Feb 06 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS February 5, 2015 Sometimes, how you play the game really does matter more than whether you win or lose. Never, in any game in the new Tarpon Gym, did those words seem truer than this past Tuesday night’s game between the Port Isabel Tarpons and the Hidalgo Pirates. …
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Feb 06 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS February 5, 2015 The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons were on the road at Hidalgo Tuesday night, and lost 41-31. With the loss PI has a district record of 6-6 and remains alone in fourth place in District 32-4A with two games left. “We just flat-out didn’t play well,” …
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Feb 06 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS February, 5, 2015 Last Saturday, the Port Isabel High powerlifting team competed in its second meet of the season and improved greatly with higher total lifts recorded by most of the team. The meet was held at Santa Rosa, and head powerlifting coach Joe Gonzalez took a total …
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Feb 06 2015
Special to the PRESS February 5, 2015 The City of Port Isabel is proud to announce and invites the public to attend the Port Isabel Culinary Arts and Hospitality School – First Phase Charrette on Saturday, February 7, 2015 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Port Isabel Events and Cultural Center. Charrette is …
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Jan 30 2015
By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press press@portisabelsouthpadre.com January 29, 2015 Ideally, speed bumps are used as a means to reduce traffic volume and prevent reckless driving on streets with high pedestrian traffic like residential neighborhoods and parking lots. For the most part, statistics show that speed bumps and other traffic calming devices such as speed …
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Jan 30 2015
By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press press@portisabelsouthpadre.com January 29, 2015 In response to an overexposure of THMs (trihalomethane) in the distributed water supply, The Laguna Madre Water District is conducting a pilot study over the use of chlorine dioxide to reduce the amount of total organic carbons (TOC) produced in the pretreatment of the water …
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Jan 30 2015
By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press press@portisabelsouthpadre.com January 29, 2015 Colair Inc., a general contractor based in Mission, is suing the City of Port Isabel over disagreements regarding the numerous problems resulting from the delayed construction of the PI Cultural & Event Center. However, according to City Attorney Robert Collins, this issue stems from disputes …
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Jan 30 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com January 29, 2015 Sunday marks the end of a season for many folks in the Valley. With much fanfare, food, friends and family, folks will gather around their TV screens as the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots square off against each other in the NFL’s …
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Jan 30 2015
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS January 29, 2015 In October of 2013, the PRESS reported on the number of area restaurants on South Padre Island that had gone out of business, both in the previous year and over the last decade. That downward trend has continued, with more area restaurants closing their doors …
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Jan 30 2015
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS January 29, 2015 Julio Olguin has been named to fill the position of Laguna Vista fire chief. A police officer in the Town for more than 14 years, Olguin is a certified fireman and has served as the Interim Fire Chief for the Laguna Vista Volunteer Fire Department since …
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