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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14u PI Basketball Team Advances to Championship

By MARINA WISE Special to the PRESS Playoffs. This term elicits thoughts of hard work, sweat, teamwork, dedication, and last but not least, championships. Both the 13U and 14U Port Isabel Tarpon basketball teams got a taste of the post-season this summer. The 14U Tarps might get to savor a Brownsville Midnight Summer League championship. The …

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JV Football Players Also Working Hard

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel football players at all levels of the academic system are working hard to get ready for next month’s start of practice.  They recognize the importance of advance preparation, which includes many hours of workouts at the high school. The Press found two junior-varsity players pumping a …

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FAREWELL VOYAGE: Veterans gather to tell USS Ranger goodbye

By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com He came from Nashville, Tenn. to say goodbye to what he called a piece of history. “It was sad. And, (it provided) closure, too,” said Daniel Costin as the silhouette of the USS Ranger slowly faded from view at the far end of the channel. The Ranger, one …

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Amit Livingston arrives in Valley

By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Almost 10 years after the death of Hermilia Garcia Hernandez, Amit Livingston, convicted of her murder, arrived in the Rio Grande Valley to serve his sentence. Livingston shot Hernandez, an Edinburg schoolteacher, on Sept. 30, 2005. Less than a month later, on Oct. 4, her body was found …

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Council mulls land purchase

By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS After several executive closed sessions discussing land acquisition, the South Padre Island City Council and Mayor Barry Patel felt it was time to open up the conversation to the public at Wednesday night’s City Council meeting. The City is considering the purchase of a tract located west of …

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Island alcohol sales top Valley

By ALLEY COWGILL Port Isabel-South Padre Press ads@portisabelsouthpadre.com Clayton’s Beach Bar and Grill sold over half a million dollars worth of alcohol in just April and May alone. That number puts Clayton’s at number one in alcohol sales out of 408 establishments in the Rio Grande Valley for two consecutive months. Island local, Brian Rudnick was …

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Bundles of pot found on beach

By ALLEY COWGILL Port Isabel-South Padre Press ads@portisabelsouthpadre.com An anonymous tip from a concerned citizen led authorities to find  more than 1,600 pounds of marijuana in the sand 14 miles north of beach access 5 on July 11. Officials say the drugs have an estimated value of $1 million. Mario Antonio San Carmento from Veracruz, Mexico …

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