May 31 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The 2018-’19 school year has officially come to a close and plans are in place for the upcoming year. For the instrumental music department at Port Isabel High this means that the schedule for Summer Band Camp 2019 is, while not necessarily set in stone, finalized and in …
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May 31 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Madison Ramos is an incoming sophomore at Port Isabel High and looks forward to the 2019 Lady Tarpon volleyball season, into which she will carry a year of Varsity experience. The Press found Ramos recently at open gym and she took time out from casually hitting the …
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May 31 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel High football players have been hard at it ever since the week after the team’s exit from last season’s playoffs. The Press sat down this week with second-year head football coach and athletic director, Jason Strunk, in his office and drew him out on this …
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May 31 2019
Bee Friendly Dear Editor, Soon the City of Port Isabel will begin the spraying for mosquitoes. The question was asked at last night’s City Meeting if the spray was “bee friendly.” No one knew for sure. The City Manager noted that the mosquitoes are becoming increasingly resistant to the chemicals used in the spray. The …
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May 31 2019
By Steve Hathcock (May 14, 1836, Mexican President, General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, signed the Treaties of Velasco which effectively established the Republic of Texas as a sovereign nation. In addition, Santa Anna pledged to withdraw his troops south of the Rio Grande River. However, the treaty was never ratified by the Mexican government and …
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May 24 2019
By Freddy Jimenez Editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Productive, independent, and eager such is the description of Miya Whittington’s character and work ethic, all qualities which have landed her at the top of the Port Isabel High School (PIHS) Class of 2019 graduating class as Valedictorian. Throughout her time at PIHS, Whittington has kept herself occupied, joining clubs and …
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May 24 2019
By Freddy Jimenez Editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Doused in self-awareness, with strong family and communal values, as well as a desire to serve the country and help others, Karen Michelle Barrera earned herself the Salutatorian rank for the Port Isabel High School graduating Class of 2019. Apart from attending school like most teenagers, Barrera has also found …
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May 24 2019
Special to the Press The Laguna Madre Youth Center has received a one-year $20,000 grant from United Way of Southern Cameron County. The funds will be used to create a math program and enhance an existing reading program for its elementary and middle school age members. The new programs will begin in July, and …
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May 24 2019
Special to the Press Last week, Cameron County announced the completion and opening of the new Sandpipers Pavilion at Isla Blanca Park. The new improvements at Sandpiper Pavilion include picnic tables, restrooms, rinse stations, concession areas, bbq areas, and an ADA dune walkover. Other new features include the development of a lighted beachfront boardwalk …
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May 24 2019
Special to the Press The American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) have awarded the City of South Padre Island the Best Restored Beaches for 2019. The ASBPA released its much-anticipated annual list of the nation’s best-restored beaches. This year’s list provides representation from the mid-Atlantic, south Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf coasts. South Padre Island …
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