Aug 06 2021
Parent meeting, media day this Saturday By Constancio Martinez Jr Special to the PRESS Early Monday morning, August 2, the football players were assigned their lockers, uniforms and equipment for the upcoming football season. Once settled the players made their way onto the practice field for the start of the 8 a.m. football practice. After …
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Jul 22 2021
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com SpaceX is once again under federal scrutiny, this time for a launch tower meant for the company’s first orbital launch from its Boca Chica facility. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said that SpaceX’s construction of the tower without receiving a launch license for orbital flight, or a space flight with one …
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Jul 22 2021
Low water pressure on SPI lasted for days By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com South Padre Island had been burdened with water issues the past week, with repairs concluding this past Tuesday. A pump went down at the Laguna Madre Water District’s (LMWD) water treatment plant in Laguna Vista on July 9, then a second pump went …
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Jul 16 2021
Special to the PRESS El Paseo kicks off its 17th Season on August 25 and 26 as they host a Camille Playhouse production, “56 Years of Song,” a musical review. The show features solos and ensembles representing the many Broadway musicals presented at Brownsville’s Camille Playhouse over the past 56 seasons from the early production …
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Jul 16 2021
Staff report A South Padre Island resident’s stolen golf cart has been returned, after a camera caught two suspects during the incident. LaDawn Simpson posted in a local Facebook group, South Padre Island Concierge, that their golf cart had been stolen, posting the entire incident from a camera mounted to the golf cart’s frame. Simpson …
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Jul 16 2021
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Texas House of Representatives member Alex Dominguez (D-37) is joining other state house democrats in a walkout, preventing quorum against a Republican-backed bill that restricts voting rights across the state. Dominguez, whose district includes the Laguna Madre area, told the PRESS in a statement that he joined 50 other Democrats–the required …
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Jul 16 2021
By Constancio Martinez Jr Special to the PRESS Surrounded by family, friends and coaching staff, former Tarpon athlete Will Camacho, who graduated this past May, signed a scholarship to attend the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio. Camacho, a multi-sport standout, will be joining the UIW Cardinals track team. UIW is a division …
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Jul 09 2021
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com If you are wanting a free blood pressure check, the City of Port Isabel has you covered this month. For all of July, Port Isabel is hosting free blood pressure checks Monday to Thursday at City Hall. Also included in the blood pressure screenings are body mass index (BMI) checks. The …
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Jul 09 2021
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com About 10,000 Texans will get the chance to hunt on Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPWD) refuge lands this year, after the state agency opened their annual hunter permit lottery this month. Hunters can now purchase tickets for a statewide drawing for hunts at state wildlife refuges and private lands, including at …
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Jul 09 2021
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com This past year, many changes came to Point Isabel ISD, namely how to keep schools open and students safe amidst a viral pandemic. But more welcomed changes are being discussed by school administration and the school board. During a building committee meeting, PI-ISD school board members entertained having a swimming facility …
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