May 23 2013
By CHRISTINA R. GARZA Staff Writer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com Yolanda Marin, wife of alleged domestic terrorist Luis Garcia Marin insists he is innocent of the charges. The Port Isabel-South Padre Press reported online that Garcia Marin was charged with making terroristic threats after reporting a suspicious looking package to Fire Marshall Rodrigo Garcia on Wednesday, April 24. …
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May 22 2013
The Port Isabel and South Padre Island Chambers of Commerce will hold a joint ribbon cutting and open house at Jake’s Restaurant, 2500 Padre Blvd. No. 3 (on Amberjack Street) at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 28. Refreshments will be served and live entertainment is set to perform. Tweet
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May 22 2013
By SCARLET COLLEY Special to the Parade We are so lucky to have such a wonderful tribe of dolphins that calls the Laguna Madre home. They have been here for so long that they have actually become smaller than the offshore tribes. They know how to navigate the shallow waters of the bay, heading north …
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May 17 2013
By CHRISTINA R. GARZA Staff Writer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com Authorities here have arrested a man whom they believe was at the center of an apparent bomb threat that caused panic in the community and temporarily shut-down a popular shopping center in Port Isabel in late April. On Friday, May 10, authorities arrested Luis Garcia Marin, partly based …
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May 17 2013
Special to the PRESS Port Isabel resident Billy Joe Jeffers pleaded guilty Thursday to possession with intent to promote child pornography. Judge Rolando Olvera of the 445th state District Court sentenced Jeffers to eight years in prison. Jeffers, 53, was arrested in November after FBI special agents found several images and videos of child pornography …
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May 16 2013
By RAY QUIROGA Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com Despite spending a good amount of time with state champ Daniella Lynn Murchison for this story, it was still hard to determine if the gravity of what she has accomplished last weekend had sunk in yet or if the young Ms. Murchison was just that laidback and …
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May 16 2013
PRESS Staff Report The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons finished the 2012-2013 softball season with an impressive 18-8 record, earning the 32-3A district championship and an area crown along the way, but the accolades continue to pour in. The Lady Tarps were well-represented in the 32-3A All-District selections, with five players receiving first team honors and …
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May 09 2013
PRESS Staff Report Jesse Garza, the Lady Tarpon Varsity Softball Coach could hardly contain his excitement Friday night, and who could blame him? After an impressive 7-2 smashing of the Robstown Lady Cotton Pickers in Raymondville, Coach Garza and his squad of young Lady Tarpons accomplished what they had set out to do – not …
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May 09 2013
PRESS Staff Report The Point Isabel Independent School District will be holding elections for three seats on the school board. Merced Cantu and Olga Vega-Carter are on the ballot but are running unopposed. Mickey Furcron is also up for re-election and his opponent is Raul “Cowboy” Lorea. Polling places open this Saturday at 7 a.m. …
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May 09 2013
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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