Isabel Y. Garcia hosts ‘Clear the Shelter’ event

Adoption fees waived through Friday By ALEXA RAY Special to the PRESS In what has become an annual tradition, the Isabel Y. Garcia joined dozens of animal shelters across the country in a pet adoption drive known as “Clear the Shelters.” The Port Isabel animal shelter hosted the event — in conjunction with the local …

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LMWD implements water conservation measures

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By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Laguna Madre Water District residents and businesses are now are facing water restrictions as a result of a recently implemented Stage II water conservation measure. The conservation includes restricting lawn watering on a two-day per week staggered schedule. Residents throughout the area received notice of the restrictions in their …

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LeVrier to retire from school district

By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Henry LeVrier, deputy superintendent of business and operations for the Point Isabel Independent School District (PIISD), will retire at the end of this month. LeVrier has spent the last 43 years working in education finance, having served as the head of the PIISD’s finance department for the last …

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New park movement slated in Laguna Vista

By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Seed money to potentially launch the creation of a new public park in Laguna Vista was planted here recently by two civic-minded residents, according to Mayor Susie Houston. Liza and Jerry Harbin gifted $15,000 to the Town of Laguna Vista to assist in efforts to acquire property for a …

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Developer donates palm to City

By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS Recognition of efforts to transplant native vegetation, a demonstration of online tools for financial and performance transparency, an update on the beach nourishment program, and a report on the monthly activities of the City’s animal shelter highlighted portions of the Wednesday, Aug. 15  South Padre Island City Council meeting. …

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PIISD board passes balanced budget

By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com After a summer of lengthy budget committee meetings, the Point Isabel School Board of Trustees passed a balanced budget for the 2018-19 fiscal year during a regular meeting Tuesday. Henry LeVrier, deputy superintendent of business and operations, gave one final presentation of the budget, outlining how the district’s …

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UIL hands Infante suspension, public reprimand

By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The University Interscholastic League (UIL) State Executive Committee (SEC) has handed down a one-year suspension and public reprimand of former Tarpon Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Jaime Infante. The public censure also includes a 3-year probationary period. The SEC reached the decision by a unanimous 9-0 vote …

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First scrimmage went well for Tarpons

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Last Friday the Tarpons traveled to Brownsville for a morning scrimmage with the Pace Vikings and apparently did pretty well.  Earlier this week two Tarpon assistant coaches shared their thoughts and observations on last Friday’s action. “It went very well,” Joshua Kirton told the PRESS.  “They had a …

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Silver Tarpon Band looking to transition

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Silver Tarpon Marching Band is working on making the transition from parking lot to stadium. The Silver Tarpon band regularly practices in the main parking lot behind the high school.  It’s marked off with yard lines, just like the field at the stadium, and that’s …

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Lady Tarpons blanked at Pace

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons volleyball team played a road match Tuesday evening and lost in straight sets to the Brownsville Pace Lady Vikings. Pace won by the scores of 14-25, 18-25, 6-25. “The first game we struggled a little bit to find our way,” volleyball Head Coach …

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