May 12 2017
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Natalie Garza is primed and ready for the 400-meter dash at this weekend’s UIL State Track and Field Meet in Austin. The Press found Garza at Tarpon Stadium Monday afternoon as she went through a battery of stretching and warm-up exercises. Garza appeared relaxed but full of purpose …
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May 12 2017
Special to the PRESS Dear Editor, I thought some other folks might respond to a couple of reactionary letters two weeks ago, but there were no letters to the editor in last week’s issue of the paper, so I’ll respond. Debi Chamberlin’s letter trying to defend the Laguna Vista Recreational Association’s (LVRA) control of all our …
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May 12 2017
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Last weekend, as I was visiting my parents and enjoying a meal with them Sunday afternoon, my mom non-so-subtly began to drop hints about Mother’s Day. She and my dad had been discussing how their church plans to celebrate the holiday this coming weekend when Mom casually mentioned …
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May 12 2017
By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS Though its life as a city was short lived, Indianola, Texas played an important role in Texas history. In 1844 the Adelsverein, or Society of Nobility, at Bierbrich am Rheibn, in Germany, had a stated mission which was to provide assistance in the emigration of several thousand Germans to …
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May 05 2017
Strong winds serve up choppy waves at TGSA open By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com By DINA ARÉVALO After being postponed a week due to low surf conditions, surfers competing in the Texas Gulf Surfing Association’s (TGSA) South Padre Island Open had all the surf they could handle last weekend. Strong southerly winds whipped …
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May 05 2017
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com One man is in custody in connection with the death of a woman whose body was found floating in the Laguna Madre Sunday. Martha Beatrice Adams, 53, was found floating approximately one-third of a mile south of the Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway by two U.S. Coast Guard vessels …
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May 05 2017
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Officials report one man is in custody after leading police on a high speed chase through three cities Wednesday afternoon. The pursuit began with a traffic stop in Los Fresnos, City Administrator Mark Milum said in a phone interview Wednesday. “(The) gentleman didn’t have a front license plate,” …
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May 05 2017
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS Marketing the Island as a tourist destination, examining the Island’s image related to Spring Break, and strategic planning promoting tourism were topics of discussion during the SPI Convention and Visitors Advisory Board Meeting held on Saturday, April 27. The Board heard a presentation from consultant Dan Decker regarding a …
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May 05 2017
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Three council members in Places 1, 2 and 3 in Laguna Vista will be determined in Saturday’s regular election at City Hall. Included in the election is a special election to fill the Place 4 position. The special election was required when Leticia Keplinger resigned her position on the …
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May 05 2017
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Cameron County Commissioners’ Court voted unanimously to support the Lower Rio Grande Valley Active Tourism and Transportation Plan during a regular meeting Tuesday, May 2. Tuesday’s approval of the plan came with no discussion by the Commissioners, as the Court had extensively discussed the issue at its …
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