Oct 08 2012
By CRAIG ALANIZ Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS press@portisabelsouthpadre.com Homecoming festivities for Port Isabel High School students will culminate this Friday at Tarpon Stadium against the Progreso Red Ants. The game is set to kick-off at 7:30 p.m. The homecoming parade is scheduled for Thursday at 5:30 p.m. and will run from the Boys and Girls …
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Oct 08 2012
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Revisions to the Laguna Vista Town Council’s Board and Commission Handbook will be discussed here as officials meet in their October meeting Tuesday at 6 p.m. inside City Hall. The handbook outlines the operating process for the town council and is designed as a tool to assist officials, …
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Oct 08 2012
By CRAIG ALANIZ Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS press@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Point Isabel Independent School District issued iPads to all 120 seniors enrolled at Port Isabel High School on Monday. Superintendent Lisa Garcia said the district has made moves to integrate technology into the curriculum at the district campuses. She said last year the schools invested in …
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Oct 08 2012
Special to the PRESS On Saturday, October 13, the City of Port Isabel and the Port Isabel Museums will be hosting their annual Lighthouse Market Day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Lighthouse grounds. Vendors at Lighthouse Square will be offering a variety of food, antiques, arts and crafts, art and more. The …
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Oct 04 2012
The City of Port Isabel is getting into the spirit of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month by illuminating the Port Isabel lighthouse in pink. Mayor Joe E. Vega said this time of the year is important “for all to show support and donate time and funds to find a cure for breast cancer.” The mayor …
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Oct 04 2012
By CRAIG ALANIZ Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS The sandcastle masters have arrived and their creations are underway for South Padre Island’s 25th Annual Sandcastle Days, which is being celebrated at Clayton’s Beach Bar. Local sandcastle master Amazin Walter said day one is about organizing the sand. He said building the sandcastles this weekend will take …
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Oct 04 2012
By HEATHER C. COX Special to the PRESS The lifeless body of a man later identified as Jeremy Tyrone Eyster, of Irving TX, washed ashore last weekend near public Beach Access 6. At this time, a gunshot wound to the head has caused investigators to treat Eyster’s death as a homicide. Eyster’s body was discovered …
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Oct 04 2012
Special to the PRESS October 5 begins the Ninth Annual Walk for Women, a three-day event dedicated to financially assisting local residents who are fighting breast cancer. On the first day, the “Double Down for the Cause Redux” Casino Night will be held at Louie’s Backyard from 7-11 p.m. Hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar, gaming …
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Oct 01 2012
PRESS Staff Report At the request of the Cameron County Sherriff’s Office, an autopsy has been ordered on the body of a man found dead near County Beach Access 6 this weekend. The man identified as Jeremy Tyrone Eyster, of Irving was described as a 36-year-old male from North Texas by sheriff’s investigators. Investigators first …
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Oct 01 2012
Special to the PRESS Tony Yzaguirre, Jr., Cameron County Tax Assessor-Collector reported that approximately 207,002 tax statements for tax year 2012 were mailed out on October 1 for personal property and real estate accounts. Cameron County collects taxes for a total of 38 taxing jurisdictions with a total 2012 levy of $264,709,387.56. Included in the …
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