Juvenile held after pulling alarm

By RAY QUIROGA Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com A Derry Elementary School student will more than likely think twice before pulling a stunt similar to the one he allegedly pulled late last week. According to Port Isabel Fire Marshal Rodrigo Garcia, at about 9:37 a.m. last Friday, an 11-year-old Derry student, who was being escorted …

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District reacts to Newtown shooting

By CRAIG ALANIZ Reporter/Photographer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com  The school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut on Friday, December 14, sent shockwaves throughout the United States that were felt in the Laguna Madre area. Point Isabel Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Lisa Garcia said the tragic events that occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut last week put …

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Coast Guard seizes illegally caught fish

Special to the PRESS BROWNSVILLE – Coast Guard crews seized 151 illegally caught red snappers, Saturday, and the catch will be used to feed sea turtles. A lancha and Mexican fishermen were initially found adrift in the waters of southern Texas by a good Samaritan aboard a fishing boat. The good Samaritan attempted to assist …

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Local woman upset with recent cat adoption

By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Special to the PRESS Dawn Hinton, a resident of Port Isabel, is still grieving over the death of her recently adopted cat, Ginger, whose actual age was allegedly falsified on paperwork at the local animal shelter. Hinton said she and her husband “adopted what we thought was a young cat. It …

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The Edification of Jose Rodriguez

By RAY QUIROGA South Padre Parade rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com Many people are uncomfortable looking at themselves in the bedroom mirror in the privacy of their own home. Guys and gals like 28-year-old Jose Luis Rodriguez not only do it in front of an audience, they do it while wearing a bathing suit, all the while having their …

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AN EDUCATOR’S EDUCATOR: Etheridge served district for 47 years

By RAY QUIROGA Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com To say that Frances Etheridge is an educator’s educator would be accurate, but it would also be an understatement. A lifelong resident of Port Isabel, Etheridge spent her entire professional career with the Point Isabel ISD beginning in 1965 and ending this year for a total of …

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Feds seize former Mexican Governor’s Island condo

Special to the PRESS A luxury condominium located in South Padre Island alleged to be owned by former Tamaulipas Mexico Governor Tomas Yarrington has been successfully forfeited to the government, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced. The real property, located at 334 Padre Boulevard in South Padre Island, is valued at approximately $640,000. The government …

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District talks insurance, stipends

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By DEBRA WINGER Special to the PRESS The Point Isabel School District Board of Education met Nov. 20 at the PIISD Administration Building and approved Blue Cross/Blue Shield and Dearborn National for medical and life insurance for district employees and a representative from the insurance company, stated that the policies met all federal requirements under …

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THE YEAR THAT WAS: Looking back at the 2012 Tarpons

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The 2012 season has come to an end for the Port Isabel High football team. The Tarpons were shut out, 22-0, by the Bellville Brahmas in the Region IV championship game Saturday night at Cabaniss Stadium. Bellville scored on their first two possessions and took a 14-0 first …

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VALIANT EFFORT: Tarpons fight hard but fall to Bellville, 22-0

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By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS CORPUS CHRISTI – The Port Isabel Tarpons’ 2012 playoff run has come to an end. The Bellville Brahmas defeated the last Valley team left standing in the post-season 22-0 in the Region IV final Saturday night at Cabaniss Stadium in Corpus Christi. Bellville scored the first two times …

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