Sep 18 2015
Special to the PRESS “Low Battery” On Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at approximately 6:16 a.m., the officer was dispatched to Houston in reference to a fire call. Upon his arrival the officer was met by a man who stated that all his smoke detectors were going off and he didn’t have a fire in his …
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Sep 18 2015
Special to the PRESS Dear editor, A poem to celebrate the string of defeats for pro-LNG resolutions by different public agencies in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. THE DEFEAT OF LNG VAMPIRES AND ZOMBIES I was with that big group of villagers When we finally wiped out the vampires There were a whole lot of us there …
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Sep 18 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons volleyball team took Rio Hondo in four sets on the road Tuesday night in their second district match of the season. They evened their league record at 1-1 after last Saturday’s loss at Zapata. Port Isabel won the first two games at Rio …
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Sep 18 2015
Special to the PRESS Imagine not having electricity for 5 – 20 hours each day or receiving impure water every eight days. That is life in Barrio Eduardo Castillo in Trujillo, Honduras. The Port Isabel Rotary Club joined forces with the Trujillo, Honduras Rotary Club to provide a daily supply of clean water to the …
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Sep 18 2015
Special to the PRESS LV Residents and Friends, This is to provide you a brief update on the recently-adopted budget and on upcoming community events and to share information that may be of interest to you. The Town Council adopted the new budget and tax rate at its regular meeting of September 8. Please read …
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Sep 11 2015
By ALLEY COWGILL Port Isabel-South Padre Press ads@portisabelsouthpadre.com Picture the home field of the Port Isabel Tarpons. It’s Friday night and the stands are roaring with shouts of, “Go Big Blue!” Looking out at the gridiron, running across the field with the Tarpon flag is Mario Alberto Salinas. Salinas was a cheerleader for the Tarpons and …
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Sep 11 2015
By ALLEY COWGILL Port Isabel-South Padre Press ads@portisabelsouthpadre.com Maybe it’s not about the happy ending. Maybe it’s about the story. Sylvia Torres had quite the story to tell. She dedicated 26 years of her life to Port Isabel High School faculty, staff and students. Port Isabel High School Principal Dr. William Roach spoke admiringly of Torres. …
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Sep 11 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Authorities are offering up to a $1,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for a fire that occurred late last month in Port Isabel. The fire, which started inside a storage shed behind a residence on Monroe Avenue, eventually spread …
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Sep 11 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Meth bust Two people were arrested Friday after a month-long investigation into a suspected meth lab in Port Isabel. Matthew Golterman, 39, and Lisa Montelongo, 23, were arrested on several charges after Port Isabel police, in cooperation with county, state and federal agencies, served a warrant on the …
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Sep 11 2015
By ALLEY COWGILL Port Isabel-South Padre Press ads@portisabelsouthpadre.com September 15, 2001 — just four days after three American planes were hijacked by terrorists, the Laguna Madre community experienced a personal, devastating loss. In the early hours of the morning the cities of Port Isabel and South Padre Island were abruptly awaken to shouts of, “the bridge, …
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