Jul 24 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Victor Rubalcaba has returned to the Port Isabel High School coaching staff after a two-year absence. Previously he was the athletic coordinator for the Port Isabel Junior High School from 2008 to 2013, and was the head powerlifting coach at the high school for the 2012-13 school year. …
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Jul 21 2015
PRESS Staff Report Register your little one for this season’s Pee-Wee Tarpon Youth Football. Registration will be open Tuesday, July 21 and Thursday, July 23. The first day of practice kicks off at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, July 27 at the Laguna Madre Little League Fields. Children from 4 – 11 years old will be …
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Jul 10 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Shouting out, “Bountiful catch! Lots of shrimp!” the Reverend Mark Watters raised his arm and sprinkled holy water in the direction of one shrimp boat after another during the Blessing of the Vessels Tuesday morning in Brownsville. Watters, a resident of Selma, Alabama, has come to the Rio …
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Jul 10 2015
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS As of Monday, the South Padre Island Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) officially has a new director. With over three decades in the destination marketing industry, the City of South Padre Island has named Keith Arnold to the position. After the resignation of previous CVB Director Rachel Flores …
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Jul 10 2015
By ALLEY COWGILL Port Isabel-South Padre Press ads@portisabelsouthpadre.com This weekend the nation will say goodbye to a piece of history. The USS Ranger is scheduled to arrive Sunday morning between 7 a.m and 7:30 a.m at the Port of Brownsville where it will be dismantled by International Shipbreaking, Ltd. The large vessel began its voyage in …
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Jul 10 2015
By ALLEY COWGILL Port Isabel-South Padre Press ads@portisabelsouthpadre.com South Padre Island welcomed actor Stephen Baldwin and short film director, Alejandra Hinojosa. Baldwin and Hinojosa are shooting a short film entitled “Live to Love” using the striking beaches of South Padre Island as a backdrop. The short film is featured around the love that connects a father …
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Jul 10 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The historic Port Isabel Yacht Club Hotel was the topic of much discussion at a special meeting of the Port Isabel city commission Tuesday evening. Listed for discussion under three separate agenda items, the commission debated the future renovation and restoration plans of the building due to concerns …
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Jul 10 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com I’ve never been a morning person. Try as I might, no matter how many alarms I set, how loudly I set them, or how early I go to bed the night before, it’s always a chore to drag myself out of bed in the morning. It’s not that …
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Jul 10 2015
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS Waving American flags and wearing patriotic clothing, more than 200 people gathered on 4th of July morning on the beach at South Padre Island to participate in this year’s annual South Padre Island 4th of July Beach Parade. Adults and children of all ages, along with a variety …
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Jul 10 2015
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Property upkeep is being targeted in an expanded Laguna Vista Cares campaign. Initiated originally as a “no texting” crusade following a pedestrian fatality by a woman texting while driving in Town limits, the campaign is being extended to proactively push for public awareness in a positive manner. “Our priority …
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