BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A long-awaited proposal to construct a second causeway connecting South Padre Island with the mainland is still on the table as area agencies have continued to make progress toward building an alternate connecting traffic structure. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition …
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Jun 19 2014
Beach cleanup hauls 1,800 lbs. of trash
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Last week, Keep Brownsville Beautiful (KBB) hosted its Fourth Annual Post Memorial Day Beach Clean Up at Boca Chica Beach in which 47 volunteers collected a total of 1,815 pounds of debris from the beach. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition …
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Jun 19 2014
CLOSE CALL: Marine Unit rescues distressed kayakers
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Air and Marine’s Brownsville Marine Unit (BMU) rescued two kayakers near the jetties in the South Padre Island area after their kayak had overturned last weekend. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or …
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Jun 19 2014
City hosts hurricane awareness workshop
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Last week, officials with the City of Port Isabel convened with representatives from several area agencies for a Hurricane Awareness workshop that included info about how the agencies work in collaboration during emergency situations. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by …
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Jun 19 2014
Laguna Heights man guilty of family assault
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A jury found Laguna Heights resident Joel Martinez guilty last Wednesday of assault/family violence with a previous conviction. Martinez, 25, assaulted a family member by striking her and dragging her by the hair in August 2013 in Laguna Heights. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port …
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Jun 13 2014
BREAKING NEWS: Laguna Heights man guilty of family assault
BY Sasha Heller Managing Editor A jury found Laguna Heights resident Joel Martinez guilty late Wednesday of assault family/household member with a previous conviction. Martinez, 25, assaulted a family member by striking her and dragging her by the hair in August 2013 in Laguna Heights. The victim refused to cooperate with the Cameron County …
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Jun 12 2014
City OK’s new loan for Hotel purchase
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel City Commission on Tuesday authorized the Economic Development Corporation (EDC) to submit a Texas Leverage Fund Loan Application as part of the City’s plan to purchase the Yacht Club Hotel and redevelop it into a culinary arts institute. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to …
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Jun 12 2014
Islander threatens suit over noisy condos
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Longtime South Padre Island resident and well-respected community member Paul Fedigan condemned the City Council last week for allegedly enabling a long-standing tradition of chaos and commotion to persist in residential neighborhoods. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or call …
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Jun 12 2014
FULLY ‘VETTED: Corvette Club makes pit stop in town
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A romping Corvette Club, featuring 17 varieties of the classic American roadster, enjoyed a pit stop in Port Isabel last week taking a two-day respite from the group’s Tromp Thru Texas. This year’s excursion will mark the club’s 23rd annual romp out of southern California. To read the rest of this …
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Jun 12 2014
Biker airlifted after collision
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com At approximately 6:30 p.m., June 5 South Padre Island officers responded to a major accident involving a car and a motorcycle at 4200 Padre Blvd., at the Hibiscus Street intersection. Police officer and EMS units immediately arrived on scene. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port …
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