BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Port Isabel police officers responded to a chilly scene on Tuesday on the south side of the Brownsville Ship Channel in which two Mexican nationals died attempting to illegally cross the border. A third national is currently being treated for hypothermia-related symptoms at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville. …
Category: News
Permanent link to this article: https://www.portisabelsouthpadre.com/2013/12/12/2-dead-1-hurt-in-ship-channel/
Dec 05 2013
KING OF THE CASTLE: Hancock wins championship
BY PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS Andy Hancock, local sculptor, artist and sand castle instructor, has a new feather in his cap. He was recently selected as champion from a field of 15 other sculptors from Mexico, Canada and all over the United States in the Solo Division of the 27th Annual American Sand …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.portisabelsouthpadre.com/2013/12/05/king-of-the-castle-hancock-wins-championship/
Dec 05 2013
STOPPED SHORT: Tarpons’ chase for State ends with 21-14 loss to La Vernia
BY ARMANDO GARZA Special to the PRESS CORPUS CHRISTI — As the La Vernia Bears took a knee to run out the clock to win last Friday’s regional round playoff game, fans on the Port Isabel side sat in disbelief. Many of them were sad because the season was over at 12-1 after the devastating …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.portisabelsouthpadre.com/2013/12/05/stopped-short-tarpons-chase-for-state-ends-with-21-14-loss-to-la-vernia/
Dec 05 2013
Council approves park proposal
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com South Padre Island will soon have another park to offer its permanent residents and potential tourists as the City Council on Wednesday approved setting aside $100,000 to develop the project. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or call …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.portisabelsouthpadre.com/2013/12/05/council-approves-park-proposal/
Dec 05 2013
Birding and Nature Center up for grabs
Staff Report Officials with the South Padre Island Economic Development Corporation (EDC) postponed a special called board meeting that had been set for Tuesday morning at the SPI Birding and Nature Center Conference Room. The brief agenda consisted of just two items, both related to a proposal in which Sea Turtle, Inc. would lease and …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.portisabelsouthpadre.com/2013/12/05/birding-and-nature-center-up-for-grabs/
Permanent link to this article: https://www.portisabelsouthpadre.com/2013/12/05/tarpon-football-signature-page/
Nov 27 2013
Delays plague new Event Center
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Project architect Manuel Hinojosa on Tuesday reported to the Port Isabel City Commission that the Event and Cultural Center will not be completed by mid-December, prompting the commissioners to then grill Hinojosa and contractor Ruben Sanchez regarding the delays. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.portisabelsouthpadre.com/2013/11/27/delays-plague-new-event-center/
Nov 27 2013
Students raise more than $1,400 for family in need
BY PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS When Maleidy Mendez received the news that her classmates’ mother had passed away, she knew what a difficult situation the family was facing and decided to take action. Together, with her friends Ashley Campos, Yoselin Guerrero, Zuleima Trigos and Samantha Silguero, they joined forces to help three young …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.portisabelsouthpadre.com/2013/11/27/students-raise-more-than-1400-for-family-in-need/
Nov 27 2013
QUITE A FEAST: Coast Guard serves Boys & Girls Club a tasty holiday meal
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com On Friday, service personnel with the Coast Guard auxiliary unit, stationed on South Padre Island, treated the members of the Laguna Madre Boys & Girls Club families to a delicious Thanksgiving feast. The Coast Guard has been hosting its ‘Thanks for Giving’ event at the Club for the last …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.portisabelsouthpadre.com/2013/11/27/quite-a-feast-coast-guard-serves-boys-girls-club-a-tasty-holiday-meal/
Nov 27 2013
Tarpons advance to Regionals
BY ARMANDO GARZA Special to the PRESS KINGSVILLE — Around lunchtime Saturday, there was already a line of fans waiting to get into Javelina Stadium. Most of them wore blue and white. With the temperature hovering around 48 degrees, bundled-up fans made the two-hour trek north to watch their Port Isabel Tarpons take on Orange …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.portisabelsouthpadre.com/2013/11/27/tarpons-advance-to-regionals/
Comments