Aug 29 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island Wave Transit is set to expand considerably over the next few years as the proposed Multi-Model Project takes shape. Expansion of the transit system, which is located on Padre Boulevard immediately after the Queen Isabella Causeway exit, will be completed in three phases. To read …
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Aug 29 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on Tuesday cited Enterprize Management Inc. and Schlitterbahn Beach Resort Management LLC $96,000 for six safety violations related to a fatal incident in which a 20-year-old lifeguard was killed and a maintenance supervisor was severely injured. To read the rest of this …
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Aug 22 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Texas A&M Maritime Academy training ship, General Rudder, made landfall Wednesday at the SubSea7 facility in Port Isabel. The cadets on board have been training for either their unlimited third engineering or third mate licenses. Upon graduating from the Academy in Galveston, the cadets will enter various maritime …
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Aug 22 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Cameron County District Attorney’s Office last week led three raids on businesses in Port Isabel and South Padre Island that were allegedly operating under false pretenses. The three establishments had been posing as lottery sweepstakes foundations. To read the rest of this story, subscribe to The Port Isabel-South Padre …
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Aug 22 2013
BY CHRISTINA GARZA press@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel City Council held a special meeting Tuesday to discuss the proposed property tax rate. The Commission unanimously approved to set the proposed tax rate at 0.63 percent, keeping the rate the same as previous years. To read the rest of this story, subscribe to The Port Isabel-South Padre Island …
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Aug 22 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island City Council on Wednesday approved the scope of work and $25 million price tag for its plan to renovate and expand the Convention Centre. Of that total projected cost, nearly $11 million would go toward renovations, including: exhibit hall ($3.38 million); meeting rooms ($2.01 million); …
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Aug 22 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Richard Franke, Chairman of the Board of Directors for the South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center on Monday filed an incident report with the South Padre Island Police Department claiming that four of the Center’s daily deposits are missing. To read the rest of this story, subscribe to …
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Aug 15 2013
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS With two weeks of practice behind them, the Port Isabel Tarpons are off to Brownsville this weekend for a football scrimmage against Pace High School on Saturday morning. The PRESS talked with head P.I. football coach and athletic director Monty Stumbaugh in his office Monday morning to find …
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