Apr 05 2019
By Steve Hathcock Special to the Press Although the war had ended, the terror had not. A period of lawlessness existed along the Texas border. Because the Rio Grande River was a major artery of ancient trade routes, South Texas suffered the most. The area from the banks of the Nueces River near Corpus …
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Mar 29 2019
by Larry Gage Special to the Press Jaden Lopez and David Hernandez both registered fourth-place finishes at last week’s Texas High School Powerlifting Association state meet in Abilene. As freshmen, both young men were making their first appearances at the state meet. Head PI.I. powerlifting coach, Johnathan Bodden was extremely impressed with the two …
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Mar 29 2019
By Kevin Rich Special to the Press Consideration of special events funding highlighted the Wednesday, March 27 meeting of the SPI Convention and Visitors Advisory (CVA) Board. The Texas International Fishing Tournament (TIFT) scheduled for August of 2019 was the first to be considered. The amount requested was $15,000; however, at their March 6 …
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Mar 29 2019
By Anamaria Ramirez Special to the Press Ernestina Barrera, an employee and contributor to the City of Port Isabel for 45 years, was inducted into the 2019 Rio Grande Valley Walk of Fame for her work in the community. Barrera is 93 years old and has been a resident of the Rio Grande Valley her …
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Mar 29 2019
By Pamela Cody Special to the Press A Port Isabel property owner addressed Commissioners at a city meeting held on Tuesday evening to voice her concerns regarding alterations to some of the city’s ordinances that she feels need to be corrected to their original wording. A property owner on the Fingers in Port Isabel …
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Mar 29 2019
By Anamaria Ramirez Special to the Press The Point Isabel ISD community welcomes its new superintendent, Teri Alarcon, with open arms during her first weeks of being on the job. “it’s just such a warm and inviting feeling and the kids are incredible,” said Alarcon. Beginning her collegiate studies immediately after high school, Alarcon …
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Mar 15 2019
Nature Conservancy announces 6,200-acre purchase to conserve sea turtle nesting habitat By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Local conservationists scored a big win late last week as The Nature Conservancy (TNC) announced the purchase of some 6,200 acres of undeveloped land on South Padre Island for the purpose of conserving critical nesting habitat for …
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Mar 15 2019
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com South Padre Island may be packed — with the stand-still traffic to show it — but busy streets don’t necessarily translate into ringing cash registers. With the busiest week of Spring Break spread out over two weeks this year, Island retailers are taking a “wait and see” approach …
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Mar 15 2019
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS During a meeting held on Wednesday, March 6, the South Padre Island Special Events Committee considered making a recommendation to City Council to allow the Committee to dissolve and reform into a subcommittee under the Convention and Visitors Advisory (CVA) Board. “In the event that we were dissolved and …
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Mar 15 2019
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Beloved local businessman, philanthropist and former South Padre Island City Councilman David Robert Friedman died surrounded by his wife and family on Friday, March 8. He was 81 years old. Known as “Dirty Dave,” Friedman, who was born in Chicago on Sept. 23, 1937, came to the Island …
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