Dec 20 2012
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Special to the PRESS Dawn Hinton, a resident of Port Isabel, is still grieving over the death of her recently adopted cat, Ginger, whose actual age was allegedly falsified on paperwork at the local animal shelter. Hinton said she and her husband “adopted what we thought was a young cat. It …
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Dec 20 2012
By RAY QUIROGA South Padre Parade rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com Many people are uncomfortable looking at themselves in the bedroom mirror in the privacy of their own home. Guys and gals like 28-year-old Jose Luis Rodriguez not only do it in front of an audience, they do it while wearing a bathing suit, all the while having their …
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Dec 13 2012
By RAY QUIROGA Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com To say that Frances Etheridge is an educator’s educator would be accurate, but it would also be an understatement. A lifelong resident of Port Isabel, Etheridge spent her entire professional career with the Point Isabel ISD beginning in 1965 and ending this year for a total of …
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Dec 13 2012
Special to the PRESS A luxury condominium located in South Padre Island alleged to be owned by former Tamaulipas Mexico Governor Tomas Yarrington has been successfully forfeited to the government, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced. The real property, located at 334 Padre Boulevard in South Padre Island, is valued at approximately $640,000. The government …
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Dec 13 2012
By DEBRA WINGER Special to the PRESS The Point Isabel School District Board of Education met Nov. 20 at the PIISD Administration Building and approved Blue Cross/Blue Shield and Dearborn National for medical and life insurance for district employees and a representative from the insurance company, stated that the policies met all federal requirements under …
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Dec 13 2012
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The 2012 season has come to an end for the Port Isabel High football team. The Tarpons were shut out, 22-0, by the Bellville Brahmas in the Region IV championship game Saturday night at Cabaniss Stadium. Bellville scored on their first two possessions and took a 14-0 first …
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Dec 09 2012
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS CORPUS CHRISTI – The Port Isabel Tarpons’ 2012 playoff run has come to an end. The Bellville Brahmas defeated the last Valley team left standing in the post-season 22-0 in the Region IV final Saturday night at Cabaniss Stadium in Corpus Christi. Bellville scored the first two times …
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Dec 06 2012
By RAY QUIROGA Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com Gina (not her real name) dresses immaculately. At 124 pounds, she’s slight for her height; which, in a way, helps her appear at least a decade younger than her 54 years of age suggests. She’s donned in a smart black summer dress with small white prints. Her …
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Dec 06 2012
By CRAIG ALANIZ Reporter/Photographer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel High School Tarpon football team prepared for the Bellville Brahmas this week for the state quarterfinals game to be played this Saturday at Cabaniss stadium in Corpus Christi. Head Coach Monty Stumbaugh said his team is not the bigger team, but they will be the team that …
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Dec 06 2012
By CRAIG ALANIZ Reporter/Photographer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com A Port Isabel local playing a Texas Lotto scratch-off won $20,000. Hector Martinez, Sr. purchased a Veteran’s Cash from Causey’s Circle Drive-in in Port Isabel. He said it was a pleasant surprise winning on a large scale. “I think I might save it for a little bit, but I think …
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