City adopts $4.3M budget
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor edi...@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel City Commission on Tuesday unanimously adopted a $4.3 million budget for FY2013-14. The following is a financial...
View ArticleFirms set to search for new city manager
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor edi...@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island City Council on Wednesday approved selecting an executive search firm to lead the search for the next City...
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THE FUTURE IS NOW: Groundbreaking held for Sea Turtle, Inc. expansion
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor edi...@portisabelsouthpadre.com Sea Turtle, Inc. officials broke ground Saturday on the facility’s $4.5 million, multi-phase expansion project. Of that total price tag,...
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Carjacker booked for kidnapping
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor edi...@portisabelsouthpadre.com Last Saturday, Mathew James Chapa, 22, of San Juan, Texas was arrested for theft of motor vehicle, kidnapping and for an outstanding...
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Winter Texan thanks First Responders who saved him
BY PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS His voice still raspy from the ventilator tube, Frank Keenan of Syracuse, N.Y. recalled the circumstances of his automobile accident last December. “I’d had a really...
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CAN’T TOUCH THIS: Tarpons roll past Rio Hondo, 45-14
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS They ran for 398 yards, scored six touchdowns on the ground, and won their 10th game of the season without a loss. With a 45-14 win over the visiting Rio Hondo...
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Port Isabel gets past Raymondville
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Lady Tarpons volleyball team took care of business Tuesday night on the road as they faced Raymondville in a first-round playoff match. Port Isabel won in four...
View ArticleWeekly Events Calendar (November 14 – November 20)
Date: Tuesdays Time: 1-2 p.m. Event: Children’s Reading Hour Where: Paragraphs Bookstore, SPI More Info: (956) 433-5057 Date: Tuesdays Thru Dec. 5 Time: 7-9 p.m. Event: Valley Voices Chorale Membership...
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A LIVING LEGEND: Stumbaugh keeps 100 wins and perfect season in perspective
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor edi...@portisabelsouthpadre.com Spending 13 years at the same job could lead some people to drink. But for Port Isabel Tarpon Head Coach Monty Stumbaugh, his job is a...
View ArticleJackson sues Birding Center
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor edi...@portisabelsouthpadre.com Former South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center manager Roberta Jackson has filed a federal lawsuit against the Center and Richard...
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Man killed inside his own home
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor edi...@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Gray County Sheriff’s Office has arrested Lucio Navarro, 24, of Laguna Heights, for murder after Navarro allegedly killed an elderly...
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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...
View ArticleUndefeated squad preps for Friday; playoffs open vs. Raymondville
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS It’s been a long and very successful season for the Port Isabel Tarpons football team. With their first perfect regular season since the state semi-final season of...
View ArticleJudge stops Sea Breeze
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor edi...@portisabelsouthpadre.com A Travis County District Court judge last week issued a temporary injunction against South Padre Island developer Larry Polsky to halt...
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Golf Club enters into foreclosure
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor edi...@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island Golf Club and Course has entered into foreclosure, as Club officials on Oct. 15 filed a foreclosure notice with...
View ArticleCouncil plans for more public parks
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor edi...@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island City Council on Tuesday approved a Parks and Open Space Master Plan, laying the groundwork necessary for city...
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Forum connects Event Center to business community
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor edi...@portisabelsouthpadre.com A nearly-full house of local business owners and representatives gathered at the Port Isabel City Council chambers Wednesday morning for...
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Tarpons advance to Regionals
BY ARMANDO GARZA Special to the PRESS KINGSVILLE — Around lunchtime Saturday, there was already a line of fans waiting to get into Javelina Stadium. Most of them wore blue and white. With the...
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QUITE A FEAST: Coast Guard serves Boys & Girls Club a tasty holiday meal
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor edi...@portisabelsouthpadre.com On Friday, service personnel with the Coast Guard auxiliary unit, stationed on South Padre Island, treated the members of the Laguna...
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Students raise more than $1,400 for family in need
BY PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS When Maleidy Mendez received the news that her classmates’ mother had passed away, she knew what a difficult situation the family was facing and decided to take...
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