Jun 12 2015
Self-described biker donates hair after a decade of growth By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press press@portisabelsouthpadre.com Gary Snyder has been growing his hair out for 10 years. Very early on in the process of doing so he thought about one day donating it to someone in need. That day came Tuesday afternoon at Kool Cuts …
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Jun 12 2015
Special to the PRESS Warm weather couldn’t stop hundreds of runners eager to participate in the first ever summertime iteration of the Longest Causeway Run and Fitness Walk. Sponsored by the Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce, the mid-year run followed a course different than that of its winter counterpart, beginning at Schlitterbahn Beach Resort on South Padre Island and ending at the Port Isabel Event and …
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Jun 12 2015
Special to the PRESS In 1959, Texas passed and ratified the Texas Open Beaches Act, a landmark public trust doctrine that declared that all Texans and visitors to Texan Gulf Coast Beaches had the right to access and use the Gulf facing beaches of Texas. The Natural Resources and Administrative Codes that have accompanied this …
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Jun 12 2015
Special to the PRESS Record rainfall totals in many parts of Texas the past few weeks means a record amount of freshwater pouring into the Gulf of Mexico – as high as 10 times the normal rate – and that could lead to huge problems for marine life and commercial fishermen very soon, warns a …
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Jun 12 2015
PRESS Staff Report A loggerhead sea turtle nest was discovered on Sunday, June 7 containing 111 eggs. Sea Turtle, Inc. estimates that the eggs should hatch sometime in July. Though the Laguna Madre is a popular nesting spot for the endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, it’s rare for a loggerhead to make her nest here since they prefer the Atlantic coast states. This …
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Jun 12 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel High graduating senior Daniella Murchison won big at the Rio Grande Valley Sports Hall of Fame Awards ceremonies last night in Harlingen. She took home the Sub-Class 6A Girls Athlete of the Year award for the third time in a row. She won the Class 4A …
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Jun 12 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel Tarpon basketball players are once again participating in a summer hoops league and games have already been played. Port Isabel High Junior Varsity coach Gilbert Rodriguez is assisting with the team, while recent former Tarpon Chris Garza is the actual head coach of the team. Rodriguez …
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Jun 12 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS There’s a summer girls basketball league in the Valley again this summer, and a number of Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons are participating. They played their first games this week, and came up on the short end of the score in both contests. The Press found head Lady …
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Jun 08 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended a search for a missing person after receiving a report Sunday evening. Details are limited, but speaking from the Public Affairs Office in Corpus Christi, a spokesperson said the search took place overnight Sunday before being suspended. “There’s nobody out there,” he …
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Jun 05 2015
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS Jonathan Cathey, a Texas-born Navy veteran, completed an arduous journey not many could finish: travelling over a 1,000 miles across rugged Texas terrain, from the Panhandle to the tip of Texas on South Padre Island. No big deal, right? Well, imagine doing it on a bicycle. That’s exactly …
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