Aug 28 2015
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS After the busy summer season, many water recreation-related issues were highlighted by the large influx of visitors to South Padre Island. At their regular meeting Monday afternoon, the Shoreline Task Force addressed many of these concerns including water quality, public access and enforcement on the bay, and continued …
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Aug 28 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS A week can make a huge difference. At the Poundfest Tournament in McAllen two weeks ago, the Port Isabel High Lady Tarpon volleyball team won exactly two matches out of nine and did not come close to the championship bracket of the event. Last weekend they won twice …
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Aug 28 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS After nearly two months of practice and learning, including long hours spent working on drills under a blazing sun, it’s finally show time for the Port Isabel High Silver Tarpon Marching Band. This aggregation of young musicians will perform their first halftime show at this Friday’s 2015 season …
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Aug 28 2015
Special to the PRESS False Alarm On Thursday July 30, 2015 at approximately 9:17 A.M., an officer was dispatched to a call at the 400 block of E. Maxan in reference to a welfare concern. Upon the officers arrival he made contact with a woman who stated that her child was missing. The officer patrolled …
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Aug 28 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons football team closed out the scrimmage season last Friday night at home against Mercedes, and will play their 2015 season opener at home against the Gators of La Grulla this Friday, August 28. Mistake after mistake killed the Tarpons against familiar scrimmage opponent Mercedes. …
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Aug 17 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Tuesday was a highly anticipated day for both proponents and opponents of several proposed Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) companies that are seeking to build export facilities along the Brownsville Ship Channel of the Port of Brownsville. Currently, three companies: Texas LNG, Annova LNG and Rio Grande LNG, are …
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Aug 17 2015
By ALLEY COWGILL Port Isabel-South Padre Press ads@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Economic Development Corporation (EDC) held a special meeting on Tuesday to discuss several significant matters. However, social media was in an uproar over one specific agenda item – the discussion and potential action to consider a service agreement from the City of South Padre Island for the …
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Aug 17 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Port Isabel Interim City Manager Jared Hockema was the guest of honor at a recent all-member meeting of the Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce. The group gathered for breakfast at Pirate’s Landing last Friday and listened as Hockema discussed the current state of the City and its most …
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Aug 17 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Changes continue in Port Isabel as the City Commission seeks to remedy a budget deficit and increase efficiency in City operations. Among those changes will be new hours of operation for the recycling center. Currently, the center is open six days a week and is manned by three …
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Aug 17 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Ladies Kingfish Tournament (LKT) Bay and Offshore grand champions had one thing in mind after they collected their trophies on Sunday afternoon: sleep. Ericka Kinney, the Offshore Grand Champion, and Kelsey Garcia, the Bay Grand Champion were all smiles during the awards luncheon. When asked how they …
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