BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A jury found Laguna Heights resident Joel Martinez guilty last Wednesday of assault/family violence with a previous conviction. Martinez, 25, assaulted a family member by striking her and dragging her by the hair in August 2013 in Laguna Heights. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port …
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Jun 13 2014
BREAKING NEWS: Laguna Heights man guilty of family assault
BY Sasha Heller Managing Editor A jury found Laguna Heights resident Joel Martinez guilty late Wednesday of assault family/household member with a previous conviction. Martinez, 25, assaulted a family member by striking her and dragging her by the hair in August 2013 in Laguna Heights. The victim refused to cooperate with the Cameron County …
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Jun 12 2014
City OK’s new loan for Hotel purchase
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel City Commission on Tuesday authorized the Economic Development Corporation (EDC) to submit a Texas Leverage Fund Loan Application as part of the City’s plan to purchase the Yacht Club Hotel and redevelop it into a culinary arts institute. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to …
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Jun 12 2014
Islander threatens suit over noisy condos
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Longtime South Padre Island resident and well-respected community member Paul Fedigan condemned the City Council last week for allegedly enabling a long-standing tradition of chaos and commotion to persist in residential neighborhoods. 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 12 2014
FULLY ‘VETTED: Corvette Club makes pit stop in town
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A romping Corvette Club, featuring 17 varieties of the classic American roadster, enjoyed a pit stop in Port Isabel last week taking a two-day respite from the group’s Tromp Thru Texas. This year’s excursion will mark the club’s 23rd annual romp out of southern California. To read the rest of this …
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Jun 12 2014
Biker airlifted after collision
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com At approximately 6:30 p.m., June 5 South Padre Island officers responded to a major accident involving a car and a motorcycle at 4200 Padre Blvd., at the Hibiscus Street intersection. Police officer and EMS units immediately arrived on scene. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port …
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Jun 12 2014
Musician latest drowning victim
BY MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Special to the PRESS From Chicago to South Texas, Kean Koite was well-liked wherever he went. That’s the legacy family members of the 44-year-old musician and Death Metal enthusiast said Kean, a Harlingen resident who previously resided and attended schools in San Benito, left behind after his life was tragically cut short …
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Jun 05 2014
City preps Yacht Club Hotel purchase
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel City Commission held a special called meeting Wednesday evening to hear a brief presentation from representatives with Petra Reyna and Associates and the Port Isabel Economic Development Corporation (EDC) regarding the City’s proposed purchase of the Yacht Club Hotel. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe …
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Jun 05 2014
PI Event Center opening still TBA
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Christmas. March 3. May 28. Every deadline that the Port Isabel City Commission has set to complete construction of the Events and Cultural Center (ECC) has passed the community by. It’s now the first week of June and city officials have yet to lock in a date for the …
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Jun 05 2014
South Padre Island to build new drive-over
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island City Council on Wednesday contracted with Green, Rubiano and Associates for structural engineering services for the design of an emergency vehicle access drive-over at Beach Circle. 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 …
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