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Tarpons take down Sinton, 53-26

Tarpons

Special to the PRESS KINGSVILLE — The Port Isabel Tarpons didn’t take long to make a statement. They didn’t take long to back it up either. Kenneth Herrera returned the game’s opening kickoff 71 yards for a touchdown and the Tarpons played their best game of the yeas as they prevailed 53-26 over the Sinton …

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Police arrest parolee in PI

Maria Alondra Rodriguez

By CRAIG ALANIZ Reporter/Photographer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com  The Port Isabel Police Department executed an arrest warrant on an alleged repeat substance offender Wednesday. Maria Alondra Rodriguez was arrested at her home on Summit Street. She has been charged with three counts of delivery of a substance. Two charges are second degree felonies and one is a state …

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Tarpon fans have PLAYOFF FEVER

Scenes from Friday’s bi-district playoff game pitting the Port Isabel Tarpons and Lyford Bulldogs are shown. The story on the game and advance information on the Tarpons’ area round battle versus Sinton are in the Nov. 22 edition. (Photos by T.J. Tijerina)

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Delgadillo asks for recount

Elections

By CRAIG ALANIZ Reporter/Photographer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com  The race for Cameron County Constable Precinct 1 is not over. A recount of the votes is scheduled for Tuesday, November 26, at the Cameron County Elections Office. The recount should take no longer than a few hours to complete. Incumbent Horacio Zamora said he has never been in a …

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Sea Turtle Inc. recognized

Special to the PRESS The U.S. Fish and Wildlife recently presented a plaque to Sea Turtle Inc. to thank them for their hard work, dedication, and celebration of the 10 year partnership. Since 2002, Sea Turtle Inc. and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have been conservation partners in protecting endangered and threatened sea turtles …

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Village initiates ‘watch’

police

By CRAIG ALANIZ Reporter/Photographer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com  Due to recent burglaries at Long Island Village Resort, residents are taking preventive measures to make sure they are safe. A watch committee has been organized. This committee is working with the City of Port Isabel Police Department, Cameron County Sheriff’s Department, the Constable’s office, and the Securitas Company to …

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Volunteers plant 14,000 dune flora

Surfrider volunteers

By CRAIG ALANIZ Reporter/Photographer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com  The Surfrider Foundation South Texas Chapter hosted the first dune restoration of the year Saturday, November 17, at Beach Access 1 in South Padre Island. Rob Nixon, Chairman of Surfrider Foundation South Texas Chapter, said Surfrider Foundation in partnership with the City of South Padre Island continue to restore dune …

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Tarpons await Sinton after taming Bulldogs

Tarpons

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS SAN BENITO – The Port Isabel Tarpons cranked up the running game, threw in a pair of touchdown passes, and beat the Lyford Bulldogs Friday night in a bi-district playoff game, 40-20, at San Benito’s Bobby Morrow Stadium. The Tarpons led all the way after scoring on the …

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FBI raids apartment, man arrested

Billly Joe Jeffers

By HEATHER C. COX Special to the PRESS A 53-year-old Port Isabel man was arrested on November 13 and charged with allegedly having child pornography on his personal computer and laptop. Court records released on Wednesday state that FBI agents raided Billy Joe Jeffers’ Port Isabel residence at the Isla Vista Apartments and allegedly discovered …

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SOUL FOOD: Annual Thanksgiving dinner held

By RAY QUIROGA Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com With her three young children by her side, Iris Covarrubias told the PRESS that she recently lost a good paying job in Brownsville and was forced to move back in with her parents, who reside locally. Adding to the stress, she worries about her husband who is …

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