Jul 04 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com After Cameron County closed vehicular traffic to beach parks and access on South Padre Island, the city has issued restrictions for the 23 public beach accesses on Gulf Boulevard, in preparation for the Fourth of July weekend. The orders were issued after a 5-to-1 South Padre Island city council …
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Jul 02 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Texas Governor Greg Abbott has issued an executive order requiring all Texans to wear face coverings in counties with 20 or more positive COVID-19 cases. The executive order, which can be read in full here, goes into effect 12:01 p.m. Friday, July 3. “Wearing a face covering in public is proven …
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Jul 01 2020
By Steve Hathcock Special to the PRESS The idea of connecting Padre Island to the mainland had been floated for over 25 years before the following notice appeared in the November 16, 1925 issue of The Galveston Daily News: D.E. Colp, member of the state park board, announced plans for a scenic beach drive …
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Jul 01 2020
By Javier Gonzalez Naturalist Educator SPI Birding and Nature Center Special to the Parade The warm weather and waters are catalysts for an explosion of life along the boardwalk during the summer months. July is a remarkably interesting month in our wetlands. It brings a peak of productivity in the salt marsh, which is …
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Jul 01 2020
Curated by Steve Hathcock Editor’s note: The following South Padre Island police reports have been edited for clarity and according to AP Style. IDENTITY THEFT: FRAUDULENT USE OR POSS OF ID INFO (FEL) On June 24, 2020, an officer was dispatched to 4601 Padre Blvd (Police Lobby) in reference to theft of personal information. Upon …
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Jul 01 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Beach Bar Beat is back, in celebration of the old and new at the Port Isabel-South Padre Press and the new South Padre Parade. For this month’s Beat, I’ve returned to a bar that was formative in my teen upbringing, interviewing Frank Oyervidez, who I befriended several years ago when …
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Jul 01 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Texas International Fishing Tournament (TIFT) is on schedule for the first weekend of August, for its 81st year. This year, the TIFT Board of Directors selected Felicia Calo as hostess, a title bestowed on local anglers to promote TIFT. Calo graduated from Port Isabel High School in 2016, then from …
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Jun 29 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño, Jr., has ordered the closure of Cameron County’s parks and beach accesses and has issued a curfew for 12 days, starting Tuesday. The orders, issued on June 29, will run from June 30 to July 13. The county’s beach parks and accesses will close at 7:00 …
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Jun 29 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com H-E-B has confirmed an employee at their Port Isabel store has tested positive for COVID-19. The employee was last in the store on June 19. A link to the announcement, posted on June 27, can be found here. “All directly affected Partners at the location have been notified and the store …
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Jun 29 2020
Staff report H-E-B is placing purchasing limits on more items as COVID-19 cases continue to increase in Texas. Some of the items with purchasing limits are unique to stores in the “Border Region” area, such as H-E-B stores in Port Isabel and San Benito. H-E-B is limiting the purchase of the following items per shopping …
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