Aug 30 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High girls’ volleyball team went down three sets to one in a non-district match Tuesday night at Tarpon Gym. The Lady Bulldogs won by the scores of 19-25, 25-20, 2522, 26-24. It was close almost all the way and, even though they lost, the Lady …
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Aug 30 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons closed out the scrimmage season by outscoring the Santa Rosa Warriors in both halves of last Thursday’s scrimmage at Santa Rosa. The defense was particularly effective as the Warriors managed only one score on the night. That was a touchdown in the second half, …
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Aug 30 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Not many freshmen get moved up to Varsity at the very start of the high school volleyball season. Layli Mata is one of the few to get the nod since Julie Breedlove took the Port Isabel head coaching job. “I needed a setter, number one,” Breed-love said this …
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Aug 30 2019
By ANGIE GAMEZ Special to the PRESS Jalapeños Mexican Restaurant opened last month, on July 16, on South Padre Island, within the Suites at Sunchase strip at 1004 Padre Blvd. Martin Aguilera, owner of Jalapeños, will likely greet and seat you when you walk in, intent on providing “good food, good service, and at …
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Aug 30 2019
By WENDY VAN DEN BOOGERD Special to the PRESS No matter what ails you, Greg Luna is the person you’ll want to see. Located at 112 West Queen Isabella Ste C in Port Isabel, Luna Medical Clinic operated by Gregory Luna, P.A., delivers personalized care, along with compassion and a knowledge base that is sure …
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Aug 30 2019
By PAMELA CODY Special to the Press The South Padre Island Convention & Visitors Advisory Board met Wednesday morning, to discuss and review fall and spring break marketing and advertising plans as well as approve funding for special events. Before Toni Ellard of the Atkins Group presented their extensive media plan for the period of …
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Aug 30 2019
By PAMELA CODY Special to the Press Port Isabel City Commissioners closed the final public hearings on the proposed 2019 – 2020 budget and tax rate, with City Manager Jared Hockema showing a budget surplus at Tuesday night’s meeting. “Each day, we’ve been making small adjustments to get us closer to the black. At this …
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Aug 30 2019
By GAIGE DAVILA Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com After 5 p.m. on the afternoon of August 27, a loud rumbling could be heard on South Padre Island and in the Port Isabel area for nearly a minute. The source of the sound was the SpaceX spacecraft Starhopper, a prototype of SpaceX’s planned starship vehicle, …
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Aug 22 2019
By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the Parade Bill Howard wrote to ask about about a postcard he found. The photo shows the U.S. Naval radio tower and station which was situated on a 22 acre plot near where the swing bridge connecting Long Island Village to Port Isabel is located today. In response to increased …
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Aug 22 2019
By DAVID LEE ZAMORA Special to the PARADE 47 Meters Down: Uncaged is a fun survival horror that manages to outdo its predecessor, 47 Meters Down, in every single way. The film sells the tension and fear that being stuck in a cave with great white sharks brings, I think. 47 Meters Down: Uncaged chronicles …
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