Jun 15 2018
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS Presentations on Shoreline Department projects, consideration of beach and dune permits, and discussions on beach-side restroom facility solutions highlighted the June 11 meeting of the South Padre Island Shoreline Taskforce. Shoreline Management Director Brandon Hill provided Task Force members with a review of shoreline related projects, including an update …
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Jun 15 2018
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS There will be no shortage of talent in the percussion section of this year’s Silver Tarpon Marching Band. That’s partly because almost everybody from last year’s drum section is returning for the 2018 marching season. Just as any football coach is happy to have almost all of his …
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Jun 15 2018
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Senior linebacker Robert Maldonado has been hard at work getting ready for the 2018 football season. The Press found him in the weight room at the Port Isabel High athletic department this week and he talked about what he’s been doing in and out of the weight room …
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Jun 15 2018
Special to the PRESS Editor, In America’s Name This Administration violates the Constitution at the southern border by forcibly separating children from parents, not communicating where the other is and unable to contact them. Unfortunately most Americans are unaware the 5th Amendment’s “Due Process” clause applies to ALL persons on our soil. We’re also unaware …
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Jun 15 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A few months ago, my dad bought a small, rectangular foam pad. I asked him what it was for and he said it was for his knees. “Have you seen the grass?” he asked before I could say anything further. Outside, in the front yard, the tiniest spears …
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Jun 15 2018
By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS Back in 2007 I bought a canvas bag full of pennies from a man who had accumulated them over the past couple of decades. He tried to exchange them for currency at his bank but was told that large amounts of coins had to be in rolls in order …
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Jun 08 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A former Point Isabel Independent School District (PIISD) teacher has been arrested and charged with having an inappropriate relationship with a student. Robert Walter Pensado, 43, was arrested at his home in Brownsville Wednesday afternoon, Cameron County Pct. 1 Constable Pete Delgadillo said during a phone interview Wednesday. …
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Jun 08 2018
CAF settles in at county airport, hosts open house By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS A mixture of clear blue skies, vintage air crafts and classic transport vehicles were enjoyed by those in attendance of an open house sponsored by the Rio Grande Valley Wing of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) that took place on …
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Jun 08 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Over 1,500 runners and walkers braved the early morning heat and humidity to partake in the 4th Annual Summer Longest Causeway Run & Fitness Walk last Saturday. Similar to its long-running wintertime counterpart, the summer event sees participants trekking between Port Isabel and South Padre Island over the …
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Jun 08 2018
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS A full day of family fun is scheduled on June 30 in the Laguna Vista Independence Day Fun Run, Parade and Celebration capped-off with a fireworks extravaganza over the Laguna Madre Bay. Events kick-off at with the Independence Day Fun Run at 7 a.m. at Roloff Park. “There will be no …
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