Sep 19 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Pachanga in the Park and the Run SPI Marathon were topics of discussion at this week’s Port Isabel City Commission Meeting. Entering its fifth year, the Pachanga in the Park is expected to be bigger and better, said Interim City Manager Jared Hockema. This year the event will …
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Sep 19 2015
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS Monday afternoon, the South Padre Island Shoreline Task Force again addressed the issue of public access, specifically boater access, to the Laguna Madre. The City Council recently approved the Shoreline Task Force recommendation to proceed with grant applications for a marina project at Corral Street. Chairman Paul Munarriz …
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Sep 19 2015
PRESS Staff Report On this day Coast Guard and other officials inspect the damage to the Causeway on Sept. 15, 2001. Three support pillars collapsed into the water, along with a section of the bridge’s span over 200 feet long. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard.) South Padre Island City Manager Bill DiLibero speaks …
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Sep 19 2015
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Eight applicants have expressed an interest in serving as judge in the Town of Laguna Vista, officials here say. They include Oscar X. Garcia, Mikson A. Ehimika, Bennie Ochoa III, W.L. (Bill) Pope, R. Brian Hunsaker, Jeremy F. Sorelle, H. Garcia and Abel Delgadillo, according to Laguna Vista City Manager …
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Sep 19 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com We don’t get to choose the family we’re born into when we come into this world. As we grow up, however, we do get to choose who our family is via our spouses and whether or not we choose to have kids. We also choose whether or not …
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Sep 19 2015
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island Shoreline Task Force met Monday afternoon for their regular monthly meeting. Coastal Resource and Parks Administrator Reuben Treviño brought some good news regarding the Beneficial Use Dredge Material (BUDM) project. The BUDM project, which began in 1997, is the City’s primary way of combating …
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Sep 19 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The threat of severe rain kept the Rotary Club of Port Isabel from setting over 300 American flags out for display in honor of Patriot’s Day Friday. “It’s just bad flag etiquette, if there’s not a light on the flag, to just leave it in the rain,” said …
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Sep 18 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS They are the unsung heroes, those players who engage in hand-to-hand combat down in the trenches. They get all the blame when one of their backs gets thrown for a loss, and little of the credit when the team gets a score or a big gain. They are …
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Sep 18 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS It was lightning more than rain that forced the cancellation of last Friday night’s non-district road football game between the Port Isabel Tarpons and the Hidalgo Pirates. Some games in the Lower Rio Grande Valley were played as scheduled but quite a few others were either canceled or …
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Sep 18 2015
Special to the PRESS Officials with The Texas A&M University System, the City of McAllen and Hidalgo County took the first steps today to expand Texas A&M’s presence in the Rio Grande Valley and create new higher education options for students. Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp, Texas A&M University President Michael K. Young, …
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