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Young Artists Win SPI Family Vacations

Sebastian Barrenechea, 8, won the beach vacation for his parents and two siblings by drawing art that illustrated what he would do if he saw the resurrected Jesus. (Courtesy Photo) Hollyanna Andrade, 9, won the beach vacation for artwork illustrating what can be learned from Jesus’ first resurrection appearance to his disciples. (Courtesy Photo) By …

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Causeway collapse remembered 25 years later

By JACQI LEYVA-HILL Special to the PRESS Twenty-five years after the Queen Isabella Causeway collapse claimed eight lives and temporarily severed South Padre Island’s only roadway connection to the mainland, Port Isabel will gather Sept. 15 to remember those who died, the survivors and those who responded to the tragedy. The City of Port Isabel …

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