Apr 05 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Point Isabel Independent School District (PI-ISD), now with all of its campuses closed for another month, is making changes to its response programs as novel coronavirus COVID-19 spreads throughout Texas. Texas Governor Abbott extended a previous executive order closing all Texas schools to May 4. Abbott’s initial executive order closed all …
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Apr 03 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel-South Padre Press and our sister publication, the San Benito News, have been reporting the COVID-19 pandemic as it spreads throughout the Rio Grande Valley, namely on the precautions Cameron County, San Benito, Laguna Vista, Port Isabel and South Padre Island have taken. Both newsrooms are dependent …
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Apr 02 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Starting this afternoon, at 5:00 p.m., the City of Port Isabel has several new restrictions, in an added measure declared by Mayor Juan Jose “JJ” Zamora to prevent residents from congregating amid the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic. The following restrictions are in effect until April 9 (April 8, 11:59 p.m.). New …
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Mar 31 2020
By Constancio Martinez, Jr. Special to the PRESS Jason Strunk, Port Isabel High School’s (PIHS) head football coach and athletic director since 2018, is now the Athletic Director at 6A Manheim Township High School, located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Strunk’s last day with the district was today, Tuesday, March 31. “I have spent 25 years …
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Mar 31 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Texas Governor Greg Abbott has extended a previous executive order, closing all Texas schools until May 4, amid the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Initially, in an executive order Abbott made on March 19, schools were to remain closed until April 4, along with gyms, bars, in-room dining in restaurants, hair salons …
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Mar 27 2020
By Angie Gamez Special to the Press Local grocery store managers and employees have worked tirelessly to stock groceries and merchandise and thoroughly clean their stores, floors, and shopping carts during store closure hours. They have all dealt with the logistics of providing and placing limits on high demand products. Large sections of shelves are …
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Mar 27 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A 44-year-old Laguna Vista man has tested positive for novel coronavirus COVID-19. Cameron County Public Health department confirmed the case, along with two other cases–a 27-year-old man from Brownsville and a 59-year-old man from Los Fresnos–around 9:30 p.m. March 26. In a media release, Cameron County Public Health said all three …
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Mar 25 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A 40-year-old man from Rio Hondo has contracted novel coronavirus COVID-19, Cameron County Public Health announced late last night. The man is currently in self-isolation. The person did not travel outside of Cameron County, according to the release, meaning they likely acquired the virus inside the Rio Grande Valley. Cameron County, …
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Mar 24 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Brownsville Navigation District (BND), also known as the Port of Brownsville, is considering delaying their Navigation and Canal Commissioner election to November 3, a media release states. The current date of the election is May 2. The …
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Mar 23 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Cameron County becomes the latest area in Texas with a shelter-in-place order, starting Wednesday, March 25, at 12:01 a.m. Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño, Jr., issued the order during a March 23 press conference, hoping to slow the spread of novel coronavirus COVID-19. The shelter-in-place order will last two weeks and …
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