Nov 02 2018
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The roof fell in on the Port Isabel Tarpons last Friday night. The Raymondville Bearkats scored the first three times they had the ball and before the first quarter was over Raymondville led 21-0. Raymondville scored on five of their first seven possessions and, barring a miracle comeback …
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Nov 02 2018
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS It’s a beautiful sound to hoops fans everywhere. I’m talking about the sounds of sneakers squeaking on a hardwood floor, basketballs hitting the same floor and swishing through the nets. Those sounds, and more, are now being heard at Tarpon Gym in Port Isabel High School. Practice actually …
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Nov 02 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com “It’s so pretty!” I said to my dad last weekend as we lazed on a couch in the living room on a quiet Saturday evening. The TV was turned on; the sound of whatever program Dad was watching providing shapeless sound for all the attention I was paying …
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Nov 02 2018
By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS Hello Steve, I am a transplanted Texan (Santa Fe) for 15 years and really miss the lifestyle of South Texas. I have been intrigued for several years with the shipwrecks of Padre. I saw one on a map listed as Nicaragua. It appeared to be located about 50 or so miles south …
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Oct 29 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Port Isabel police today arrested a man in connection with the death of former Port Isabel – South Padre Press journalist Elizabeth “Liz” Sweeten. Ronnie Huerta, 33, was arrested at his home in Mercedes Monday by members of Port Isabel police. Huerta was transported back to Port Isabel, …
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Oct 26 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island Fire Department (SPIFD) welcomed the arrival of its newest piece of equipment by hosting a traditional “push in” ceremony Tuesday afternoon. The new arrival is a 2019 Ferrara Cinder Custom Pumper capable of holding 1,000 gallons of water and pumping 1,250 gallons of water …
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Oct 26 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Things have become heated in the South Padre Island municipal election as allegations of campaign sign theft have swirled on social media and among local conversations. Two city council hopefuls have said their signs have gone missing this week and have gone as far as filing police reports …
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Oct 26 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A former Point Isabel ISD teacher and coach pleaded not guilty Wednesday to six separate charges handed down by a Cameron County grand jury. The grand jury indicted Robert Walter Pensado last month on six counts, alleging he carried on an improper relationship with a student while he …
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Oct 26 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Election officials across the state are recording record early voter turnout for the November midterm elections. Up for grabs are seats in the state’s highest offices, from governor and lieutenant governor, to railroad and land commissioners, state board of education, and seats on the Texas Supreme Court. The …
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Oct 26 2018
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS Prioritizing the City’s agenda for legislative advocacy, reporting on a rare bird sighting, and recognition of the promotion of one of the City’s EMS staff to the rank of captain highlighted the Wednesday, Oct. 17 meeting of the South Padre Island City Council. City Manager Susan Guthrie led a …
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