Aug 09 2015
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS With so much progress in South Padre Island over the past few months, City Council and community members were sad to accept the resignation of Councilwoman Julee LaMure at the regular City Council Meeting on Wednesday evening. During public comments, Councilwoman LaMure regrettably announced her resignation effective Thursday, …
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Aug 09 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The first week of August is always a busy one in the Laguna Madre. There’s TIFT and LKT, throngs of day trippers and tourists flocking to the beach for one last hurrah before Labor Day, and the shrill sound of whistles piercing the air as the first football …
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Aug 09 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Rio Grande Valley is known as a place of community, a place where neighbor can be counted on to help neighbor. The Cameron County Constable’s Office, Pct. 1, is just one example of that. This week, former Constable Mike Barberena and current Constable Pete Delgadillo announced a …
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Aug 09 2015
By ALLEY COWGILL Port Isabel-South Padre Press ads@portisabelsouthpadre.com Water is coming in by the buckets and Laguna Madre is no longer in water conservation mode. That’s the message from officials at the Laguna Madre Water District. Water levels of U.S water stored in Amistad and Falcon Reservoirs are currently hovering around 55 percent. Levels over 50 …
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Aug 08 2015
Special to the PRESS You Ain’t Welcome Here No More. On approximately 1:48 A.M, an officer was dispatched to White Sands Motel located on 418 Hwy 100 in reference to an unwanted woman. Upon arrival the officer made contact with a man who stated that the woman was knocking on his door and did not …
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Aug 08 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has announced a combined scoping meeting for the three Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) companies currently undergoing the pre-filing process in hopes of constructing export terminals at the Port of Brownsville. The meeting will take place from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. at …
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Aug 08 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Volleyball practice for the Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons got started this week. On Monday, 55 players showed up early in the morning and got to work. The PRESS found third-year head volleyball coach Julie Breedlove at the athletic offices Monday afternoon and got her report on how …
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Aug 08 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS When anyone who has ever watched a marching band in action is asked to think of a marching band instrument, it’s probably going to be a brass or percussion piece. As the self-professed “Old Snare Drummer from Iowa” I myself, am naturally biased toward the snare drummers. I …
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Aug 08 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Football practice got underway for the Port Isabel High Tarpons on Monday in typically hot and dry August conditions. The Press sought out head P.I. coach and athletic director Monty Stumbaugh in his office Monday afternoon to find out how it all went down. “The kids worked hard …
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Aug 08 2015
Special to the PRESS Dear Editor, Three companies are seeking permission to build plants along the Brownsville Ship Channel to liquefy natural gas and export it to countries in South America, Europe and Asia on 1000 foot long tankers. Do we want to risk spoiling our beaches that are the cleanest in Texas – free …
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