BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Five Port Isabel Tarpon football players were selected for the All-Valley East-West All-Star game. The game was played May 23 at Weslaco’s Bobby Lackey Stadium and was won by the East squad, 28-15. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by …
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May 01 2014
FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND: Tous shares sea turtle preservation tales
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Turtle Lady legacy will live on. Last week, Mary Ann Tous, niece of Ila Loetscher — “The Turtle Lady” — discussed the impact Loetscher made on area biological activists as part of the Treasures of the Gulf Museum’s “Telling Our Stories” series. Tous spearheads the Turtle To read the rest …
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Mar 20 2014
TEXAS WEEK IN RETROSPECT: Criminal activity, festivities culminate busy week on Island; body found in hotel
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Though attracting smaller crowds this year, Spring Break 2014 at South Padre Island had no shortage of incidents reported during Texas Week. Recent incidents that transpired at the Island include reports of shots fired and the discovery of a deceased male inside a local hotel room. Concerning the latter, …
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Dec 26 2013
Ramsey settles in as new Tarpon Head Coach
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS First-year head Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons basketball coach Blake Ramsey may or may not have been a “gym rat” in his younger years, but there is no doubt that he is knowledgeable in the game and dedicated to the idea of teaching it at the high school …
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Dec 26 2013
2013 — THE YEAR IN REVIEW: Counting down the Top 10 stories
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com As 2013 draws to a close, we look back at the biggest stories of the year, the big-ticket items that splattered the headlines and sent shock waves through the community. Honorable mentions that didn’t make the list include Dennis Rassumen’s lawsuit against the Town of Laguna Vista and the …
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Nov 14 2013
Lady Tarpons postseason ends with loss to Hondo
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons volleyball team saw their season come to a jarring end last Thursday night in the area round of the playoffs in Ingleside. Hondo, District 29-3A’s runner-up team, took the Lady Tarpons down in straight sets, 17-25, 22-25, 20-25. To read the rest …
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