Jun 19 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Last week, officials with the City of Port Isabel convened with representatives from several area agencies for a Hurricane Awareness workshop that included info about how the agencies work in collaboration during emergency situations. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by …
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Jun 12 2014
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Nathan Janak arrived in town this week to start work as the new Port Isabel High boys’ basketball coach. He comes to the Lower Laguna Madre from Troy, Texas, where he was the head coach for the past four seasons. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to …
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Jun 12 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel City Commission on Tuesday authorized the Economic Development Corporation (EDC) to submit a Texas Leverage Fund Loan Application as part of the City’s plan to purchase the Yacht Club Hotel and redevelop it into a culinary arts institute. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to …
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Jun 05 2014
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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Jun 05 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Christmas. March 3. May 28. Every deadline that the Port Isabel City Commission has set to complete construction of the Events and Cultural Center (ECC) has passed the community by. It’s now the first week of June and city officials have yet to lock in a date for the …
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May 29 2014
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The school year has officially come to an end and all regular UIL sports are off until football and volleyball start their 2014 seasons next August. Call it the off-season, the summer season, the irregular season, but many Port Isabel athletes, from grade-school all the way up to …
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May 29 2014
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Current Tarpon varsity football players, and some who will be new to the varsity this fall, are keeping active in the game as, once again this summer, Port Isabel High will field a team in 7-on-7 competition. Two games have already been played and the Port Isabel team …
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May 29 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com During the public comment portion of Tuesday’s Port Isabel City Commission meeting, resident Melissa Alfonso briefly asked the officials to provide guidance to citizens on the ordinances that govern how empty lots can and cannot be used. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre …
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May 29 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com These boots were made for walkin’ and that’s just what they’re going to do … now that that the City of Port Isabel has been awarded a Texas Recreational Trail Grant for $200,000 through the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD). To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to …
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May 29 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Our soldiers may have fallen in combat but they have not been forgotten. The cities of Port Isabel and Laguna Vista on Monday held Memorial Day ceremonies to honor the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. armed forces. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe …
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