Jun 09 2022
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS This Monday PIISD got its 2022 Summer Health Recreational Initiative program up and running. The program is being held at the High School for incoming 7th graders to 12th graders and runs from Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. during June 6 – 23 and July 11 …
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Jun 09 2022
By ALITA BAGLEY South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce These are tough times to own a small business due to factors like going through a pandemic, inflation being at one of its highest levels, gas prices over the roof, and supply chain issues. Even those who have been in business for many years are finding …
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Jun 09 2022
Special to the PRESS Residents and visitors of South Texas have an opportunity to help protect the environment and wildlife this World Oceans Day while enjoying and exploring beautiful South Padre Island North Beach with friends and family. Costa Cleanups, a South Padre Island nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving South Texas’ unmaintained beaches, is hosting …
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Jun 09 2022
Special to the PRESS Multiple Coast Guard law enforcement crews detected and interdicted two Mexican lancha boat crews illegally fishing in federal waters off southern Texas, Wednesday. The Coast Guard Cutter Harold Miller crew, in coordination with Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi and Coast Guard Station South Padre Island, located and stopped two lanchas …
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Jun 09 2022
Special to the PRESS The Angler’s Choice Award is announced annually by FishingBooker, the world’s largest website for booking fishing trips. This exclusive recognition honors charter operators who went above and beyond for their customers by focusing on customer service, reliability, and fishing trip quality. Out of nearly 6,000 captains who partner with FishingBooker, around …
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Jun 09 2022
By KREIG KOHL Special to the PRESS On Tuesday May 31 the Point Isabel Independent School District School Board called a budget meeting to order at 4:30 p.m. After finding no public comments the Board immediately began looking at pay increase calculations for all employees for the next school year. The district itself recommended a …
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Jun 09 2022
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com “I can, I did, and I will again” is the motto of the nation’s first ever fishing boat customized specifically so that people with disabilities can experience the joys of the ocean and fishing as independently as possible. It resides and was born right here on South Padre Island. Sturdy, stable …
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Jun 09 2022
Special to the PRESS Poets take note: Karma Coffee and Books will be holding its first poetry open mic night on Thursday, June 16. The event, Beats with Books, will provide a forum for local poets to “share their work in an open, art-minded atmosphere,” said event coordinator, Dalton Swink. The event is free to …
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Jun 02 2022
By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS Editor’s note: Moments in Time is a collection of published briefs that highlight the history of the Rio Grande Valley. Hathcock is a local historian. Something to Chew On A gentleman, whose name we do not care to mention, was robbed night before last night. Strange but true, …
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Jun 02 2022
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com For those wishing to get their groove on, and learn a thing or two while they are at it, Gaye and Ted Hubble, college sweethearts who have been married for almost 50 years, have just the thing. Every Thursday from 2 – 3 p.m., they instruct a completely free dance class …
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