Marina’s future discussed

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By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS A workshop session to discuss the future of the Laguna Vista Marina will be scheduled for Town Council, Laguna Vista Recreational Association members and the public. The date and time for the session was not available at Press time. Two Council agenda items relating the the appraisal and lease …

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Looking Back: The Lipan Apaches

By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press press@portisabelsouthpadre.com The native people known as the Lipan Apaches, the easternmost group of the indigenous Apache, were a resilient and adaptive tribe whose territory spanned through much of the what is now the American southwest. All Apaches belong to southern region of the widely dispersed Athabaskan language family. Though …

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Cash for Trash program returns

Special to the PRESS Once again, Cameron County Parks & Recreation will implement a CASH FOR TRASH RETURN REFUND PROGRAM which will run through the end of summer of 2015. The program will begin March 4, 2015 and will run thru September 7, 2015 and will operate on the Cameron County Beaches Access 5 & …

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Police blotter for 3-5-2015

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PRESS Staff Report Holy diver At approximately 9:11 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 15, police were dispatched to a church located on Port Road in reference to an EMS call. Upon arrival police made contact with the complainant who stated that his son had been running around inside the church and fell and hit his head …

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Two Lady Tarpon lifters off to Regionals

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Two Port Isabel High lifters are preparing this week for Saturday’s regional powerlifting meet at Pleasanton. Jocelyn Padilla and Francesca Sandoval qualified for the regional meet by finishing the season ranked among the top ten lifters in their weight classes. Both athletes had excellent results at the last …

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Lady Tarpons continue strong at Tarpon relays

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons track and field team overcame less than ideal weather conditions last Saturday with another strong performance at their own Tarpon Relays meet. The team was led by Gabby Torres and Daniela Murchison, both of whom won double gold medals for the second …

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Tarpon track team still looking for more

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The story continues for the 2015 season. Head Port Isabel High boys track and field coach Ryan Stanage is still looking for more bodies to fill out his team, as he continues to see outstanding effort from those individuals currently turned out to run, throw, and jump. “We …

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Spring Break 2015: Patel ready for his first season

By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press press@portisabelsouthpadre.com February 26, 2015 Universities across the country are set to release students for Spring Break, some as early as Feb. 28, and the festivities here on South Padre Island are expected to continue for nearly the entire month of March. Though the preparations are a city-wide affair, much …

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CVB director resigns

By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com February 26, 2015 Rachel Flores, director of the South Padre Island Convention and Visitors Bureau, has submitted a letter of resignation effective March 31 of this year, according to SPI Public Information Officer Adrian Rodriguez. Flores tendered her resignation to City Manager Bill DiLibero on Tuesday, Feb. 17. …

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CHIEF ARRESTED: Head of Indian Lake police indicted on 14 counts

By JACOB LOPEZ Special to the PRESS editor@sbnewspaper.com Indian Lake Police Chief John Chambers was arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 25 on 14 counts of tampering with government records. The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE), the Texas Rangers and the Cameron County District Attorney’s Office conducted the investigation. According to a press release issued by Cameron County …

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