Apr 21 2022
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Members of the local surfing community are proud to surf along the father of a surfing champion. That father, John Nava, a familiar face around Isla Blanca park, has something big in store for South Padre Island. Nava grew up in Corpus Christi. He has called South Padre Island his home …
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Apr 21 2022
By SHELDON MOORE Special to the PRESS At 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 12, the South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors Meeting was called to order by Chair Lonnie Gillihan. President and CEO Alita Bagley and a quorum of the board were present for the meeting. Minutes from the February 8 meeting …
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Apr 14 2022
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS This past Friday, April 8, the Port Isabel Lady Tarpons hosted the Hidalgo Lady Pirates for a district softball game. PI pitcher Celina Marchan who had 11 strikeouts in her previous game, continued her dominance as she shutout the Lady Pirates. Offensively, the Lady Tarpons were clicking …
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Apr 14 2022
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS This past Friday the Lady Tarpons softball team traveled to Raymondville to take on the Lady Kats in a district matchup. After losing a district game to La Feria, the Lady Tarpons were looking to get back into the win column against the Lady Kats. It was a highly …
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Apr 14 2022
By RENE TORRES Special to the PRESS On September of 1929, a special invitation was published in the “Brownsville Herald” in conjunction with the sale of lots in San Perlita, Texas, also known as the Little Pearl of the Valley. The following is a word-for-word report as advertised in the July 28 issue of the …
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Apr 14 2022
Special to the PRESS The month of April is one birders notably look forward to along the Texas gulf coast. It is peak time in the passing of millions of neotropical migratory birds heading to northern breeding grounds coming from wintering sites in the tropics. These birds are in a hurry and pass through much …
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Apr 14 2022
By SHELDON MOORE Special to the PRESS April 7, a brief news conference followed a morning session of the National Tropical Weather Conference. Held at the Courtyard Marriott, South Padre Island, the event featured Colorado State’s Dr. Phillip Klotzbach, designer of the U.S. Landfalling Probability webpage. Dr. Klotzbach pointed to several factors which enhance the …
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Apr 14 2022
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Angela Olivares has been Child Nutrition Director for the Point Isabel Independent School District for the last two years. Early in the fall, the School Board and the Nutrition Department devised plan to achieve their common goal of “creating an environment that was welcoming and inviting to the students coming out …
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Apr 14 2022
By DAVID LOPEZ Special to the PRESS Last Wednesday’s, April 6, SPI City Council meeting saw the discussion of improvements to city infrastructures; most notably the city’s bike lanes. The meeting began first with a presentation by Dr. Cheryl Hapke, a coastal geologist with Integral Consulting, on the Coastal Management Program’s (CMP) beach and dune …
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Apr 14 2022
By CHRISTINA G. SOSA Special to the PRESS Port Isabel’s long-anticipated Arturo Galvan Coastal Park, the first public access park to the Laguna Madre in Cameron County, will soon be open to the public, according to City Manager Jared Hockema. This walking trail has faced multiple delays due to construction issues. The second phase of …
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