BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island City Council is currently reviewing the proposed Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for 2014-18 and is expected to announce its decision at an upcoming Council meeting. The Island’s five-year CIP includes: identification of long-term community goals; an index of all capital improvements and expenditures that have …
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Aug 07 2014
Hearing held for second causeway
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Officials with the Cameron County Regional Mobile Authority (CCRMA) hosted a public hearing Tuesday evening at the Convention Centre, and explained how area agencies are collaborating to develop a second causeway. Access to the Island is currently provided by a single entry point – the Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway. …
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Aug 07 2014
$200k grant lands PI new fire truck
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com For Port Isabel Volunteer Fire Department, a new tanker from the Texas A&M Forest Service (TFS) was necessary to help serve certain portions of the district that do not have access to fire hydrants. The fire department struggled to serve some unincorporated areas of the city that had been …
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Jul 24 2014
Operation Bishop raids sweepstakes vendor
PRESS Staff Report Operation Bishop investigators executed three search warrants on South Padre Island last Thursday at an alleged illegal-gambling establishment, a local business and a private residence all in connection with the Laguna Madre Scholarship Foundation. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or call the …
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Jul 24 2014
Fourth endangered Ocelot killed by motorist
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A male ocelot was killed on State Highway 100 between Laguna Vista and Los Fresnos last week, marking the fourth time a member of the endangered species has been killed by motor vehicle impact in the three years since the concrete traffic barrier was built. To read the rest of this …
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Jul 24 2014
Seawall planned for The Fingers
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel Public Improvement District No. 1 (PID) Board on Tuesday discussed plans to build a seawall in The Fingers area to help spur development of the waterfront properties. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or call the news …
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Jul 24 2014
School Board OK’s 3% raises
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Point Isabel Independent School District (PISD) Board on Tuesday approved three percent raises for: teachers (general pay increase); administrative/professionals (from midpoint); clerical/paraprofessionals (from midpoint); and auxiliary personnel (from midpoint). To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or call the news …
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Jul 24 2014
Israeli SPI resident dies fighting in Gaza
PRESS Staff Report Sgt. Nissim Sean Carmeli, 21, formerly of South Padre Island, died this week while fighting in combat with the Israel Defense Force in Gaza. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or call the news office at (956) 943-5545.
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Jul 24 2014
A GRAND OPENING: Event Center ribbon cutting Saturday
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com It’s been a long time coming. The City of Port Isabel will proudly host a ribbon-cutting ceremony and grand opening for the Event & Cultural Center (ECC) from 4:30 p.m. to midnight, this Saturday. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by …
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Jul 17 2014
Candidates submit final contribution reports
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Three of the four candidates from Port Isabel who ran in the May 10 Municipal Election – Mayor Joe E. Vega and city commissioners Maria de Jesus Garza and Juan Jose Zamora – submitted the final, required campaign contribution report on July 15. To read the rest of this story, please …
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