By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press press@portisabelsouthpadre.com February 5, 2015 Port Isabel residents have raised concerns about a rash of outages between their city and surrounding cities, namely South Padre Island and Laguna Vista. Frank Espinoza, AEP community affairs manager for the Mid and Lower Valley presented a special report to Port Isabel City Hall …
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Sep 18 2014
13 YEARS GONE: Community reflects on Causeway tragedy
By RAY QUIROGA Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com Amid the chaos that fateful morning of Sept. 15, 2001, something else was amiss, Port Isabel EMS Director Charlie Wood recalled — Port Isabel Fire Marshal Bob Harris wasn’t among the first responders at that tragic scene. “Everyone was wondering where he was because he was always …
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Sep 18 2014
TxDOT: Causeway undergoes maintenance often
By JACOB LOPEZ Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com It’s been 13 years since the Sept. 15, 2001 tragedy in which a barge collided with the Queen Isabella Memorial Bridge, causing portions of the bridge to collapse. The accident claimed eight lives: Robert “Bob” Harris, “Harpoon” Barry and Chelsea Welch, Hector Martinez Jr., Julio Mireles, Gaspar S. …
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May 09 2013
Tax figures show mixed results
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Despite fluctuations over the months in sales, communities in the Laguna Madre area have still experienced overall increases in year-to-date sales tax collections last month. The City of Port Isabel saw a gain of 5.27 percent for the month, bringing in $197,472, up from $87,574 last April. For …
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May 08 2013
NATURE NICHE: 12 days of birding magic
By SCARLET COLLEY Special to the Parade Twelve days straight of birds, birds, birds – this year has been the most amazing year for all of us to witness the phenomena of winged migration. It was the perfect storm, all the elements of nature lining up to put down tens of thousands of birds on …
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Apr 11 2013
Kid Fish event this weekend
By CRAIG ALANIZ Reporter/Photographer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com Hooked for Life, Kids Gone Fish’n organization will be presenting Mayor Joe E. Vega’s Kids Fishing Classic, a free fishing tournament for kids, in Port Isabel on April 13. Hooked for Life, Kids Gone Fish’n is a non-profit organization in which its purpose is to introduce children to the sport …
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Apr 10 2013
Queen Isabella Market Day returns
Special to the Parade It’s here again. On Saturday, April 13, the City of Port Isabel and the Port Isabel Museums will be hosting their annual Queen Isabella Market Day. Scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Lighthouse grounds, vendors on the Lighthouse Square will be offering a variety of food, antiques, arts …
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Apr 10 2013
Earth, Arbor Day Celebration on tap
Mayor Joe E. Vega and the Port Isabel City Commission will host the Fifth Annual Earth / Arbor Day Celebration on Saturday, April 27. Scheduled from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Beulah Lee Park in Port Isabel on Texas Highway 100, the event is free to the public and will feature “hands-on activities.” Festivities …
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