Indecency alleged at water park
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor edi...@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island police have arrested Daniel Eduardo Cardona, a 17-year-old Schlitterbahn employee, for indecency with a child...
View ArticleDead sharks found illegally caught
PRESS Staff Report Officials with the U.S. Coast Guard South Padre Island discovered 65 dead sharks having been caught that were caught illegally with the use of a grill net. To read the rest of this...
View ArticleFestivities set for 4th of July
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor edi...@portisabelsouthpadre.com It’s time to don your red, white and blue and show off your patriotic spirit as the Fourth of July is set for this Friday. The...
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Meschi wins special election
BY MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Gary Meschi will be seated as the newest member of the Laguna Vista Town Council after winning Saturday’s special election here. He defeated Jessica Hedrick by a...
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Near 100 sea turtles released into Gulf
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor edi...@portisabelsouthpadre.com Last weekend, officials with Sea Turtle Inc. (STI) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released 98 Kemp’s...
View ArticleMartinez sentenced to 5 years
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor edi...@portisabelsouthpadre.com Laguna Heights resident Joel Martinez was found guilty last week of assault on family/household member with a previous conviction and was...
View ArticlePair booked for sexual assault
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor edi...@portisabelsouthpadre.com Last month, Laguna Vista police arrested Eddie Garcia, 60, and Esmeralda Alvarez, 41, Garcia’s girlfriend, for their alleged involvement...
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Laguna Vista 4th of July Picnic
Laguna Vista hosted a Fourth of July picnic at Roloff Park on Friday that featured live music, games and food. The picnic was preceded by a Fourth of July parade. Photos courtesy of Martha McClain...
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2nd Annual Stars & Stripes Beach Bash
Country music fans gathered at the South Padre Island Convention Centre over the Fourth of July weekend to enjoy the Second Annual Stars & Stripes Beach Bash. Country crooners Joe Nichols (left)...
View ArticleCourt dismisses Ochoa sign swipe case
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor edi...@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel Municipal Court on June 27 dismissed the theft Class C case against Orlando Ochoa for his alleged involvement in stealing...
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LIFT-OFF! — FAA approves SpaceX launch site
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor edi...@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday approved SpaceX’s proposal to build a launch site on Boca Chica Beach, allowing...
View ArticleHotel guest robbery lands man in jail
PRESS Staff Report South Padre Island police this week arrested Adrian Jasso, 23, of Andrews, Texas for allegedly attacking and robbing a guest staying at the Flamingo Inn. Jasso was charged with...
View ArticleRash of thefts reported in The Fingers
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor edi...@portisabelsouthpadre.com Last week, Port Isabel residents Todd Casey and Russell Robinson, both area fishing boat captains, became the most recent victims of a...
View ArticleEvent Center grand opening slated July 26
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor edi...@portisabelsouthpadre.com There will be no more delays – the show must go on. Officials with the City of Port Isabel are determined to host a grand opening...
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Community enjoys Fourth of July with parades, concerts
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor edi...@portisabelsouthpadre.com The cities of South Padre Island, Port Isabel and Laguna Vista each hosted parades on Thursday to celebrate Independence Day. Community...
View ArticleCity rescinds sandblasting contract
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor edi...@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island City Council has rescinded the contract awarded in May to First Quality Restoration (low bidder) for sandblasting...
View ArticleFierro visits over summer break
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS When last seen competing in a Port Isabel Tarpon uniform, Armando Fierro was crowned state Class 3-A champion in the 1,500-meter run in Austin in the spring of 2012....
View ArticleOld City Hall to receive facelift
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor edi...@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island City Council on Wednesday discussed a series of physical improvements that must be made to the Old City Hall...
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ALL LIT UP: Amber solar lighting installed at Sea Turtle Inc.
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor edi...@portisabelsouthpadre.com Amber is the color of their energy and the light that will lead the way in creating an ideal setting for sea turtle breeding routines on...
View ArticleChamber cancels public hearing for second causeway
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor edi...@portisabelsouthpadre.com The City of South Padre Island and SPI Chamber of Commerce canceled a public hearing to discuss plans to build a second causeway that had...
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