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Murchison earns 2nd straight Athlete of the Year Award

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Daniela Murchison was the winner of the Sub-5A Girls Athlete of the Year Award at the Rio Grande Valley Sports Awards in Harlingen Monday night. It was the second year in a row that Murchison was so honored after she won her second state Class 3-A shot put …

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Stumbaugh looks ahead, back on year of accomplishments

BY Larry Gage Special to the PRESS   Another school year is drawing to a close and, with all the success achieved by Port Isabel High athletes during the 2013-14 season, it seemed like a good time to sit down with the head football coach and athletic director to look back on the year that …

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Villalobos gets 13-year sentence

BY FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Former Cameron County District Attorney and 2012 Congressional candidate Armando R. Villalobos was sentenced to 13 years in federal prison on Tuesday, Feb. 11. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or call the news office at (956) …

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Betancourt named Club’s Youth of the Year’

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Daniela Betancourt, 17, on Tuesday, was named the Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Madre’s Youth of the Year. “I’m happy and nervous,” Betancourt said. The PIHS senior coaches three basketball teams at the Club, ranging from ages 5-12. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to …

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2013 — THE YEAR IN REVIEW: Counting down the Top 10 stories

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com As 2013 draws to a close, we look back at the biggest stories of the year, the big-ticket items that splattered the headlines and sent shock waves through the community. Honorable mentions that didn’t make the list include Dennis Rassumen’s lawsuit against the Town of Laguna Vista and the …

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School Board distributes 40 Year Club plaques

BY PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS The Point Isabel Independent School District (PISD) Board had a full house in attendance on Tuesday night for its regular session. Superintendent Dr. Lisa Garcia began the meeting by unveiling the new 40 Year Club plaques that will be placed at all four campuses in Port Isabel. To …

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