House destroyed in weekend fire

By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com One home and three vehicles were destroyed in a fire in Laguna Vista Saturday evening. A call to 911 was received just after 11:30 p.m. about a house on fire at 1 Lakewood Drive. By the time firefighters arrived, the house, which sits on a corner lot in …

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Candidates selected for Island oral history project

By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS At their June meeting, the South Padre Island Historic Preservation Committee began making plans to conduct an Oral History Program with video interviews of members of the community who were instrumental figures during the development of the City. The committee revisited the discussion and moved forward with the …

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Writer’s Block: Come on in, the water’s fine!

By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com It’s the height of summer and crowds are flocking to our beaches every day. The unusually wet winter and spring we had have given way to sultry summer days full of bright sunshine and scorching temperatures. That hot weather and clear skies mean plenty of people are looking …

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Parks, Recreation, and Beautification plans 14th Causeway Memorial Event

By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island Parks, Recreation and Beautification Committee met last week for their regular monthly meeting. After the successful Fourth of July Beach Parade, which was well attended and was the first Saturday parade in many years, the committee jumped right into upcoming events all the way …

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What it means to be Texan

By Sen. John Cornyn Special to the PRESS As Texans, we have a style of our own – from our hospitality to our headwear. But you may be surprised to hear the iconic symbol of Western culture, the cowboy hat, only became an official state symbol a few weeks ago courtesy of the 84th Texas Legislature.  …

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Dune Hugger: Sharks

By Rob Nixon Special to the PRESS Last weekend on one of surfing’s biggest stages at Jeffrey’s Bay in South Africa in the Final of one of the biggest contests of the year, one of Surfing’s biggest stars, three-time World Champion Mick Fanning was ‘attacked’ by a very large shark on a live internet broadcast. …

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Writer’s Block: Hard Learned Lessons

By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com I’ve always been the type of person who speaks my mind exactly as those thoughts occur. Friends have joked before that they seek my opinions on certain topics because they know I’ll offer such without sugarcoating them. “What would Dina say?” they muse. Some people would say that …

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Police Blotter for 7-23-2015

Special to the PRESS Here Puppy, Puppy On Sunday July 5 at approximately 10:59 p.m., an officer was dispatched to the bus barn in reference to two dogs. Upon arrival contact was made with a man who stated two dogs had gone into the bus barn. Shortly after, animal control arrived and attempted to take …

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Hunting opportunities at Laguna Atascosa

Special to the PRESS Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge (LANWR) will be accepting hunter applications during the month of August for archery and firearm hunts that will take place during the months of November, December and January.  Game that may be hunted include white-tailed deer, feral hog, and nilgai antelope. Hunt permits are $80 per …

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Silver Tarpon Band’s Got Brass

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Silver Tarpon Marching Band comes into the 2015 marching season a little larger in numbers overall, and that applies especially to the freshmen and sophomore classes.  There is no shortage of talent on hand particularly the brass section as much as any other part …

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