Sep 27 2019
By Steve Hathcock steve@southpadretv.tv This month in history September WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.) September 18, 1969, 10:00 p.m. A district judge in Corpus Christi today ordered that controversal Spanish Treasure (From the Padre Island Shipwrecks of 1554) be removed from the office of State Land Commissioner Sadler and be taken to a …
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Sep 27 2019
By GAIGE DAVILA editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Special to the Parade Starting next weekend, on Wednesday, October 2, Sandcastle Days begins their 5-day event at Clayton’s Beach Bar, complete with sand sculptures from master sculptors, a mercado, sand sculpting lessons at “Sandcamp,” live bands, numerous sand sculpture competitions, water slides, bouncer, and a bull riding simulator. On Wednesday …
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Sep 27 2019
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Laguna Madre area cities have seen healthy sales tax increases this year according to statistics from the Texas Comptroller’s office. The statistics help communities point to present and future economic movement. The figures represent retail sales in July that were documented in the Texas Comptroller’s office and sent …
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Sep 27 2019
By WENDY VAN DEN BOOGERD Special to the PRESS Jay Carlsen, owner of The Upper Deck hotel and bar, along with Keith George, owner of the Purple Pig toy store, and a committee of ten others, have been organizing a fun-filled week for joining together the LGBTQ community. From October 9-13, South Padre Island will …
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Sep 27 2019
By LAURA LYLES REAGAN Special to the PRESS On September 19, 2019, the American Association for the Advancement of Science released a journal report by Kenneth V. Rosenberg, et al., that states there has been a 29% decline in bird populations in North America, since 1970. News outlets across the nation picked up the report. …
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Sep 27 2019
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS After serving the city of South Padre Island and working her way up the ranks for 21 years, Claudine O’Carroll has achieved what no woman has before her: She is now the first female police chief in the history of SPI. “This was the first city I applied …
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Sep 27 2019
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS James H. Hunter, Jr. has been appointed to serve the Town of Laguna Vista’s municipal court judge. In a special meeting last week, the Town Council named Hunter, who has served as an attorney in representing the Town in legislative matters and litigation pertaining to Brownsville’s practice of …
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Sep 27 2019
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Users of Holly Beach Road will soon see improvements to their street. The Town of Laguna Vista will enter into an agreement with Cameron County to regrade 12,250 linear feet of the roadway that currently contains large ruts and potholes. “I chatted with (Cameron County) Commissioner David Garza …
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Sep 27 2019
By WENDY VAN DEN BOOGERD Special to the PRESS Paragraphs has scheduled a book signing with author W.F. Strong for his second appearance at Paragraphs on Padre Boulevard bookstore, on October 12, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at 5505 Padre Boulevard. In 2010, Strong began sharing his “Stories from Texas” vignettes on public radio …
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Sep 27 2019
By Laura Lyles Reagan The Teen & Parent Relationship Whisperer Between helicopter parents afraid to relinquish control and permissive parents afraid to exert authority, there is a respectful middle ground which is not fear-based. But what does it look like? How do you find that elusive balance in parenting? Social psychologists generally tell us there …
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