Feb 13 2014
Special to the PRESS On Friday, the Museums of Port Isabel hosted its 17th Annual Taste of the Laguna Madre. Oh, the weather outside was frightful, but more than a half an hour before the doors opened at the Plains Capitol Bank, attendees were already streaming in. To read the rest of this story, please …
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Feb 13 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel City Commission on Tuesday approved contracting with Reyna & Associates, of Mission, for professional services regarding a potential property acquisition on behalf of the Port Isabel Economic Development Corporation (EDC). The EDC has proposed to purchase undisclosed property in Port Isabel for $1.2 million with a …
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Feb 13 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Republican candidate for Texas Land Commissioner George Prescott Bush made a tour stop at Pirates Landing in Port Isabel on Wednesday to meet his constituents and share important messages regarding his campaign. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by …
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Feb 13 2014
BY FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Former Cameron County District Attorney and 2012 Congressional candidate Armando R. Villalobos was sentenced to 13 years in federal prison on Tuesday, Feb. 11. 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) …
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Feb 06 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Daniela Betancourt, 17, on Tuesday, was named the Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Madre’s Youth of the Year. “I’m happy and nervous,” Betancourt said. The PIHS senior coaches three basketball teams at the Club, ranging from ages 5-12. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to …
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Feb 06 2014
BY PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS They call themselves the Island Quilters. During the winter months on South Padre Island, a dedicated group of talented women from across the country get together twice a week, donating their time and talents to creating quilts for needy families and other individuals. To read the rest of …
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Feb 06 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A group of concerned residents in Laguna Vista claim that officials with the Texas General Land Office (GLO) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have mismanaged the dredging project currently underway in the Lower Laguna Madre. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South …
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Feb 06 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island City Council at its meeting Wednesday approved a $30,000 budget amendment to replace the fill under the playground equipment at the Water Tower Park. The funds will be drawn from unrestricted reserves set aside for this project. To read the rest of this story, please …
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Feb 06 2014
Staff Report On Wednesday afternoon, authorities found a Latino man lying face down in the Laguna Madre after he jumped off the highest point of the Queen Isabella Causeway. Officers with the Coast Guard discovered the man’s body in the water and observed that he was still breathing. He was then rushed to Valley Medical …
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Feb 06 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island Business Owners Association (BOA) and the Rio Grande Valley Committee for Good Government have filed a lawsuit against the City of South Padre Island claiming a litany of Open Meetings Act violations. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South …
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