Nov 13 2020
Staff report The Port Isabel Lighthouse will reopen once more, after being closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting Friday, Nov. 13, and after making a reservation, visitors can once again tour the historic Port Isabel Lighthouse, according to its website. The lighthouse was initially closed on March 17, along with Lighthouse Park, which surrounds …
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Nov 13 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Sea Turtle Inc. has new leadership, but its mission remains the same, even as the facility expands perpetually, with further development planned at the 43-year-old nonprofit. Jeff George has retired from Sea Turtle Inc., after working there for 28 years. He told the PRESS he came to the decision while he …
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Nov 13 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Two men from Edinburg have been arrested in connection with a string of car burglaries at Long Island Village in Port Isabel. Lauro Gonzalez Jr. and Everado Zadam Ledesma were charged with six counts of burglary of a vehicle, a Class A Misdemeanor. Gonzalez and Ledesma allegedly committed the burglaries between …
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Nov 13 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Two men in Laguna Heights were arrested for separate child sexual assault cases. Gerardo Zarate Galindo, 44, was arrested on Aug. 31 after the mother of a child allegedly assaulted by Galindo reported the incident to the Cameron County Constable Pct. 1 office. Galindo allegedly assaulted the victim …
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Nov 13 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Port Isabel students will continue phasing back into campuses as the school year continues. Starting Nov. 16, Point Isabel Independent School District (PI-ISD) will begin Phase 4 of their plan to physically reinstate students onto its campuses. In total, 647 students are enrolled at PI-ISD’s four campuses, all of which are …
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Nov 06 2020
Photos and Words by Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Editor’s note: This feature is from the Parade’s November 2020 issue. If any word should come to mind when discussing F&B, it should be “intent.” There’s intent behind every facet of F&B (for “Food and Beverage”), a joint venture between owners Walter Greenwood, executive chef, Brandi Hackett, general …
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Nov 06 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The annual H-E-B Feast of Sharing in-person dinner event has been cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, being replaced by a food donation campaign by the Texas grocery chain. An H-E-B press release states they will donate more than 340,000 meals to food banks across Texas, including the Rio Grande Valley …
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Nov 06 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com After some repairs and maintenance under the bridge, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDot) will begin repairs on top of the Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway. Carlos Ceballos, Transportation Engineer with TxDot’s San Benito office, gave an update to the Casueway’s repair and maintenance project during the Nov. 4 South Padre Island …
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Nov 06 2020
By Constancio Martinez Jr. Special to the PRESS The first game of the Port Isabel Tarpon season has become their last. The Point Isabel Independent School District has canceled the Tarpons’ second game, scheduled for Nov. 6 against the Raymondville Bearkats. PI-ISD, in a press release, stated a student athlete possibly came in “close contact” …
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Nov 06 2020
By Constancio Martinez Jr. Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons kicked off their season opener against the visiting 5A PSJA Southwest Javelinas last Friday, Oct. 30. The Javelinas offense only threw the ball three times and ran 51 times. The game between Port Isabel and PSJA SW was looking to be an old …
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