Mar 21 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Mike Hancock has been teaching at Huaihua University in Huaihua, Hunan Province, China since September 2019, just two months before the first case of novel coronavirus COVID-19 was confirmed in the country. Hancock signed a year-long contract with the university …
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Mar 21 2020
By Martha McClain Special to the PRESS Laguna Vista officials have named Ana Hernandez to serve as permanent city secretary. Town Council members last month named her as an interim in the position, after Alma Deckard resigned. The actions are a part of a reorganizing of the town’s top level personnel over the past few …
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Mar 21 2020
By Martha McClain Special to the PRESS Laguna Vista Mayor Susie Houston this Tuesday signed a disaster declaration for the Town to help contain the outbreak of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) now affecting this country The public health emergency declaration, which is scheduled to expire in seven days, is not a cause for alarm or panic, Houston …
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Mar 21 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com An 81-year-old Harlingen man has tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the second confirmed case of the novel coronavirus in Cameron County. Cameron County confirmed the case in a March 21 press release. The man traveled to Florida, the release says, but no date of travel is given. Cameron County Public Health …
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Mar 20 2020
By Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune March 20, 2020 www.texastribune.org Editor’s note: This story has been updated throughout. The country’s southern border will close to all nonessential travel and trade in an effort to combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the Trump administration announced Friday morning. The policy takes effect at midnight Friday. “Both …
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Mar 19 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Port Isabel Independent School District (PI-ISD) students will not return to school until April 3, after Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a statewide school closure on March 19. Abbott’s executive order to suspend schools statewide was one of several issued today as novel coronavirus COVID-19 continues to spread across Texas. Some …
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Mar 19 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com In a series of Executive Orders slated to take effect tomorrow, Friday, March 20, at 11:59 p.m., Texas Governor Greg Abbott has ordered the closures of all Texas schools, bars, gyms and in-room dining in restaurants. The Executive Orders will remain in effect until 11:59 p.m. April 3. Restaurants can offer …
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Mar 18 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Two people who stayed on South Padre Island in the last three months have tested positive for COVID-19, a novel coronavirus declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization, sources familiar with the persons’ conditions told the PRESS. The sources are affiliated with Sangria Condominiums. The sources requested the PRESS to …
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Mar 18 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The City of South Padre Island has released new mandatory restrictions as concern for the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic grows. The restriction are part of the City of South Padre Island’s latest efforts to limit gatherings of people on the Island, along with limiting the risk of viral spread. The restrictions …
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Mar 17 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The City of Port Isabel has closed all city parks in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, except Pompano Park Boat Ramp, at 1 Pompano Ave. The city parks closed include Lighthouse Park, Washington Park, Galvan Park (currently closed for construction), Laguna Madre Park, City Swimming Pool, Veterans Park and Berrel Mock …
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