Feb 23 2018
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS It’s an ongoing process at this time of the season. With two meets already in the books and another one coming up this Friday, Port Isabel girls track and field coach Julie Breedlove is getting more athletes in the game. It’s a step-by-step process and the goal is …
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Feb 23 2018
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High boys’ track and field team is coming together week by week, and was in action at last week’s Sams Relays in Brownsville. Against mostly Class 5A and 6A competition Tarpon athletes made the finals in only one event. “We’re still missing a few kids, …
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Feb 23 2018
Special to the PRESS Editor, The Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter’s Political Committee has not made an endorsement in the Texas House District 37 race. Recent ads placed in newspapers by State Rep. René Oliveira’s re-election campaign may lead some readers to believe we have endorsed his 2018 re-election campaign, but we have not announced …
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Feb 23 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com I was in a rut— working scattered hours in a coffee shop, a couple years out of college and thinking I’d never realize my dream of turning my passion into a career. It was during one of those shifts at the coffee shop that my phone rang and …
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Feb 16 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The historic Port Isabel Yacht Club has a new owner — a new family of owners — after the Port Isabel City Commission unanimously approved its sale for $430,000 in a special meeting Monday. As first reported in the PRESS on Feb. 1, a local family made a …
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Feb 16 2018
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS Spring Break was the topic of discussion during a Coffee and Conversation featuring South Padre Island Police Chief Randy Smith and Fire Chief Doug Fowler last Thursday, Feb. 8. The event —sponsored by the SPI Chamber of Commerce — was held at the Padre Island Brewing Company. Smith led …
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Feb 16 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Local sea turtle fans no longer have to wait. After a year of construction, the folks at Sea Turtle Inc. (STI) have announced the doors will open to the public for the first time this Saturday at its new $6 million facility. Construction workers and volunteers could be …
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Feb 16 2018
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS In anticipation of Spring Break 2018, the City of South Padre Island held a public meeting on Thursday, Feb. 8 to provide information and answer questions about new policies and procedures related to short term rentals. SPI Assistant Finance Director Eduardo Salazar provided the audience with an overview of …
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Feb 16 2018
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS The outdoor patio at Louie’s Backyard was filled to capacity last Saturday, as teams of hopeful cooks vied for bragging rights as they offered up their unique recipes in the 2018 SPICE Chili Cook-Off. To bean or not to bean was the question of the day, with 18 …
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Feb 16 2018
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island City Council issued a wellness challenge to one of its neighbors, looked at improving the training of City employees, and considered enhancing transparency and decision making capabilities during its Wednesday, Feb. 7 meeting. Council considered a request from the Point Isabel Independent School District regarding …
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