Mar 12 2012
Special to the PRESS Starting in April, there will be six flights weekly from the Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport to Monterrey. The doubling of service is designed to accommodate the large number of Semana Santa, or Holy Week, vacationers. In May, the flights will change to four flights weekly, one more than is …
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Mar 12 2012
By RAY QUIROGA Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com Scott Friedman, proprietor of Pirate’s Landing Restaurant, recent RGV Walk of Fame inductee and University of Texas-Brownsville board member, says there are upwards of 950 indentified UTB alum/attendees here in the Greater Laguna Madre Area, and Friedman and the university want to bring them together for the …
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Mar 12 2012
By THERESA VASQUEZ Special to the PRESS A Blue Ribbon Resilient Communities Forum was held at the Pearl South Padre on Thursday, March 8 at South Padre Island. Local leaders, County Commissioners, policy-makers, and initiative leaders where in attendance to discuss “the future and sustainability of our coastal region, in light of issues like rising …
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Mar 12 2012
By RAY QUIROGA Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com At 16 year old, Laguna Vista resident Sara Nicole Mayes can ride a horse with the best of them. In fact, it’s fair to say she is among the best riders in her age group, or most any age group for that matter, and she has the …
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Mar 10 2012
Dear Readers, The excitement is in the air and on the beach as the South Padre Parade, your official Spring Break guide, welcomes Texas Week with open arms! Spring Breakers should look nowhere else than this publication for all their needs as, once again, we’ve got it all here. To start, we’re continuing to …
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Mar 08 2012
By THERESA VASQUEZ Special to the PRESS The Lower Laguna Madre Area now has a potential voice in TEA party activities. As the participation in Tuesday’s meeting of the Brownsville TEA party took place in the former Port Isabel Firehouse, Terry Frady, President of the Brownsville TEA party took charge in the initial processes. Onlookers …
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Mar 08 2012
PRESS Staff Report Port Isabel police reported the arrest of a suspect believed responsible in a recent rash of burglaries. According to Port Isabel Police Department (PIPD) Chief Gualberto “Wally” Gonzalez, 46-year-old Jose Angel Ramirez has been arrested on three counts of burglary of a building, a state jail felony. The businesses hit in the …
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Mar 08 2012
Special to the PRESS Texas Highway Patrol troopers will increase patrols and crack down on drunk drivers during a special enforcement effort over Spring Break. The increased patrols will be in effect across the state from March 10 to March 18 in high-risk locations during the times when alcohol-related crashes are most frequent. The patrols …
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Mar 08 2012
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Five candidates have filed for three available positions on the Laguna Vista Town Council in the May 12 Municipal Election as of the Monday deadline. Seats held by Leti Keplinger, Mari Garcia and Bill Schnier will be decided in the election. Incumbents Keplinger and Garcia submitted required paperwork …
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