Special to the PRESS The AEP Foundation is helping make the Boys and Girls Club of Laguna Madre even cooler to area kids. The American Electric Power (AEP) Foundation contributed $150,000 to the Boys and Girls Club of Laguna Madre in Port Isabel. Julio Reyes, AEP Texas vice president of External Affairs, made a check …
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Mar 21 2013
EDC director gets six months in jail
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Special to the PRESS BROWNSVILLE – South Padre Island Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Darla Lapeyre was sentenced to six months in jail at a state facility Thursday for negligent homicide charges dating back to a Feb. 6, 2011 incident in which the vehicle she was driving struck and killed Michigan …
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Mar 21 2013
SPRING BREAK 2013: The good, the bad, the ugly
By RAY QUIROGA Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com While a healthy crowd of Spring Breakers and vacationers remain in the area, another Texas week is officially in the record books. Officials estimate that upwards of 25,000 vacationers descended on the Island this Spring Break, Texas Week crowds, however, are estimated to have been conservatively 75 …
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Mar 21 2013
Spring Break incident downgraded
By RAY QUIROGA Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com An incident which was thought to have involved up to 100 victims of illicit intoxication was severely downgraded and downplayed on Tuesday. Media reports rapidly spread that a substance possibly known as “Molly” had been passed among Spring Breakers and vacationers throughout the weekend. By Tuesday evening, …
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Mar 21 2013
House Bill 1000 passes unanimously
Special to the PRESS House Bill 1000 which would create a new university and medical school in South Texas passed the Texas House of Representatives by a vote of 149-0 Tuesday, sending it to a third and final reading which is expected possibly Wednesday. State Rep. Rene Oliveira, the bill’s primary author said that the …
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Mar 21 2013
Villarreal vies for Ms. TAMUK
By RAY QUIROGA Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com Kaylyn Villarreal is a force to be reckoned with. A sophomore attending Texas A&M University –Kingsville, this Port Isabel High School graduate, Class of 2011, and aspiring educator is making a run to be the next Ms. TAMUK, a coveted title among young women on campus. Earning …
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Mar 19 2013
Local strives to empower women financially
By RAY QUIROGA Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com Debra Hadsall is on a crusade to educate as many people as possible on the inner workings of finances. Taking a cue from her husband, she entered the financial services industry in the 1990s, only to quickly find the already competitive business to be a mostly male …
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Mar 14 2013
IT’S SPRING BREAK: Island abuzz with Breakers, national attention
By CRAIG ALANIZ Reporter/Photographer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com The second week of March was Texas Week on South Padre Island. Students from all over the state as well as the country made their way out to the Island. South Padre Island police have said the season has begun with a mild start but they expect more traffic on …
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Mar 14 2013
SPI selects new public works director
Special to the PRESS South Padre Island’s new Public Works Director Marcy Newman brings vast experience and a personal investment to her new position. A Texas Professional Engineer with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University, and 31 years of experience in transportation improvement, Newman is well positioned to have a …
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Mar 14 2013
‘Cash for Trash’ back in effect
Special to the PRESS Once again, Cameron County Parks and Recreation will implement a Cash for Trash Return Refund Program. The program will begin March 11 through September 9 and will operate on the Cameron County beaches north of access 5. This program is intended to address the negative impacts of domestic trash left behind …
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