Feb 13 2015
By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press press@portisabelsouthpadre.com February 12, 2015 A lawsuit filed by Derek Madrigal, a Dallas college student, against Coca-Cola company, Isla Grand Resort, and seven other companies after he was stabbed multiple times on South Padre Island during Spring Break 2013 in has been settled for an undisclosed amount. Madrigal was stabbed …
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Feb 13 2015
By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press press@portisabelsouthpadre.com February 12, 2015 Former president of the University of Alabama and Texas Tech University and first president of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Guy Bailey, served as keynote speaker at the Tip of Texas Counseling Association conference held last Thursday at the The Hilton Garden Inn …
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Feb 13 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS February 12, 2015 The 2015 Texas High School track and field season begins this week as both the Tarpon and Lady Tarpon teams will compete in the Greyhound Relays in San Benito this Friday the 13. The Press sought out head Lady Tarpons coach, Julie Breedlove, at the …
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Feb 13 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS February 12, 2015 The Lady Tarpons basketball team has finished in a tie with Hidalgo for fourth place in the final District 32-4A standings. This past Monday they lost at La Feria, 48-26, to conclude the district schedule with a 7-7 record. The top four teams in the …
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Feb 13 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS February 12, 2015 The Zapata Hawks will be in town this Friday evening for the penultimate district game of the 2014 – 2015 boys’ basketball season, and it will be Parents’ Night for the last home contest of the season. Two games remain in the District 32-4A season …
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Feb 06 2015
By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press press@portisabelsouthpadre.com February 5, 2015 Editor’s Note: This is part one in a series exploring how South Padre Island is preparing for the 2015 Spring Break season. Texas Week. All College Week. Fraternities. Sororities. UME. Traffic. Alcohol. It’s all coming. Every division in the City of South Padre Island is …
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Feb 06 2015
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS February 5, 2015 Laguna Vista police officers are now equipped with body cameras to monitor their actions and those of the people they serve. The new technology comes through the efforts of new Police Chief Tony David, who secured a $10,172 grant from the Criminal Justice Division of the …
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Feb 06 2015
Special to the PRESS By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS February 5, 2015 A coiffed man wearing a purple suit walked onto the stage of the University of Texas Pan American Field House on Monday, Feb 3. Around 7:40 p.m. He opened with a one-liner. “I had a little gig in Arizona last night,” …
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Feb 06 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com February 5, 2015 Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow this week. And right on cue, the sunny skies we saw over the weekend dimmed into memory as dull gray clouds scuttled overhead, ushered in by a chill breeze. If the plump, yet shy rodent is to be believed, we’ve …
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Feb 06 2015
PRESS Staff Report February 6, 2015 The City of South Padre Island issued a press release Friday describing an incident involving SPI Convention and Vsitors Bureau Director Rachel Flores. The statement is reprinted below, and also included as a viewable PDF file here: SPI Press Release 2015-Kelly’s Disturbance The statement fails to explain why Flores was taken …
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