Jan 09 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS January 8, 2015 The Port Isabel Tarpons basketball group scored two points on a pair of free throws before the game actually started and beat the Grulla Gators, 68-51, Tuesday night in Tarpon Gym. The Gators’ official team lineup in the scorebook initially showed two players with the …
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Jan 09 2015
By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press press@portisabelsouthpadre.com Despite the chilly weather and possible light showers expected the morning of the 31st Annual Longest Causeway Run & Fitness Walk, the event is expected to go on as scheduled no matter how much Mother Nature chooses to cooperate for the occasion. A reminder that the USA Track …
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Dec 11 2014
By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com What began as a spirited conversation between friends Kirsten Zertuche and Marty Etheridge to determine the best caldo (broth) in the area manifested into the first of what is expected to be an annual Caldo Cook-off held this past Saturday at Harpoon’s Surf Bar & Grill on South …
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Dec 11 2014
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS Monday evening, The Point Isabel Independent School District (PIISD) held a family meeting at the library of the Point Isabel High School. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) sent representatives to the meeting to share information about Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) which can be …
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Dec 11 2014
PRESS Staff Report According to reports in India, a New Delhi Court has recommended convicted murderer Amit Muddamalle Livingston be extradited back to the U.S. On Feb 7, 2007 Livingston was found guilty for shooting and killing of his girlfriend, Hermila Garcia, in 2005 on South Padre Island. He was sentenced to 23 years in …
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Dec 11 2014
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS Even as the slower season has approached the Island, city staff and committees are continuing to stay busy with long term plans as well as ideas for the upcoming spring and summer seasons. The Shoreline Task Force met Tuesday afternoon to discuss beach maintenance activities and the use …
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Dec 08 2014
By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Earlier today, the reporting of shots fired in the Laguna Heights area near Port Isabel High School put two campuses on alert. Extra patrols have been issued around the schools in the area for the time being as a precautionary measure. “We’ve had reports of gunfire near the …
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Dec 04 2014
By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com On November 24, Judge Andrew Hanen of the United States District Court issued a preliminary injunction in favor of the Cornerstone Church by the Bay over the Town of Bayview following a unanimous vote by the Bayview Board of Alderman in June to enforce a zoning ordinance passed …
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Dec 04 2014
By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Update: The story read that the Lighted Boat Parade takes place on Nov. 6. The parade is actually on Dec. 6. The Press regrets the error. Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com For 27 years the Annual Lighted Boat Parade, hosted by the Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce, has treated the community with a …
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Dec 04 2014
By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Sea turtle Inc., the nonprofit marine turtle rescue and rehabilitation center on South Padre Island, released 65 turtles that were previously suffering from cold-snap, a form of turtle hypothermia, at Isla Blanca Park on Nov. 24 and 25. The release process occurred over two days because of the …
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