Jul 03 2014
BY MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Gary Meschi will be seated as the newest member of the Laguna Vista Town Council after winning Saturday’s special election here. He defeated Jessica Hedrick by a vote count of 211 to 32. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by …
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Jul 03 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com It’s time to don your red, white and blue and show off your patriotic spirit as the Fourth of July is set for this Friday. The communities of South Padre Island, Port Isabel and Laguna Heights will celebrate Independence Day with the Second Annual Stars & Stripes Beach Bash, …
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Jul 03 2014
PRESS Staff Report Officials with the U.S. Coast Guard South Padre Island discovered 65 dead sharks having been caught that were caught illegally with the use of a grill net. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or call the news office at (956) 943-5545. Tweet
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Jul 03 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island police have arrested Daniel Eduardo Cardona, a 17-year-old Schlitterbahn employee, for indecency with a child (sexual contact) as Cardona allegedly sexually abused a 14-year-old guest at the water park. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or …
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Jun 26 2014
Roberto Castillo, 57, entered into rest on Monday, June 23, 2014. He is preceded in death by his parents, Teodosio and Dorina Castillo; and a brother, Ruben Castillo. He is survived by his sons, Robert Eastman Castillo, Robert Castillo, Gilbert Castillo, Roberto Carlos Castillo, and Sergio Alejandro Perez; daughters, Jordan Castillo and Veronica Dorina Castillo; …
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Jun 26 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The world can always use a little more beauty, especially when you live on a sub-tropical Island. The South Padre Island City Council last week approved a series of landscaping improvements for dozens of intersections along Padre Boulevard. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South …
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Jun 26 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Timing in life — and nature — is everything. The Agave Americana, commonly called the “Century” plant, can often be found towering over nearby palm trees and donning its prickly, spiked leaves. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or call …
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Jun 26 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island City Council took one step closer at its meeting last week when it approved applying for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Local Park grant program for funding to build the SPI City Park. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port …
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Jun 26 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Turtles and tortoises have inhabited the Earth for more than 200 million years, and yet, with each passing day, their very existence is threatened due to poaching, climate change and habitat encroachment. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or call …
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Jun 26 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island Firefighters Association (FFA) Local 3815 informed the City Council last week about their movement for collective bargaining and that an associated vote is set to appear on November’s ballot. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or …
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