BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS First-year head Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons basketball coach Blake Ramsey may or may not have been a “gym rat” in his younger years, but there is no doubt that he is knowledgeable in the game and dedicated to the idea of teaching it at the high school …
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Dec 26 2013
Experts teach Junior Leaders about safety
This year’s Laguna Madre Junior Leadership class attended their Emergency Preparedness Retreat this past week. The class learned about and visited facilities relating to fire rescue, hurricane preparation, emergency coordination and protection. Places attended included: the City of South Padre Island Fire Department, SPI Visitor’s Center (Chamber of Commerce) and the South Padre Island Coast …
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Dec 26 2013
2013 — THE YEAR IN REVIEW: Counting down the Top 10 stories
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com As 2013 draws to a close, we look back at the biggest stories of the year, the big-ticket items that splattered the headlines and sent shock waves through the community. Honorable mentions that didn’t make the list include Dennis Rassumen’s lawsuit against the Town of Laguna Vista and the …
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Dec 26 2013
Committee, Board selections OK’d
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island City Council at its meeting last week approved a series of appointments of members to vacant and/or expiring terms to the City’s committees, boards and commissions. 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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Dec 19 2013
Derry to expand with six new classrooms
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The new Classroom Wing project at Derry Elementary moved one step closer to construction on Tuesday as the Point Isabel Independent School District Board (PISD) approved a payment not to exceed $58,400 to Gignac & Associates LLP, of Corpus Christi, for architectural services. To read the rest of this …
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Dec 19 2013
City addresses concerns over Convention Centre
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island City Council approved subcommittee recommendations, via Broaddus & Associates, for repairs, maintenance and renovations on the Convention Centre in the amount of $15 million, excluding the Island’s reimbursement of $431,600. The recommendations were approved by a 5-2 vote, with Councilmen Barry Patel and Alex Avalos …
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Dec 19 2013
Birding Center’s future hangs in the air
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Boards of Directors for both the South Padre Island Economic Development Corporation (EDC) and the Birding and Nature Center (BNC) held a special called meeting last week to discuss the BNC’s future. “This is a touchy subject, I know,” said EDC Executive Director Scott Friedman. “This has to …
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Dec 12 2013
Pedestrian walkway requires major repairs, maintenance
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Public Works Director Marcy Newman shared a detailed update on the pedestrian walkway with the South Padre Island City Council at its meeting last week. She said that earlier this year, the City contracted with Green, Rubiano & Associates (GRA) to perform a two-phase structural analysis. To read the …
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Dec 12 2013
STRANDED ON AN ISLAND: Cold front leaves sea turtles stunned and displaced
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The winter weather that rolled in over the weekend has caused water temperatures to drop, leaving many distressed sea turtles out in the cold. Sea Turtle, Inc. officials have spent the last few days rescuing dozens of stunned sea turtles that have made their way up the beach in …
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Dec 12 2013
Battle over property rights rages on
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The City of Port Isabel sent a stern letter to the City of Brownsville last week, notifying Brownsville’s City Commission that its multiple attempts to annex areas throughout the Laguna Madre area have allegedly been illegal. Port Isabel’s city officials clearly state in their letter that they intend to …
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