Oct 02 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A local restaurant owner attempting to transfer his former brick-and-mortar business to a food trailer is in limbo, pending a lawsuit against the City of South Padre Island. Scott Bovee, owner of Porky’s Pit, put the barbecue restaurant on wheels when their store closed on August 30 after the building they …
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Oct 02 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Point Isabel Independent School District (PI-ISD) held their 2020 Census Roundup on Monday, encouraging Port Isabel residents to complete their 2020 Census. PI-ISD’s school board members welcomed people as they drove to the Port Isabel Event & Cultural Center on Railroad Street, just as a cold front made its way …
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Oct 01 2020
R. Lewis J&R Landscaping Special to the Parade October is one of my favorite gardening months of the year. The “To-Do” list of gardening activities for October is a long list of fun things to do outside in the garden, and the weather is a little more comfortable as well. September rains have helped our …
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Sep 25 2020
Suspect apprehended, charged with murder By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A Port Isabel resident has been charged with first degree murder after allegedly shooting a man. Guadalupe Roman Fonseca Garcia was arraigned in Port Isabel Municipal Court last Wednesday. Judge Luis Hernandez set Garcia’s bond at $500,000. The bond amount was recommended by the state because …
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Sep 25 2020
[slideshow_deploy id=’49680′] By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Some students within the Point Isabel Independent School (PI-ISD) district returned to school this past Monday, after attending classes online since late August. PI-ISD, along with every district across the state, reopened their campus to in-person instruction as required by the Texas Education Agency (TEA). The TEA required Texas …
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Sep 25 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com South Padre Island’s skyline is closer to changing on the north end, if the city successfully annexes a portion of beach currently within Cameron County. South Padre Island City Council members voted to sign a letter of intent to annex the property for the Playa del Rey development, a …
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Sep 25 2020
By DAVID LOPEZ editor@sbnewspaper.com Although overall cases and hospitalizations from COVID-19 are seeing a steady decline across Cameron County, officials warn the public against complacency. Cameron County Judge Eddie Trevino and other health officials held a press conference last Friday, September 18, updating residents on COVID-19, the storm on the Gulf of Mexico, the return …
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Sep 25 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com After some heavy rainfall and churning tides from Hurricane Beta, South Padre Island became inundated with flood water and severe beach erosion. A Coastal Flood Advisory issued by the National Weather Service lasted until Sept. 24, as high tides swallowed the road leading to county beach accesses and pooled on the …
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Sep 24 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Real Time Fitness & Juice Bar, on 134 South Shore Dr. in Port Isabel, received some much needed financial help last week. As part of their “Salute to Small Business” giveaway campaign, Fred Loya Insurance gave $5,000 to the gym on Sept. 21. Real Time Fitness & Juice Bar is the …
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Sep 22 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Port Isabel Police Department (PIPD) has arrested the lone suspect in a fatal shooting at a trailer park in Port Isabel. Guadalupe Roman Fonseca Garcia was arrested around 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday in the Beacon Bay Town Homes neighborhood for allegedly shooting Ernesto Toral Norton, according to PIPD Chief Robert Lopez. …
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