Mar 09 2018
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS It was a pretty good day for the Port Isabel Tarpon relay teams last Saturday. A gold medal performance was turned in by the 4 x 100-meter sprint relay guys, and the 4 x 200-meter and 4 x 400-meter foursomes each came in fourth in their events. “Every …
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Mar 09 2018
Special to the PRESS Dear Editor, I have learned this day of the tragic passing of Elizabeth Sweeten. “Liz” was at first to me a reporter that covered the Port starting in the early 80’s and then became a dear friend. Liz always maintained her professional responsibility. She reported the Port’s happenings good or bad …
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Mar 09 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Welcome, Spring Breakers, to the best vacation spot this side of heaven! Welcome to sunny South Padre Island and the Rio Grande Valley. If you really want to have an incredible Spring Break experience, you need to enjoy the Island the way we locals do. First of all, …
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Mar 09 2018
By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS Vicki and Kevin Cody of the Fort Worth were on an adventure….. Once they arrived at the eastern end of Highway 4 they turned south and drove along Boca Chica Beach toward the Rio Grande. Along the way Vicki happened to notice several piles of flat stones lying off …
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Mar 02 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A woman died after her boat capsized in a channel south of Port Isabel Saturday. Officials report the woman, who was aboard a towing vessel, was attempting to assist a sailboat that had run aground. “Saturday, at approximately 5 p.m., there was a Tow BoatUS … one of …
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Mar 02 2018
With improvements complete, E.K. Atwood Park now open to public By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com At long last, E.K. Atwood is open again to the public. To celebrate, Cameron County officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday to mark the completion of a year-long project to rebuild the popular beach access which lies …
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Mar 02 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Port Isabel police arrested a man and a woman last Wednesday after they say the couple gave an infant drugs and abused the child. “We got a call from a witness that had been hearing a baby cry for over an hour,” said Chief of Police Robert Lopez …
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Mar 02 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com As the City of South Padre Island prepares for Spring Break 2018 it will again be all hands on deck for officials from every City department. That was the overall message as leaders from those various departments convened for a Spring Break preparation press conference Tuesday morning at …
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Mar 02 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Several dozen people packed into the dining room at Pirate’s Landing last Friday morning to learn about the latest developments within the City of Port Isabel. It was the annual Breakfast with the Mayor, hosted by the Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce. As the crowd nibbled on a …
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Mar 02 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com With three of the five members of the Port Isabel City Commission present at Tuesday’s regular meeting, the proposal to create the Yacht Club Reinvestment Zone was unanimously approved. The approval of the second and final reading of the reinvestment zone ordinance paves the way for the City …
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