Keep SPI Beautiful continues collaboration

By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS This year, the South Padre Island Keep SPI Beautiful Committee (KSPIB) broadened their efforts and began to focus on collaboration with like-minded groups in the area like Respeta Tu Playa and the Surfrider Foundation. This month, KSPIB agreed to support Sea Turtle, Inc. in their grant application to …

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Writer’s Block: Yes, Virginia, There Still Is a Santa Claus

By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com In 1897, 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon asked her father if Santa Claus was real. I’m sure this is a question many parents face with some apprehension. Virginia’s father, Dr. Philip O’Hanlon, suggested she pose the question as a letter to the editor in New York City newspaper, The Sun, …

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Letters to the Editor for 12/24/2015

Special to the PRESS Dear Editor, I recently read a nationally syndicated column about terrorism in the USA that I thought made a number of good points. I quote a number of them. “The bipartisan commission that investigated the 9/11 attacks conceded the primary driving force for Islamist terrorism was anger at the U.S.-led foreign …

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DPS Increases Traffic Enforcement During Holidays

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Special to the PRESS The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) will increase patrols for an eight-day period that includes both the Christmas and New Year holidays. From Dec. 24 – 27 and Dec. 31 – Jan. 3, DPS troopers, as well as law enforcement across the state, will be patrolling roadways throughout the holiday weekends looking for drunk drivers, …

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From the desk of the Laguna Vista City Manager

Special to the PRESS LV Residents and Friends, This is to provide you a brief update on information that may be of interest to you. Thanks to all of you for making our Christmas Tree Lighting and our decorating contests a complete success. On behalf of the Town Council and Staff, we want to wish …

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Lady Tarpons Fall at Home to Rio Hondo

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By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS A spirited 2nd-half comeback fell short for the Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons basketball team last week.  They lost to Rio Hondo, 47-43, after rallying from double-digits down in the fourth quarter in the second district game for both teams. Port Isabel falls to 0-2 in district play …

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Torres Home for the Holiday

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Former Port Isabel High athlete Gabriyella Torres is home for the holidays.  She is a student at University of Texas-San Antonio (UTSA) and is happy to be back in Port Isabel after a successful first semester. “I love it,” Torres told the Press this week.  “It’s a great …

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Tarpons off for the Holiday

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By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Tarpon basketball team is taking the rest of this week off for the Christmas Holiday.  They had a game at La Villa last week and practiced three days this week.  School is out as of Dec. 18th and classes will resume Monday, Jan. 4. …

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CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT: Birders take annual tally of native, migrant birds

  By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com “Great blue heron. Great blue heron,” called out a birdwatcher as a large blue-grey bird ruffled its feathers at the approaching group. It wasn’t the sight of the majestic shorebird that tipped the birder off, but its distinctive call that pierced through the crisp morning air. Nearby, …

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Excessive force complaint filed against PIPD

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By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A Port Isabel man has filed a complaint alleging he was the victim of excessive force while in the custody of the Port Isabel Police Department. Roberto Aguilera says he was shocked in the genitals while in the booking room of the Port Isabel City Jail on the …

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