Nov 07 2013
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS They ran for 398 yards, scored six touchdowns on the ground, and won their 10th game of the season without a loss. With a 45-14 win over the visiting Rio Hondo Bobcats last Friday night, the Port Isabel Tarpons, who have made winning seem almost routine, completed the …
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Nov 07 2013
BY PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS His voice still raspy from the ventilator tube, Frank Keenan of Syracuse, N.Y. recalled the circumstances of his automobile accident last December. “I’d had a really bad reaction to a flu shot and was on my way to the pharmacist to see about getting something to counteract the …
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Nov 07 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Last Saturday, Mathew James Chapa, 22, of San Juan, Texas was arrested for theft of motor vehicle, kidnapping and for an outstanding Hidalgo County warrant for aggravated assault. 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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Nov 07 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Around 6 p.m. on Oct. 24, Port Isabel resident Lena Lamara Williams, 31, was arrested for intoxicated assault with a vehicle after her Chevrolet Tahoe made contact with two cyclists while driving southbound on the 3000 block of Laguna Boulevard on the Island. To read the rest of this …
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Nov 02 2013
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the PRESS It may have felt like another night at the office for the Port Isabel Tarpons, but this one had so much more meaning. The Tarpons got big plays offensively, played hard-hitting defense and were simply too much for a gritty Rio Hondo team as Big Blue cruised to …
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Oct 31 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The skateboarding community of Lower Laguna Madre is calling out to the City of Port Isabel for the elected officials to follow through with their dormant plan to build a skate park. Dennis Parker, 41, has been skateboarding for three decades and said the City would benefit significantly from …
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Oct 31 2013
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS For the second year in a row the Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons volleyball team has won the District 32-3A title with a perfect 8-0 record. They beat the Progreso Lady Red Ants in straight sets for the second time this season in Tarpon Gym on Tuesday night. …
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Oct 31 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Early Sunday morning a thief broke a window at the Port Isabel Public Library, entered and stole the Friend of the Library’s donation lock-box. “There was a break-in late Saturday, early Sunday,” Library Director Janie Villarreal said. “They broke the glass on the front door. That’s how they got …
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Oct 31 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com City of South Padre Island secretary Susan Hill reported that 301 citizens had voted early as off press deadline Thursday morning. Early voting will continue until 8 p.m., Nov. 1 at the Municipal Complex Building, 4601 Padre Blvd. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the …
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