Jul 24 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel City Commission met for its regular meeting Tuesday evening. Though the meeting was brief, the commission weighed in on expanding the City’s senior services. It also considered taking a new look at its health insurance provider. Currently, the City offers limited help to its senior …
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Jul 24 2015
Special to the PRESS The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is reminding Texans that vehicle thefts and vehicle burglaries tend to increase during the summer months – especially July and August – and is encouraging individuals to take necessary precautions to protect their vehicles from potential thefts. “The summer months in Texas typically are …
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Jul 24 2015
Dear Editor, Thank you, Mayor Susie Houston and City Manager Rolando Vela, for your steadfast dedication and hard work, which led to successfully accomplishing the journey to extend our ETJ. I know this work involved many hours of commitment, including traveling from Laguna Vista to Austin, getting up at 4 in the morning, rushing to …
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Jul 24 2015
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS Seemingly out of the blue, as it was the first time on the agenda, the South Padre Island City Council held a discussion on the first reading of Ordinance No. 15-11 to allow mobile food establishments, also known as food trucks on the Island. The City Council has …
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Jul 24 2015
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS With recent and upcoming fishing tournaments being held on the Island this summer, including the Shallow Sport Tournament that brought in over 200 boats and 1,000 anglers, the issue of the lack of public bay access and specifically boat access to the Laguna Madre has come to the …
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Jul 24 2015
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS The Keep SPI Beautiful Committee (KSPIB) met Thursday afternoon for their regular monthly meeting. The meeting was a bountiful one with the formation of three subcommittees including one regarding volunteer outreach and organization, another for the Butterfly Garden project, and finally, one to discuss the creation of a …
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Jul 24 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Are you in a rush right now? Is your mind racing with all the tasks you have yet to accomplish today? This week? This month? Are you slowly, but steadily, ticking off checkmarks on you mental to-do list while adding more and more items to the end of …
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Jul 24 2015
By ALLEY COWGILL Port Isabel-South Padre Press ads@portisabelsouthpadre.com On Tuesday, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for a new Murphy USA gas station in front of the Walmart in Port Isabel. The project, which will include 16 pumps, is estimated to be completed in three months. The construction of a gas station at this particular location has …
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Jul 24 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS It’s been all percussion so far this summer, until this week. On Wednesday, July 15, the frontal ensemble and battery were joined by the rest of the Silver Tarpon Marching Band in the two main rehearsal halls of Port Isabel High School. The Press found Silver Tarpon band …
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Jul 24 2015
Special to the PRESS AEP Texas reminds area electricity users that scam artists posing as electric company personnel are continuing to call consumers telling them they are behind on their electric bill and threatening to disconnect their electric service unless immediate payment is made. Reports of such scam calls began appearing earlier this month within …
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