Oct 10 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Jesus Guevara, a junior at Port Isabel High, would like to serve in the criminal justice industry once he’s finished school. To ensure Guevara has every opportunity to pursue his career goal, the school offers the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) Junior Explorers training program. To read the …
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Oct 10 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel Police Department last week capped a two-month-long investigation into an illegal drug operation, located at 121 Basin St. 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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Oct 10 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Jesus Caballero, 37, of Harlingen has died after wrecking his motorcycle Saturday evening in Laguna Vista. According to the report, Caballero had been riding his motorcycle on State Highway 100 when the accident occurred. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS …
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Oct 03 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Droves of volunteers took to the beach on Saturday to do their part in keeping South Padre Island’s beaches free of litter and safe for the public. The Adopt-A-Beach organization, set up near County Beach Access No. 3, drew more than 150 participants. Armed with plastic garbage bags and …
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Oct 03 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com While not all of the Island’s summer sales tax revenues have been reported and released, early indications show that this past season brought in a considerable increase in collection totals when compared to recent years. The following are figures taken directly from the City’s sales tax collection totals: April …
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Oct 03 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island City Council on Wednesday approved a $66,779 cash advance from the Economic Development Corporation (EDC) to the South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center, using EDC reserves. EDC Chairman Scott Friedman confirmed that the cash advance will be used to cover a recent shortfall in …
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Sep 26 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A group of Valley environmental activists assembled Saturday afternoon at the Lighthouse in Port Isabel to raise awareness of how continued development on South Padre Island can potentially raise sea levels, threatening all community members with the risk of being washed away. To read the rest of this story, …
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Sep 26 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel City Commission on Tuesday allocated $10,000 for the Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce to be used for marketing, promotion, development and expansion of special events. This year’s allocation is consistent with the previous two years in which the Commission also contributed $10,000 toward Chamber events. To …
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Sep 26 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com South Padre Island City officials hosted an open house Wednesday for residents interested in the City’s plan to enhance 21 blocks of Gulf Boulevard with an estimated $500,000 series of improvements To read the rest of this story, subscribe to The Port Isabel-SouthPadre Island PRESS. Call (956) 943-5545 to learn more …
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Sep 19 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Sea Turtle, Inc. officials broke ground Saturday on the facility’s $4.5 million, multi-phase expansion project. Of that total price tag, $3.5 million will go toward new or improved infrastructure and $1 million will pay for land acquisition. Project plans call for construction of a nature walk, amphitheater, educational center, …
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