Apr 02 2026
By: STEVE HATHCOCK In March of 1950, the Willacy County Navigation District appeared in court and sued to have the 1,760 acres of land immediately surrounding the port facilities of “Red Fish Landing” condemned. In a court ordered settlement, the District paid the American Legion three dollars an acre for the land it owned. The …
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Apr 02 2026
By: M. Kathy Raines In the Rio Grande Valley, April is not, as poet T.S. Eliot called it, “the cruelest month”—not by a longshot. Here, April is a pure joy. Furtive bobcats, awash in breeding hormones, suddenly appear along trails. Cottontails pop out, along with a host of lizards. Birds dolled up in breeding finery—great …
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Apr 02 2026
By JACQI LEYVA HILL Special to the PARADE A Selena-themed celebration is set for Thursday, April 16, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Pelican Station in Port Isabel, honoring the life and legacy of the late singer Selena Quintanilla-Pérez as part of Selena Day in Texas. The two-hour event promises a full tribute to the …
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Apr 02 2026
By JAQI LEYVA-HILL Special the PARADE The 5th Annual Superintendent Scholarship Fishing Tournament is scheduled for April 10–11 in South Padre Island, bringing anglers and community members together to support student scholarships in the Point Isabel Independent School District. The event begins Friday, April 10, with a Captain’s Party from 6 to 10 p.m. at …
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Apr 02 2026
By: DIANTÉ MARIGNY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com For a quarter of a century, the waterpark on South Padre Island has been a place where families gather, memories are made, and summers truly begin. Now known as Beach Waterpark, the attraction is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year—marking not only its longevity, but its continued evolution as a staple …
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Apr 02 2026
Participants walk across the Queen Isabella Causeway during a previous Causeway Run & Walk between Port Isabel and South Padre Island. Courtesy photo / Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce By JACQI LEYVA-HILL Special to the PARADE The 42nd Annual Causeway Run & Walk is scheduled for Saturday, April 11, bringing runners and walkers from across …
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Mar 26 2026
(Distribution efforts by RGV Harm Reduction during spring break 2026. courtesy/ Loro Jurkin) By DIANTÉ MARIGNY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Amid the crowds, music and parties that filled South Padre Island during Spring Break, a different kind of outreach was quietly taking place—one focused on saving lives. A small group from the Rio Grande Valley handed …
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Mar 26 2026
By JACQI LEYVA-HILL Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island Shoreline Task Force voted March 10 to recommend moving forward with a coastal monitoring project aimed at improving how the city tracks changes to its beaches and dunes. The meeting was held at City Council Chambers, where members reviewed a proposal funded through the …
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Mar 26 2026
Moments in Time is a collection of recovered newspaper briefs and other publications, compiled by local historian, Steve Hathcock, offering a look back at the history of the Rio Grande Valley. Steve Hathcock is a local historian and a regular columnist for the Port Isabel South Padre Press. He has spent many years collecting and …
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Mar 26 2026
By DIANTÉ MARIGNY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A week of on-and-off power outages across South Padre Island and Port Isabel left many residents and business owners frustrated, with some questioning whether they were experiencing unannounced rolling blackouts. Calls and messages poured in from across the area as outages appeared to happen sporadically, often without warning. Many said they …
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