PRESS Staff Report The Federal Aviation Administration Office of Commercial Space Transportation released its favorable Environmental Impact Statement Wednesday, paving the way for Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) to launch commercial space flights from Boca Chica Beach if the company opts to develop a launch site there. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to …
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May 29 2014
City land usage questioned
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com During the public comment portion of Tuesday’s Port Isabel City Commission meeting, resident Melissa Alfonso briefly asked the officials to provide guidance to citizens on the ordinances that govern how empty lots can and cannot be used. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre …
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May 29 2014
State Insurance Dept. OK’s premium surcharge
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Commissioner of Insurance Julia Rathgeber last week adopted final rules that update existing loss funding and premium surcharges for the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA). 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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May 29 2014
$200k grant awarded for Trail
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com These boots were made for walkin’ and that’s just what they’re going to do … now that that the City of Port Isabel has been awarded a Texas Recreational Trail Grant for $200,000 through the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD). To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to …
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May 29 2014
Two men drown at area beaches
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Two visitors died while swimming around Cameron County beaches on South Padre Island during Memorial Day weekend. 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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May 29 2014
Vets honored with ceremonies, parade
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Our soldiers may have fallen in combat but they have not been forgotten. The cities of Port Isabel and Laguna Vista on Monday held Memorial Day ceremonies to honor the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. armed forces. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe …
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May 28 2014
IN HONOR: Communities gather to celebrate Memorial Day
Staff photos by Sasha Heller The communities of Port Isabel and Laguna Vista each held ceremonies on Monday to honor Memorial Day and remember those who have fallen in combat. Also included in the slideshow are: photos taken on Saturday morning when members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 8791 and American …
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May 23 2014
Registration is Tuesday for PISD summer camps
Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Athletic Department will offer a summer camp program for the children of Port Isabel. All camps will be held at the high school campus. The camp schedule is as follows: * Track (June 9-27): 8 to 10 a.m. ;grades K-12 * Volleyball (June 9-12): 10 a.m. to …
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May 23 2014
Primary run-offs are Tuesday
BY Sasha Heller Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Editor’s Note: This is a corrected version of a story that printed in this week’s PRESS. Run-offs for the Cameron County Primary Election are set for Tuesday for citizens throughout Laguna Vista, Port Isabel and South Padre Island. Early voting has been ongoing all week and will …
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May 22 2014
Memorial Day Parade, services Monday
BY Sasha Heller Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The cities of Laguna Vista and Port Isabel will each host Memorial Day services on Monday to honor those who have fallen in combat serving in the U.S. armed forces. The Laguna Vista Memorial Day Parade will assemble at 5 p.m. on Broadway and will travel on Farm …
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The South Padre Parade
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