Feb 26 2016
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com If you drive down Highway 100, just west of the Port Isabel city limits and out past Laguna Heights, you’ll see a familiar sight. To the right, between the bay and the road, is a blur of dusty green vegetation. Thick brushy weeds, purple sage brush and prickly …
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Feb 26 2016
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel Tarpon hurdler Omar Silva did rather well at the Indian Nation Relays in Donna last Saturday. He won the 110-meter high hurdles and placed second in the 300-meter hurdles by less than a second. Other Tarpon athletes who medaled in their events were Nick Marquez, who …
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Feb 26 2016
Special to the PRESS This is in response to the advertisement that former City Commissioner David Woolverton placed in last week’s edition under “Concerned Citizens & Tax Payers.” In this ad, he made false claims against me. I have nothing to hide, and I am willing to address every single one of his false and …
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Feb 26 2016
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel High Lady Tarpon powerlifters Jocelyn Padilla and Franchesca Sandoval have qualified for the regional powerlifting meet. They made it by recording a total lift that ranks each lifter in the top 10 in her weight class in the region. Both girls achieved personal bests in all …
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Feb 26 2016
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons track and field team took fifth place at last weekend’s Indian Nation Relays at Donna. Alex Martinez won gold in the pole vault with a vault of 9 feet 6 inches. P.I. head coach Julie Breedlove is still trying to put together …
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Feb 20 2016
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Early voting for the Texas Primary elections are underway. Voting began this Tuesday. Voters will be casting ballots on who they would like to see on the presidential ballot in November’s General Election, as well as several more local races. At the County level, the Commissioner’s Court seeks …
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Feb 20 2016
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS Although sad to see him go, the South Padre Island City Council recognized retiring Assistant Chief of Police Javier Garza for his 30 years of dedicated service at their regular meeting Wednesday evening. Garza began his career in law enforcement as a dispatcher in the 1980s and worked …
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Feb 20 2016
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS In this day and age, it is a rare occurrence to enjoy a career in a single profession that spans three decades, but that’s exactly what South Padre Island Assistant Chief of Police Javier Garza accomplished. Garza recently retired from the Island’s police force after 30 years of …
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Feb 20 2016
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The City of Port Isabel’s attempts to save costs continue as the Commission considered and then approved a ‘separation incentive’ for City employees. Last month, the Commission approved an incentive that would allow eligible City employees to take advantage of a $7,500 retirement incentive if they chose to …
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Feb 20 2016
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS South Padre Island Chief of Police Randy Smith delivered an update on his department and what it is doing to prepare for Spring Break 2016 during a monthly “Coffee and Conversation” event hosted by the South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce at Kranzler Restaurant. Although always a concern, …
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