Sepulveda outlines Second Causeway plan changes

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By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS A pair of presentations on the Second Causeway project and South Padre Island’s annual economic index highlighted the Economic Development Corporation’s (EDC) Tuesday, Oct. 24. Pete Sepulveda, executive director of the Cameron County Regional Mobility Authority (CCRMA) was first up, providing a status report on the Second Causeway project. …

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Port Isabel donates fire truck to Mexican city

By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel Volunteer Fire Department, along with the City of Port Isabel, had the honor of donating a fire truck to a Mexican town which had a great need for one. For years, the city of Valle Hermoso, a community with approximately 65,000 residents, had been making …

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New season, new coach for Lady Tarpon hoops

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS It’s a new season for Port Isabel High girls’ basketball and they will start the 2017-2018 season with a new coach.   Hannah Burleson has assumed the head coaching duties for Lady Tarpon hoops and scheduled scrimmages have already been played. The Press talked with Burleson this week and …

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Lady Tarpons fall in bi-district

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The season has come to an end for the Port Isabel High girls’ volleyball team.  The Lady Tarpons lost to Corpus Christi – West Oso in a first-round, bi-district playoff match, 3-1, at Riviera Tuesday night. West Oso won by the scores of 25-15, 25-18, 18-25, 25-21. “The …

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Letter to the Editor for Nov. 2, 2017

Special to the PRESS Editor, Cameron County Commissioners recently voted to approve short-term tax abatement agreements with Rio Grande LNG that will help bring great benefits to our Rio Grande Valley (RGV). I and many other residents agree with this bold move by our County Commissioners. For many years the RGV has been losing residents …

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Writer’s Block: Earned History

By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com It was a grounder that skipped and hopped with a jittery urgency between first and second base — closer to first than not. First baseman Yuli Gurriel had his left foot planted firmly on the bag as Jose Altuve, playing close in right field, scooped up the ball …

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Rio History: Picking a Site

Treasure hunting tips By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS Lesson number one: Wherever people gather to play, pay or pray, there will be treasure. One of my favorite spots is the stretch of beach near the jetties in Isla Blanca Park. Most weekends, and almost every day during the summer, this beach is crowded with …

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Fresh Face

Champion Building mural to be unveiled Friday By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The historic Champion Building recently underwent a facelift and the City of Port Isabel is ready to celebrate the occasion. The colorful mural which covers the façade of the two-story building with images of native marine life underwent a restoration. Harlingen …

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Municipal, county, state and bond issues on November ballot

By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Laguna Madre residents will have several items to consider in the November election. All three incorporated cities — Port Isabel, South Padre Island and Laguna Vista — are holding municipal elections, while the Laguna Madre Water District (LMWD) is proposing a bond issue. Too, Cameron County is proposing …

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Council discusses water district proposal, pier

By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS The Laguna Madre Water District’s (LMWD) bond proposal, short term rental policy, and ordinances related to Clayton’s Fishing Pier highlighted the Wednesday, Oct. 18 meeting of the South Padre Island City Council. Council members heard a presentation made by LMWD representatives about Proposition A, which calls for the issuance …

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