BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons volleyball team will host the “Volley at the Beach” tournament this weekend. Twelve teams will make up the field and the format will again be pool play for the first two days, followed by bracket play on Saturday. To read the rest …
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Aug 22 2013
General Rudder makes landfall Wednesday at SubSea7
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Texas A&M Maritime Academy training ship, General Rudder, made landfall Wednesday at the SubSea7 facility in Port Isabel. The cadets on board have been training for either their unlimited third engineering or third mate licenses. Upon graduating from the Academy in Galveston, the cadets will enter various maritime …
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Aug 22 2013
Sweepstakes shut down
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Cameron County District Attorney’s Office last week led three raids on businesses in Port Isabel and South Padre Island that were allegedly operating under false pretenses. The three establishments had been posing as lottery sweepstakes foundations. To read the rest of this story, subscribe to The Port Isabel-South Padre …
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Aug 22 2013
Tax rate to remain unchanged
BY CHRISTINA GARZA press@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel City Council held a special meeting Tuesday to discuss the proposed property tax rate. The Commission unanimously approved to set the proposed tax rate at 0.63 percent, keeping the rate the same as previous years. To read the rest of this story, subscribe to The Port Isabel-South Padre Island …
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Aug 15 2013
Lady Tarpons rally, take down Hanna
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Lady Tarpons volleyball team went on the road for its first match of the season on Tuesday night and came home with a spectacular win in five sets over the Brownsville Hanna Lady Eagles. Trailing two sets to none and 24-21 in the third, Port Isabel was …
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Aug 15 2013
Varsity football scrimmage Saturday in Brownsville
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS With two weeks of practice behind them, the Port Isabel Tarpons are off to Brownsville this weekend for a football scrimmage against Pace High School on Saturday morning. The PRESS talked with head P.I. football coach and athletic director Monty Stumbaugh in his office Monday morning to find …
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Aug 15 2013
Wet weekend doesn’t slow down Ladies Kingfish teams
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Sandy Broadway, of South Padre Island, and DeDe Arnhold, of Wichita Falls, walked away as the big winners from last weekend’s Ladies Kingfish Tournament held in Port Isabel and South Padre Island. Broadway was crowned Bay Champion as her three required species (redfish, trout and flounder) weighed nearly 15 …
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Aug 15 2013
Reinvestment Zone approved
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel City Commission on Tuesday approved an interlocal agreement between the City and Laguna Madre Water District for designation of the Reinvestment Zone One Project. The Reinvestment Zone will be located primarily in the undeveloped, industrial area of Port Isabel near the coastline and could serve to …
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Aug 08 2013
Football squad starts two-a-day practices
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel High football practice got underway Monday morning as dozens of prospective Tarpon players checked out equipment and headed out to the practice field adjacent to Tarpon Stadium. As usual, there’s a sense of excitement and anticipation in the air that always comes with the approach …
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Aug 08 2013
Board reviews improvements
BY C.R. GARZA press@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Point Isabel Independent School District Board held a meeting Tuesday to discuss agenda items for the upcoming 2013-14 school year. Deputy Superintendent for Business and Operations Henry LeVrier, presented an update of security improvements including the installation of one-quarter inch thick glass doors to Port Isabel Junior and High schools …
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