission is set to discuss amending the Port Isabel city ordinance against issuing permits to new sweepstakes gaming businesses. To read the rest of this story, …
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Jun 27 2013
BY CHRISTINA R. GARZA Staff Writer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Cameron County Beach Safety program has undergone recent personnel changes. Beach Safety Coordinator Jammie Barnhill and Beach Patrol Supervisor Tom Wilson are no longer heading the program. Cameron County Park Director Javier Mendez declined to comment as to why and would only confirm that Barnhill and Wilson …
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Jun 27 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Cameron County Commissioners Court last week approved planned renovations to the South Padre Island Convention Centre. However, the Court tabled a proposal to build a hotel on the campus. Approval of the renovations was conditional as Cameron County legal representation must first modify the lease between the County …
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Jun 27 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The identity of the individual who committed suicide June 10 on South Padre Island has been made available to the public for the first time. The victim was Adam Nicholas Ditta, 20, of Dallas, a white male, with brown hair, blue eyes and around six feet, five inches tall. …
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Jun 27 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com South Padre Island firefighter Marcus Smith has been named the new Chief of the SPI Fire Department. The Dallas-area native recently retired from the Lancaster Fire Department as Captain after serving 28 years. He also served his hometown of Wilmer, Texas as its Fire Chief from 2005-12 to help his …
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