May 08 2025
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS As the 2024-2025 school session nears its completion, most, if not all, of the Port Isabel Early College sporting programs have concluded for the year. The PIECHS girls’ softball team closed out their season in 4th place in the district standings. In the Bi-District playoffs, the …
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May 01 2025
By TRINA “INDI” JOHNSON Special to the PRESS “This is for everyone,” Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño Jr. said as he promoted Proposition A during an April 30 South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce’s Coffee and Conversations event held at Padre Island Brewing Co. Judge Eddie Treviño Jr. spent the morning advocating for a proposed …
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May 01 2025
By DIANTÉ MARIGNY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Robyn Dunkin, a 45-year-old Health Information Technology student at Texas State Technical College (TSTC), brought home a gold medal in medical terminology at the 2025 SkillsUSA Texas Postsecondary Leadership and Skills Conference held April 2-5 in Corpus Christi. The competition brought together hundreds of students from across the state, representing …
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May 01 2025
By TRINA “INDI” JOHNSON Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island Historical Museum took its first steps toward preserving the island’s rich history on Saturday, April 26, 2025, with a special event that felt more like a reunion of old friends than a formal gathering. The air was thick with nostalgia as locals shared …
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May 01 2025
Pictured: Judge Eddie Treviño Jr. and Cameron County Park Director Joe Vega visit with a member of the Native Plant Society of Texas at Saturday’s event. By TRINA “INDI” JOHNSON Special to the PRESS On Saturday, April 26, Isla Blanca Park — recently nominated as Texas’s best beach by USA Today for the second …
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Apr 24 2025
By DIANTÉ MARIGNY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Nearly six months after the tragic death of Deputy Constable Ruben Garcia, the man responsible learned his fate. On Monday, April 21, 47-year-old Jesse Leatherwood was sentenced by a jury to 35 years in state prison. “While this verdict brings some sense of closure, many of us, including Ruben’s close friends, …
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Apr 24 2025
Founder Richard Hitchcox at the prize table preparing to draw names for the much-loved raffle. As of March 16, the organization has collected 4,740 pounds of trash in 2025. Photo Courtesy/Trina Johnson By TRINA “INDI” JOHNSON Special to the PRESS More than just a cleanup, the upcoming gathering at the “end of the road” on …
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Apr 24 2025
Costal Roots Founders: Right to left: Hamid Hamidzadeh, Thomas N. Thirlwall, Armani Melendez Jr (courtesy/Trina Johnson) By TRINA “INDI” JOHNSON Special to the PRESS A young surfer, fresh from winning a local competition, found himself sidelined before he even had a chance to ride the next wave of opportunity—his dream of competing in Hawaii dashed …
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Apr 24 2025
By DIANTÉ MARIGNY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Early voting for the May 3, 2025, General and Special Elections in Cameron County began on April 22 and runs through April 29. On the ballot is the Laguna Madre Water District tax bond election, where voters will decide on a proposed tax bond to fund a seawater desalination plant’s construction, …
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Apr 24 2025
By DIANTÉ MARIGNY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Port Isabel native Armando “Dito” Rivera Jr. has officially announced his candidacy for Port Isabel City Commissioner Place 2 in the upcoming May 3 election. Born and raised in Port Isabel, Rivera is a proud graduate of Port Isabel High School, Class of 2002. He later attended the Texas Culinary Academy …
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