May 11 2018
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Victor Worrell and the Charter Amendment won in Laguna Vista’s May 5 elections here. Worrell, an incumbent on the Town Council, took 465 votes to challenger Abel Delgadillo’s 342 in the Town’s General Election for the Place 5 position, to win a three year term on the Town Council. …
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May 11 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Officials say one apartment unit was destroyed in a fire Monday afternoon in Port Isabel. Port Isabel firefighters responded to the apartment complex on the corner of Musina and Hickman at approximately 2 p.m. Monday, Fire Chief John Sandoval said. “We arrived on the scene and there was …
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May 11 2018
Special to the PRESS Port Isabel Animal Control officer Oscar Del Abra, with the assistance of Port Isabel police, helped a mother black-bellied whistling duck and her ducklings cross Highway 100 Tuesday morning. Traffic was briefly stopped while the ensemble made their way across the busy thoroughfare. Want the whole story? Pick up a copy …
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May 11 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com State Rep. René Oliveira (D- Brownsville) was arrested and charged with “DWI (accident)” in connection with an incident that occurred on Friday, April 27, according to records released by the Brownsville Police Department (BPD). The accident occurred at the 800 block of Boca Chica Boulevard just after 10 …
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May 11 2018
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS Shoreline Management Director Brandon Hill provided an update on the Shoreline Master Plan as well as the nearshore berm nourishment project during the Monday, May 7 meeting of the SPI Shoreline Task Force. He also announced that a community feedback survey was recently concluded, and that one-on-one stakeholder interviews …
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May 11 2018
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS The Native Plant Center, beach and dune permits, comprehensive planning, mobile food units, and Padre Boulevard improvements were key areas addressed during the Wednesday, May 2 meeting of the South Padre Island City Council. During public comments and announcements, Council member Alita Bagley read from a letter sent out …
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May 11 2018
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The outlook for the Port Isabel Lady Tarpon volleyball program is pretty good for 2018. The Press recently visited with Lady Tarpons head coach Julie Breedlove, and she talked about the current state of the program and the upcoming season. “We’re going to have good senior leadership,” Breedlove …
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May 11 2018
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS A year ago at this time it was not business as usual for the Port Isabel Tarpon football program. The new head coach had just moved into his office in the athletic department at the high school, and varsity players were just starting to learn a totally new …
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May 11 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com It’s hard to believe that this Sunday is Mother’s Day. This year has flown by so fast that May — and Mother’s Day with it — almost snuck up on me. But, here we are and, once again, I am struggling to put into words just how I …
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May 11 2018
By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS When working (metal detecting) a battlefield, any map you find can usually be put to good use. Many older maps are crudely drawn, but when compared with modern topographical maps, hills, islands, and waterways can be used as landmarks to put you in the general area of a battle. …
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