Dec 15 2022
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS This past Thursday, Dec. 8, the Port Isabel Lady Tarpons participated in the 16-team Lyford Tournament. The tournament consisted of the following schools: Port Isabel, Harvest Christian, Rio Hondo, Edinburg North, Lyford, Santa Rosa, La Feria, Edinburg Economedes IDEA Riverview, La Villa, IDEA Frontier, Harlingen JV, Santa …
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Dec 15 2022
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS This past Thursday, Dec. 8, the Port Isabel Tarpons participated in the C.E. Vail Tournament held in La Feria. The Tarpons got off to a good start in the three-day tourney with a big 79-31 win over IDEA Weslaco Pike in game one. PI’s Christian Smith was …
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Dec 15 2022
CAUSEWAY WORK TO START JAN. 1 Work on the Causeway, to connect with Padre Island, starting at a point near Flour Bluff, 12 miles below Corpus Christi, and terminating near the ranch House of Pat. F. Dunn, on Padre Island, will be started January 1st, according to a telegram received this morning from Colonel Sam …
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Dec 15 2022
By Rene Torres Special to the PRESS With summer vacation about to end, the common groan heard from youngsters far and wide sounded something similar to this: “You are kidding me! You mean we gotta go back to school tomorrow, already!” For those that had a pet, especially a dog, they would miss play time …
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Dec 15 2022
By KREIG KOHL Special to the PRESS Dec. 12 saw the regularly scheduled meeting of the Point Isabel Independent School District School Board. The meeting opened with the presentation of the first ever Tarpon Award to Desiree Vidaurri. She was given this award for performing the Heimlich Maneuver on one of her fellow classmates, saving …
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Dec 15 2022
Special to the PRESS DIX Industries has been named the Port of Brownsville 2022 Chairman’s Award honoree in recognition of the company’s accomplishments throughout its 75-year history at the port. Brownsville Navigation District Chairman Esteban Guerra presented the award to Lee Ostos, president of DIX Industries, on Dec. 8, during the annual Customer Appreciation Luncheon …
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Dec 15 2022
By AARIN HARTWELL Special to the PRESS The second annual Salty Santa will be held Saturday, Dec. 17 at Barry’s Beach Bar on South Padre Island. The event is the third event of the Holiday Surf Series produced by and benefiting the Gulf Guardians, a local environmental education nonprofit, 501c3. The Salty Santa is free …
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Dec 15 2022
By CATHERINE DONNELLY Special to the PRESS Vehicles parked for blocks and blocks, maybe a half mile deep, lining Queen Isabella Blvd. on Hwy. 100 and the neighborhood surrounding Port Isabel’s Historic Lighthouse Square Friday night, Dec. 9, as it is estimated that well over 1,000 spectators attended the dedication of the Port Isabel Lighthouse’s …
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Dec 15 2022
By KREIG KOHL Special to the PRESS Dec. 7 saw the South Padre Island City Council hold its regularly scheduled meeting. Beginning with the administration of oaths to the newly elected officials, the first being with re-elected council member place one, Kenneth Medders Jr. The swearing-in was performed by Judge Bennie Ochoa the IV. Before …
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Dec 09 2022
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Matthew and Krystal Wyatt, founders of OneTwo church, have embarked on a new journey that is spreading their church’s reach to both sides of the Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway. With the help of Allan and Terri Thompson, and Mike and Marietta Williams, they have opened a ministry of OneTwo Church in …
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