Sep 06 2012
Special to the PRESS Labor Day weekend marked the end of the summer season for South Padre Island. The city’s Beach Patrol is calling it one for the record book. This is the first season in 10 years with no drownings on South Padre Island. Since July 2008, the South Padre Island Beach Patrol expanded …
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Sep 03 2012
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Brownsville Veterans Memorial football program is in its third year of existence. For the first time, in 2012, they are playing a full varsity schedule, and they came into Tarpon Stadium last Friday night determined to prove they belong. After trailing 6-3 at halftime, they scored two …
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Sep 03 2012
Special to the PRESS The Texas Transportation Commission Thursday approved the award of a grant to Cameron County to help fund a $600,000 project to provide design and construction of a new fuel system at Port Isabel-Cameron County Airport, State Representative Rene Oliveira announced. The federal government will pay 75 percent of the cost, Cameron …
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Sep 03 2012
Special to the PRESS Property Owners Who Care held a membership meeting Saturday at the Hilton Garden Inn. Member Shane Wilson said POWC is growing and will be adding a board of directors. He said POWC also has a new websitewww.powc-spi.org for comments and for new membership. The members discussed the marketing direction for South …
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Sep 03 2012
PRESS Staff Report A 600-foot freighter was forced to drop anchor in the Brownsville ship channel this morning. Port of Brownsville Public Information Officer Manny Ortiz said the 600-foot vessel was having trouble with the steering mechanism which caused it to drop anchor. The USCG was not able to respond to the distressed vessel because …
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Sep 03 2012
Special to the PRESS The public is invited to celebrate Dies Y Seis De Septiembre at 4 p.m. Saturday, September 15, at Washington Park located on Jefferson Street in Port Isabel. The idea of having a “Pachanga in the Park” originated with a meeting by Mayor Joe E. Vega and commissioners about four years ago …
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Sep 03 2012
Special to the PRESS The Texas Sea Grant College Program will co-host a public workshop on offshore recreational fishing regulations at various locations along the Texas coast during the first week in September. The workshops, presented free of charge in partnership with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration …
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Sep 03 2012
Special to the PRESS Discovery of a red tide in the Galveston Bay area earlier this month has prompted leaders of the award-winning Red Tide Rangers to schedule training for volunteers who want to join the first responders should the harmful algal bloom (HAB) move into far south Texas waters. The training will be held …
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Aug 30 2012
Dear Readers, Did someone say Labor Day weekend? That’s right, it’s that time again for families all over this great land of ours to light up the barbeque pits, stock your tackle boxes, or get yourselves ready for a night out on the town. Read this week’s Parade to see all that’s occuring this holiday …
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Aug 30 2012
By RAY QUIROGA South Padre Parade rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com With waves reaching a reported 10 plus feet in certain areas complements of Hurricane Isaac, the waters of the Gulf were no place for the weak-hearted this week. Still, the very young, the very old and everyone in between gave it little thought when it came to carrying …
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