Mar 21 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A fourth body was found on South Padre Island in a week. At about 5:23 p.m., a 74-year-old man was found unresponsive in the dunes approximately one mile north of Beach Access 5, according to a statement released by the Cameron County Park Rangers. Justice of the Peace …
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Mar 20 2015
By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press press@portisabelsouthpadre.com Casey Donahew, of the Casey Donahew band, ignited South Padre Island alongside the Randy Rogers Band on March 17 and was willing to open up a bit about his life and future music endeavors in an exclusive interview with the Parade. Performing in the Lone Star State of …
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Mar 20 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Two Spring Breakers have died on South Padre Island in the last week, and the decapitated body of an Edinburg resident was found in the bay near the Convention Centre. South Padre Island police have also made 166 arrests as of Saturday, March 14, according to a document …
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Mar 20 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com There were no 11th hour candidate filings last month for the Laguna Madre region’s upcoming May elections. In the Town of Laguna Vista, places 4, 5, and 6 on the Town Council are up for election. For Place 4, incumbent Leti Keplinger is being challenged by Jessica Hedrick. …
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Mar 20 2015
By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press press@portisabelsouthpadre.com A single vehicle accident early Thursday morning injured six, including one critically, according to authorities. The vehicle, a 2000 Ford Explorer, was traveling from Brownsville into Port Isabel on Highway 48 when it drove through an intersection and over a curb before crashing into the drive-through area of …
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Mar 20 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Marcus Smith, fire chief of the South Padre Island Fire Department, has resigned his position effective April 1. Smith tendered his letter of resignation to Wendi Delgado, administrative services director for the City of South Padre Island, on March 1. His resignation comes just as the tourist season …
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Mar 20 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Spring begins March 20, but Mother Nature has already gotten quite a bit of a head start on those famous showers which promise May flowers. Though I know it’s not true, with the thick grey clouds overhead casting gloomy shadows and cars still splashing through puddles on the …
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Mar 20 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High men’s track and field team was able to work outdoors again this week after being forced into Tarpon Gym most of last week. The weather has improved considerably this week and team members and coaches are anxious to go to Donna this weekend for …
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Mar 20 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Jocelyn Padilla is hard at work preparing for this week’s Women’s State Powerlifting Meet in Corpus Christi. The Press caught up to her at Port Isabel High School earlier this week to find out how things were going. For one thing she’s added something to her pre-lifting preparations. …
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Mar 20 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS March 19, 2015 The Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons track and field team will be competing at a meet at Donna North High School this Saturday. It will be their first meet since their own Tarpon Relays almost a month ago. The weather has been less than ideal …
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