Aug 05 2011
By LAUREN LAUGHLIN Special to the PRESS The United States Coast Guard Station South Padre Island and American Diving partnered with Sea Turtle Inc. to release several rehabilitated turtles back into the wild including Karma, a 200 pound Atlantic Green Sea Turtle. On July 25, one Hawksbill and three Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles were released, …
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Aug 05 2011
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Estrada Hinojosa & Co. has been chosen to represent the Town of Laguna Vista as its financial advising team. The firm will guide officials in determining the Town’s viability in financing future projects in that community. With two proposals to consider, Town officials evaluated the services of Estrada …
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Aug 02 2011
By SCARLET O’ROURKE Staff Writer The sudden coming and going of Tropical Storm Don left residents reasons to smile and frown over the weekend. Through the storm brought some needed showers to alleviate some of the dust build-up and power problems caused by drought situations, the storm was rated by most to be far from …
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Aug 02 2011
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS With an anticipated drop in taxable property value, Laguna Vista officials have entered into their annual budget-making process that will determine the level of community improvements and services that will be scheduled here for the coming fiscal year. Expected to be a “tight budget,” City Manager Rolando Vela …
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Aug 02 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Special to the PRESS In what San Benito Mayor Joe H. Hernandez called a “long overdue” project, City of San Benito officials together with representatives of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) gathered Monday for a ribbon cutting ceremony that marked the opening of a new FM 732 corridor in town. The …
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Aug 02 2011
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS It was another close finish for Armando Fierro on Saturday. In fact, the finishes don’t come much closer than this one. In the 1600-meter race at the Games of Texas Championships in Waco, Fierro came home second by a tenth of a second in a virtual side-by-side finish. …
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Jul 29 2011
By SCARLET O’ROURKE Staff Writer The rain has started to fall from Tropical Storm Don’s approach to the Texas Coast. Residents are advised by officials to remain vigilant to developments and possible complications caused by the storm. “Stay home,” Cameron County Judge Carlos Cascos said. “We anticipate, depending on where you’re going to be in …
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Jul 28 2011
By SCARLET O’ROURKE Staff Writer editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The case surrounding the division of the South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center Boardwalk and Convention Centre Boardwalk on the Island is slated to be brought before Cameron County Commissioners Court in an open meeting on Aug. 4, said Cameron County Parks Director Javier Mendez. All parties, including …
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Jul 28 2011
By SCARLET O’ROURKE Staff Writer editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Texas International Fishing Tournament (TIFT) is right around the corner and officials from both Port Isabel and South Padre Island are excited for the prospects it brings. “This is a great event that has been with us for many, many years,” Port Isabel Mayor Joe Vega said. …
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Jul 28 2011
By SCARLET O’ROURKE Staff Writer editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway has been left in the dark as of late due to faulty lighting equipment, according to Jesus Leal, head of the project with TxDOT (Texas Department of Transportation. The project to relight the causeway was started in November 2010 with the contract being given …
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