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POWC talks SPI’s marketing direction

Special to the PRESS Property Owners Who Care held a membership meeting Saturday at the Hilton Garden Inn. Member Shane Wilson said POWC is growing and will be adding a board of directors. He said POWC also has a new websitewww.powc-spi.org for comments and for new membership. The members discussed the marketing direction for South …

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Freighter forced to drop anchor

PRESS Staff Report A 600-foot freighter was forced to drop anchor in the Brownsville ship channel this morning. Port of Brownsville Public Information Officer Manny Ortiz said the 600-foot vessel was having trouble with the steering mechanism which caused it to drop anchor. The USCG was not able to respond to the distressed vessel because …

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City announces plans for Pachanga

Special to the PRESS The public is invited to celebrate Dies Y Seis De Septiembre at 4 p.m. Saturday, September 15, at Washington Park located on Jefferson Street in Port Isabel. The idea of having a “Pachanga in the Park” originated with a meeting by Mayor Joe E. Vega and commissioners about four years ago …

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Sea Grant hosting fishing regulations workshop

Special to the PRESS The Texas Sea Grant College Program will co-host a public workshop on offshore recreational fishing regulations at various locations along the Texas coast during the first week in September. The workshops, presented free of charge in partnership with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration …

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Ranger training open to public

Special to the PRESS Discovery of a red tide in the Galveston Bay area earlier this month has prompted leaders of the award-winning Red Tide Rangers to schedule training for volunteers who want to join the first responders should the harmful algal bloom (HAB) move into far south Texas waters. The training will be held …

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Feds raid PI home

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By HEATHER C. COX Special to the PRESS Federal authorities confirmed Wednesday that the raid of a Port Isabel home owned by a man currently serving time on drug charges in Georgia was part of an ongoing investigation. With the cooperation of local law enforcement authorities, the Hidalgo County High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) …

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SPI opts out of tax rate hike

By CRAIG ALANIZ Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS The South Padre Island City Council held a public hearing for the 2012-2013 tax rate. The council approved the effective tax rate of .252701, which would bring in the same income as last year. The council did not feel a tax rate hike was necessary because it was …

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Probe continues in cheating allegations

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By CRAIG ALANIZ Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS Investigations are still ongoing in the Ladies Kingfish Tournament cheating scandal, which resulted in the indictment of seven people accused of fraud. Game Warden Jason Duke said he believes there is enough evidence against the accused to prove a third degree felony charge. The case report will be …

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Man’s talents stretch from music to production

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By RAY QUIROGA Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com Sitting in his cozy Laguna Vista abode, Art Mendoza was surrounded by the tools of his trade. His drawings, for example, sat on a nearby desk, acoustic guitars lie on the couch just an arm’s reach away, and music gear in the form of an effects pedal …

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Wilson recalls tales of Coast Guard past

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By CRAIG ALANIZ Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS The Museums of Port Isabel and the Laguna Madre Museum Foundation presented the “Telling Our Stories” Series Thursday with retired Lt. Commander Charles R. Wilson, USCG. Wilson served at the Port Isabel Coast Guard Life Boat Station, now South Padre Island Coast Guard Station, from November 1948 to …

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