Oct 20 2022
By KREIG KOHL Special to the PRESS Tuesday, Oct. 19, saw destruction in Port Isabel as a fire overtook the Oyster Cove Condominiums around 10:30 at night. The fire destroyed 16 condos in the roughly two and half hours it burned for. Fortunately, no injuries or fatalities were reported, according to a statement by City …
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Oct 20 2022
By SHELDON MOORE Special to the PRESS On the morning of Thursday, September 29, 2022, the Laguna Madre Water District held a groundbreaking ceremony at 197 Woody’s Lane celebrating a new water tower and microfiltration plant. The ceremony was hosted by Media Consultant Alicia Baldovinos. These improvements are made possible by the November 2020 approval …
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Oct 20 2022
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com On Wednesday, Oct. 12, at 4 p.m., 17-year-old Alberto Christian Buitureira, from Los Fresnos went missing in the water off South Padre Island. At 4:12 p.m. South Padre watchstanders alerted the Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi command center that they had received a 911 call. A swimmer had gone missing. They …
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Oct 20 2022
By DAVID LOPEZ Special to the PRESS Early voting begins next Monday, Oct. 24, for the Nov. 8 elections which include congressional, state, and local races. The last day for early voting is Friday, Nov. 4. The main early voting location for Cameron County is the Cameron County Courthouse Judicial Complex located at 954 E. …
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Oct 20 2022
Special to the PRESS BROWNSVILLE—On the night of Oct. 4, the Brownsville City Commission unanimously passed a resolution acknowledging and supporting a new Master Plan for the Gladys Porter Zoo. Pat Burchfield, the Zoo’s Executive Director and Jay Dertinger of PJA Architects highlighted the new exhibits and amenities outlined in the plan, which is intended …
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Oct 20 2022
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS This week’s player spotlight is volleyball player, Layni Mata. She is the daughter of Ezekiel and Katy Mata. Mata is one of five siblings, all daughters. The parents have instilled a work ethic both on and off the field as all five daughters have helped in the …
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Oct 20 2022
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS This past Friday night the Port Isabel Tarpons were on the road again as they took on the Raymondville Bearkats. The matchup was the first district game for both teams and it was a high-competitive matchup. With only four teams in the district, each of the three …
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Oct 20 2022
By KREIG KOHL Special to the PRESS On Nov. 8, citizens of South Padre Island, Port Isabel, and many other cities across Texas and the United States will make their way to their local polling station and make their voices heard in the country’s democratic tradition. While there are many issues on the ballot, the …
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Oct 20 2022
PRESS Staff Report As previously reported in the Press, in Dec. 2017, former Justice of the Peace, Benito ‘Bennie’ Ochoa chose not to file for re-election, allowing his son, Bennie ‘Bo’ Ochoa to occupy his father’s seat. Ochoa is campaigning to remain in that position, previously fulfilled by his father, who occupied the position for …
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Oct 20 2022
Fritz’s weekly confab Editor’s note: The following is a retelling of a 1916 article by Fritz Blumenthal. We really expected to stay out at Santa Maria a little longer, and the Lord, as well as Captain Lee, did their best to accommodate us, but last. When is day noon orders came to vacate camp and …
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