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Puente signs with UTSA

By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS On May 17, Port Isabel’s student-athlete April Puente attended her signing ceremony at Port Isabel High School. She signed her letter of intent to compete in powerlifting at the University of Texas San Antonio [UTSA], which is set to join the American Athletic Conference [ACC] in 2023. …

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Livingston performs live at convention center

Special to the PRESS “Bob Livingston tugged his cowboy hat, stuffed his jeans into his boots, hooked on his guitar strap and came onstage in Madras, India. “I’m here to play country music,” he said to the audience.  What country? That’s the question.” – Mike Zwerin – International Herald Tribune On Tuesday and Wednesday, May …

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Lady Tarpons compete against ’Cats, Scorpions

By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS On Thursday, May 18, the Lady Tarpons hosted volleyball games at the Port Isabel Early College High School. The first game had the Lady Tarpons facing off with the Rio Hondo Lady Bobcats. Rio Hondo got off to a 2-0 start, but the Lady Tarpons came back …

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LMWD selects Juan Mayorga as April’s Employee of the Month

Special to the PRESS The Laguna Madre Water District [LMWD] is excited to announce the Employee of the Month of April 2023. After much consideration of the employees nominated for this honor, LMWD would like to congratulate Juan Mayorga for being selected. Mayorga was nominated by Luis Nava, Distribution Manager, and the LMWD committee voted …

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FATAL STORM: Tornado strikes Laguna Heights

By KREIG KOHL Special to the PRESS Tragedy struck the community of Laguna Heights the night of Friday, May 12, when a tornado touched down and moved through the community late that night. Many residents of the town and the local trailer parks found their homes damaged, or worse, destroyed. As seen on the Facebook …

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Youth baseball teams gather for disaster relief

By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS This Tuesday, May 16, Junior League baseball teams Los Fresnos Padres and the Port Isabel Tarpons were scheduled to play a game. Unfortunately, the fields were still soaking wet due to the recent storms so the game was cancelled. LF Padres coach, John Kellam reached out to …

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Sandcastle Village and Birding Center experience damages

By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A multitude of storms over the past few weeks have pummeled the Lower Laguna Madre. Damage is evident from the dunes of South Padre Island, to the disaster-state of Laguna Heights. Two Island staples have experienced much damage, and are currently in a state of rebuilding. The Holiday Sand Sculpture Village, …

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Sea Turtle Inc hosts second annual Kemps Krawl

By AMBER JONES Special to the PRESS This past Saturday, May 13, Sea Turtle Inc hosted its second annual Kemps Krawl 5K family fun run on the beach sponsored by the  City  of  South  Padre  Island and Holiday Inn Resort. This year Sea Turtle Inc decided to go in a different direction than last year …

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PIISD swears in new Chief of Police

By AMBER JONES Special to the PRESS On May 16, 2023, Point Isabel ISD held its monthly school board meeting, which takes place in the Central Administration Building Board Room on the third Tuesday of the month. The school board started the meeting by swearing in its new Chief of Police, Hector Martinez, who has …

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Avelo Airlines takes flights from Brownsville-SPI

Special to the PRESS BROWNSVILLE—Houston-based Avelo Airlines took flight on May 17 from Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) with exclusive nonstop service to Los Angeles and Orlando. Avelo is the only airline in South Texas offering nonstop service to both destinations. Avelo serves Orlando’s most convenient airport, Orlando International Airport (MCO), and L.A.’s …

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