Jan 16 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS January 15, 2015 Former Port Isabel Tarpon football player Christian Rodriguez is alive and well and doing fine as a student/athlete at Texas A&M Commerce. He is an offensive guard on the football team and is doing rather nicely as a student. Rodriguez was in town over the …
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Jan 16 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS January 15, 2015 The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons went on the road to Progreso and came home with a 47-29 win over the Lady Red Ants in a District 32-4A game Tuesday night. Port Isabel led start to finish and improve to 4-2 in district play and 13-9 …
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Jan 16 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS January 15, 2015 The Progreso Red Ants basketball team was as good as advertised, as the Port Isabel Tarpons found out Tuesday night in Tarpon Gym. The home team fell into a 10-0 hole in the first quarter and was never quite able to catch up as Progreso …
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Jan 09 2015
By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press press@portisabelsouthpadre.com January 8, 2015 A body described by law enforcement as “badly decomposing” was found Wednesday morning in a rural area near a shore close to the City of Port Isabel. The young male was discovered by local Border Patrol agents who were regularly patrolling the ground because it …
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Jan 09 2015
By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press press@portisabelsouthpadre.com January 8, 2015 Guadalupe Barrera, a fugitive wanted for the robbery of a residence in Laguna Heights on the morning of August 14, was captured during attempting a similar crime in San Benito. Known locally as “El Sapo” (The Toad), he had evaded law enforcement by changing his …
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Jan 09 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com January 8, 2015 The first week of the year has come and gone and by now we have all gone back to our offices to start the new work year, as well. It’s a bit bittersweet, but it’s time for the Christmas decorations to be put away until …
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Jan 09 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com January 8, 2015 Trial dates have been set in the cases of Port Isabel father and son Orlando Ochoa, Sr. and Orlando Ochoa, Jr. The pair will be tried in both County Court and State District Court. The elder Ochoa will be tried in the 103rd State District …
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Jan 09 2015
By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press press@portisabelsouthpadre.com January 8, 2015 It’s common for people to embrace a New Year with ambitious goals and big expectations, not only for themselves, but for many, for those around them they have chosen to lead. Those dedicated to serving and representing the Laguna Madre share some of their resolutions …
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Jan 09 2015
By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press press@portisabelsouthpadre.com January 8, 2015 The Laguna Madre area concluded another addition of the bold, unique celebrations that occur during the welcoming of the New Year which included a plunge into the frigid shore, masses of fireworks and plenty of alcohol consumption- the latter of which can unexpectedly bring tragedy …
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Jan 09 2015
By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press press@portisabelsouthpadre.com January 8, 2015 The USS Constellation, the largest aircraft carrier to ever make its way to the Rio Grande Valley, is expected to arrive in Brownsville within a matter of days after being slightly delayed from its Jan. 12 arrival date. The Kitty Hawk-class carrier holds 224,000 gallons …
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