Jul 25 2015
By MARINA WISE Special to the PRESS Playoffs. This term elicits thoughts of hard work, sweat, teamwork, dedication, and last but not least, championships. Both the 13U and 14U Port Isabel Tarpon basketball teams got a taste of the post-season this summer. The 14U Tarps might get to savor a Brownsville Midnight Summer League championship. The …
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Jul 25 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel football players at all levels of the academic system are working hard to get ready for next month’s start of practice. They recognize the importance of advance preparation, which includes many hours of workouts at the high school. The Press found two junior-varsity players pumping a …
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Jul 24 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com He came from Nashville, Tenn. to say goodbye to what he called a piece of history. “It was sad. And, (it provided) closure, too,” said Daniel Costin as the silhouette of the USS Ranger slowly faded from view at the far end of the channel. The Ranger, one …
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Jul 24 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Almost 10 years after the death of Hermilia Garcia Hernandez, Amit Livingston, convicted of her murder, arrived in the Rio Grande Valley to serve his sentence. Livingston shot Hernandez, an Edinburg schoolteacher, on Sept. 30, 2005. Less than a month later, on Oct. 4, her body was found …
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Jul 24 2015
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS After several executive closed sessions discussing land acquisition, the South Padre Island City Council and Mayor Barry Patel felt it was time to open up the conversation to the public at Wednesday night’s City Council meeting. The City is considering the purchase of a tract located west of …
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Jul 24 2015
By ALLEY COWGILL Port Isabel-South Padre Press ads@portisabelsouthpadre.com Clayton’s Beach Bar and Grill sold over half a million dollars worth of alcohol in just April and May alone. That number puts Clayton’s at number one in alcohol sales out of 408 establishments in the Rio Grande Valley for two consecutive months. Island local, Brian Rudnick was …
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Jul 24 2015
By ALLEY COWGILL Port Isabel-South Padre Press ads@portisabelsouthpadre.com An anonymous tip from a concerned citizen led authorities to find more than 1,600 pounds of marijuana in the sand 14 miles north of beach access 5 on July 11. Officials say the drugs have an estimated value of $1 million. Mario Antonio San Carmento from Veracruz, Mexico …
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Jul 24 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel City Commission met for its regular meeting Tuesday evening. Though the meeting was brief, the commission weighed in on expanding the City’s senior services. It also considered taking a new look at its health insurance provider. Currently, the City offers limited help to its senior …
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Jul 24 2015
Special to the PRESS The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is reminding Texans that vehicle thefts and vehicle burglaries tend to increase during the summer months – especially July and August – and is encouraging individuals to take necessary precautions to protect their vehicles from potential thefts. “The summer months in Texas typically are …
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Jul 24 2015
Dear Editor, Thank you, Mayor Susie Houston and City Manager Rolando Vela, for your steadfast dedication and hard work, which led to successfully accomplishing the journey to extend our ETJ. I know this work involved many hours of commitment, including traveling from Laguna Vista to Austin, getting up at 4 in the morning, rushing to …
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