Nov 13 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A 16 inch water pipe ruptured, causing damage to a recently reopened stretch of Sunset Drive on the north end of South Padre Island Monday. The rupture occurred while a Time Warner Cable (TWC) employee was attempting to bore underneath the street to lay cable, said Laguna Madre …
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Nov 13 2015
By ALLEY COWGILL Port Isabel-South Padre Press ads@portisabelsouthpadre.com According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) there are over 200,000 missing children whose whereabouts are unknown. That statistic was only one of several discussed during a day-long seminar about abused and exploited children held at the Isla Grand Beach Resort Friday. The 12th …
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Nov 13 2015
Special to the PRESS U.S. Representative Filemon Vela, D-Brownsville, announced the grand opening of the Brownsville Veterans Resource Center, which is the result of a collaborative effort between the City of Brownsville, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Office of Congressman Filemon Vela. “The Brownsville Veterans Resource Center will fill gaps in service and …
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Nov 13 2015
Special to the PRESS Dear Editor, LNGs trying to Usurp the Treasures of the Laguna Madre& Local Residents Since the LNGs have arrived on the public scene this past year, after two years of Secret Negotiations with the Port of Brownsville to lease property on the ship channel, they have continuously spread Lies about the …
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Nov 13 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Dredging of the Port Isabel Fingers has begun and officials are asking for boaters to use caution until the project is complete. The dredging will occur 24 hours a day, according to a statement released by Interim City Manager Jared Hockema Friday. “The dredging will begin in the …
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Nov 03 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Unofficial voting results are in for two vacancies on the City of South Padre Island City Council. Theresa Metty has won the Place 3 seat with 56 percent of the vote. Sally Scaman, who was also running for Place 3, received 46 percent of the vote. In the special …
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Oct 23 2015
Special to the PRESS Effective immediately, Cameron County Judge Pete Sepulveda Jr. has ordered the temporary closure (until further notice) of the following county beaches: Boca Chica Beach County Beach Access No. 5 (Park Road 100 North; north of South Padre Island) County Beach Access No. 6 (Park Road 100 North; north of South Padre …
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Oct 23 2015
By ALLEY COWGILL Port Isabel-South Padre Press ads@portisabelsouthpadre.com Region One Education Service Center (ESC) held a school nutrition product expo last Thursday afternoon hosted by CNP-South Texas Cooperative at the South Padre Island Convention Centre. The event drew around 130 venders and 193 students from San Isidro, Mission, Weslaco, San Perlita, Monte Alto, Harlingen, PSJA, La …
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Oct 23 2015
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Family movie night is taking on a new twist in Laguna Vista with the outdoor showing of “Frozen,” a 2013 Walt Disney animated fantasy film at Roloff Park on Saturday night. The movie will be projected onto a 16-foot screen on the park’s green area at 7 p.m., according …
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Oct 23 2015
Special to the PRESS There is an important Public Forum regarding future development of the northern beaches of Cameron County on South Padre Island coming up Wednesday, Oct. 28! In 2009, after Hurricanes Dolly and Ike decimated the Texas Coast Lines and the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association Fund, the 81st Texas Legislature passed legislation that …
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