Jul 31 2017
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Almost eight decades. That’s how long the Texas International Fishing Tournament, or TIFT, has been around. Seventy-eight years. That’s a long time and it marks TIFT as one of the most long-lived traditions in the Rio Grande Valley. If TIFT were a person, it would likely have kids, …
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Jul 31 2017
By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS The Loop Current flows through the straits of the Yucatan into the Gulf of Mexico and then splits. The main current loops southeastward flowing through the Florida Keys (where it is called the Florida Current), and then into the Atlantic. Another, lesser current, called a “Loop Current Eddy,” which …
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Jul 21 2017
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Rio Grande LNG, one of three liquefied natural gas (LNG) companies seeking to build an export terminal at the Port of Brownsville, has initiated the process to seek a tax abatement from Cameron County, officials revealed this week. “We’ve been discussing with a number of LNGs. They’ve all …
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Jul 21 2017
STI interns recap projects at Community Day By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Turtle lovers were in for a treat Tuesday evening as the eight people who were chosen as this year’s Sea Turtle Inc. interns discussed the projects they’ve worked on this season. Each year the non-profit turtle rescue and conservation organization selects …
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Jul 21 2017
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island Economic Development Corporation (EDC) discussed a request for funding for the RGV Reef, as well as considered the issue of boardwalk connectivity during its Tuesday, July 18 meeting. Members entertained a discussion regarding a request from the Friends of the RGV Reef to become a …
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Jul 21 2017
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Officials say one woman was critically injured in an auto-pedestrian accident on South Padre Island last Thursday. “On July 13 around 1:15 a.m. SPI-PD worked an auto pedestrian accident at the 5300 block of Padre Blvd.” SPI Chief of Police Randy Smith said via a statement. According to Smith, a …
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Jul 21 2017
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Ten municipalities in Cameron County are working toward approval of an updated Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan— Included are the communities of Laguna Vista, Port Isabel, South Padre Island, Bay View, Indian Lake, Los Fresnos, Primera, Rancho Viejo, Rio Hondo and San Benito. “The Town of Laguna Vista partnered with …
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Jul 21 2017
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS The Town of Laguna Vista has scheduled two health events in the coming months. The first is a Back-to-School Run/Walk on Saturday, Aug. 19 at 7a.m. at Roloff Park. “We want to promote health and fitness while supporting education in Laguna Vista and the Laguna Madre area,” said City …
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Jul 21 2017
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Cameron County Commissioners’ Court approved a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the City of South Padre Island regarding a proposed venue tax project approved by Island voters last November. Both the City and the County placed venue tax propositions on the ballot during the November General Election …
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Jul 21 2017
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Laguna Madre Water District (LMWD) responded to a sewer line break on the north end of South Padre Island last week which resulted in a leak of approximately 200,000 gallons of raw sewage, officials say. The leak occurred on Wednesday, July 12, LMWD General Manager Carlos Galvan …
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