Feb 08 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The 2018-19 basketball season has come to an end for the Port Isabel Lady Tarpons. Their final game was played Monday night and it was a 55-48 loss at the hands of the Rio Hondo Lady Bobcats in Tarpon Gym. With the loss the Port Isabel girls fall …
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Feb 08 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High powerlifting teams are getting stronger by the week and both the girls and boys teams look to qualify several lifters each for the regional meet next month. Lady Tarpon lifter Julianna Barrera is maintaining her No. 1 state and regional ranking, while Vivianna Lopez …
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Feb 08 2019
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Is it going to be gray and foggy today? Or will the sunshine be so bright that its rays light up the landscape so vividly it hurts your eyes? Will it be cold, windy and rainy? Or will it be eerily calm and warm? Should I wear the …
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Feb 08 2019
By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS Legend has it that, feeling death’s approach, Lao Tzu, a sixth century BCE philosopher known as the father of Taoism, gave his nephew a small amulet upon which he had carved representations of Buddha, Confucius and himself — the legendary Three Friends. He told his nephew he had …
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Feb 01 2019
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com “Awesome!” That one word succinctly summed up Kathy Russo’s experience at the Winter Outdoor Wildlife Expo (WOWE) last Friday afternoon. In particular, it summed up her one-of-a-kind experience during the Live Raptor Show with raptor rehabilitator and educator, Jonathan Wood. Russo, a first time Winter Texan from Illinois, …
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Feb 01 2019
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Trial has been delayed for a man accused in the death of former PRESS editor Elizabeth “Liz” Sweeten. Ronnie Huerta, 33, is accused of killing Sweeten during a drunk driving incident last March. His trial was set to begin this Monday, Jan. 28, but proceedings have been delayed …
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Feb 01 2019
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS Election of new officers, welcoming new members, consideration of sponsoring a new event and decisions on marketing the Island highlighted the Wednesday, Jan. 23 meeting of the South Padre Island Convention and Visitors Advisory Board (CVA). The Board considered making a recommendation to City Council to approve the reallocation …
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Feb 01 2019
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island Kite Fest was set to get underway Thursday evening with a special indoor kite-flying show at the South Padre Island Convention Centre. The show continued Friday and Saturday as the kite fliers move things outdoors — to the bayside tidal flats just north of …
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Feb 01 2019
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS The Laguna Vista CARES – Code Enforcement Campaign is in full swing locally. “We at the Town are working on raising awareness on encouraging property owners to maintain their properties,” City Manager Rolando Vela said. Police Officer Christina Esquivel is working as the code enforcement officer for the Town, …
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Feb 01 2019
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is set to hold a public meeting in Brownsville next week regarding an air quality permit submitted by Annova LNG. The state regulatory agency issued a notice earlier this month stating that it has prepared a draft permit in response to …
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