Oct 02 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Red tide continues to concern Laguna Madre residents as fish kills have been spotted daily along South Padre Island’s gulfside beaches, as well as bayside accesses on both the Island and the mainland in Port Isabel. According to red tide status updates available on the Texas Parks and …
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Oct 02 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Put on your dancing shoes and bring your appetite, because the 5th Annual Pachanga in the Park is set to kick off this Saturday at Washington Park in Port Isabel. “It’s a wonderful even. It has become the signature event for the City of Port Isabel,” said Port …
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Oct 02 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Representatives from Cameron and Willacy Counties, the Texas shrimpers industry, the cities of South Padre Island and Port Isabel, and others were on hand during a listening session hosted by Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Commissioner Toby Baker Monday night at the UTRGV Brownsville campus. The …
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Oct 02 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Despite a recent red tide bloom, thousands are expected to flock to South Padre Island to celebrate the 28th Annual Sandcastle Days. The Island is uniquely ideal for the event, explains Lucinda Wierenga, who is more commonly known as Sandy Feet. “We have really good sand here for …
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Oct 02 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com It’s on everyone’s mind and it’s occupying almost every conversation: red tide. What is it? How bad is it? When will it go away? Can I still go to the beach? These are all questions I’ve been hearing out on the streets and on social media. Everywhere, people …
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Oct 02 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons volleyball team won its fifth consecutive match Tuesday night. The Ladies took down Progreso in four sets, 18-25, 25-18, 25-23, 25-14. With the win Port Isabel remains in a second place tie with La Feria with a 5-1 record in district play. Zapata, …
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Oct 02 2015
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS On September 8, a grievance was filed with the Point Isabel Independent School District (PIISD) regarding their newly adopted Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T-TESS) Administrative Guidelines. Mayor of Laguna Vista and fifth grade Derry Elementary teacher Susie Houston filed the grievance regarding the teacher attendance policy …
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Oct 02 2015
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS During last week’s South Padre Island Economic Development Corporation (EDC) regular meeting, City Manager Bill DiLibero gave the board an update regarding the status of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) grant being considered to improve boater access to the Laguna Madre. In addition, the board discussed …
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Oct 02 2015
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS At their Monday afternoon regular monthly meeting, the South Padre Island Shoreline Task Force began discussion to develop a strategy and plan of action to recommend to the City Council for further annexation of the remaining sections and areas west of the Tompkins Channel in the Laguna Madre …
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Oct 02 2015
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS At the end of a long week, most of the working class can be found surreptitiously eyeing their phones or watches, counting down the minutes until they can punch the clock and escape from their jobs for the weekend. Like the song says, it’s 5 o’clock somewhere – …
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