Mar 01 2019
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel City Commission heard a brief summary of the City’s financial health during a special meeting Wednesday. Tony Juarez, of the accounting firm, Cascos and Associates, was on hand to deliver a report of an audit his firm conducted on the City’s 2017 finances. “There’s two …
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Mar 01 2019
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island City Council considered a request to allow a sign over and across Laguna Boulevard near Palm Street during a meeting held last Wednesday, Feb. 20. Assistant City Manager Darla Jones explained that she met with the owners of Longboards and Lobo del Mar to discuss …
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Mar 01 2019
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island City Council considered a pair of shoreline related items, Visitor’s Center maintenance and funding, and issues related to the new Transit facility during their February 20th meeting. Shoreline Director Brandon Hill brought forward a joint letter of intent from Cameron County and the City of …
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Mar 01 2019
By ANAMARIA RAMIREZ Special to the PRESS Dozens of people gathered at the Hilton Garden Inn earlier this month for a morning of fashion, fun and fundraising. It was all part of an effort by the owners of local clothing store, Ship Shape, to raise money for charity. “We wanted to do something that wasn’t …
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Mar 01 2019
By ANAMARIA RAMIREZ Special to the PRESS Marlyn Cesenes, a junior at Port Isabel High School (PIHS), wins gold in pole vaulting at Friday’s track and field meet, but her biggest challenge is her goal to beat her own personal best. “I got gold today, but I didn’t deserve it,” Cesenes said. In her second …
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Mar 01 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel High sprinters were strong at last Friday’s invitational track and field meet at Tarpon Stadium. Tarpon athletes took gold in the 4 x 200-meter relay and the 200-meter dash, were good for silver in the 100-meter dash and 4 x 100-meter relay, and took bronze medal …
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Mar 01 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Marlyn Cesenes and Madison Ramos each won gold in their events at the Tarpon Relays track and field meet at Tarpon Stadium last Friday. Cesenes’ best height of 9-feet, 6-inches was well short of her first-place performance at the previous week’s Hog Relays in Pharr, but was a …
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Mar 01 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Four Port Isabel High Tarpon power lifters have qualified for regional competition. Neyfus Castellanos, Jonathan Mendoza, David Hernandez, and Jaden Lopez will all compete at the Texas High School Powerlifting Association Regional Meet, to be held at Bishop High School on March 8. Two of these lifters will …
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Mar 01 2019
Special to the PRESS Dear Editor, My jaw actually dropped as I read the wonderful Ms. McClain’s coverage of a recent Laguna Vista Town Hall Meeting. Twenty-four hours to correct brush/debris violations! $1,000 DAILY fines! Where the H E double Hockey Sticks are we living? I have one word for the Bright Spark who came up …
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Mar 01 2019
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Sometimes I struggle with what to fill this space with every week. Kind of paradoxically, when your options are nearly limitless, you can suddenly find yourself at a loss for what to do. Having too many options can occasionally feel just as constricting as having too few. Such …
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