Dec 19 2024
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS The football All-District awards list has been recently released with several Port Isabel players receiving recognition. Earning the top All-District award was Port Isabel’s own star running back, Luis Ramos who was selected as the “District MVP”. Ramos was a dynamic runner who rushed for 1,222 yards …
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Dec 19 2024
By ARABELLA SERRATA Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Independent School District [PIISD] has embarked on a campus-wide beautification effort to improve the aesthetic quality of its campus. This comes alongside the completion of the Career and Technical Education [CTE] classrooms at the high school. The campuses across the district are seeing decor through …
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Dec 19 2024
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS This past Friday, Dec. 13, the 4A Port Isabel Lady Tarpons hosted the 6A Los Fresnos Lady Falcons in a non-district matchup. The Lady Tarpons got off to a good start in the game as Emily Burrage scored the first points on a ‘give-and-go’ play with Nadia …
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Dec 19 2024
We watched the tips of our surf rods breathe with the ebb and flow of the waves against the shorebreak. Some people often mistake these movements for a hit from a fish. As you gain more experience as a surf fisherman, you learn to recognize when the rhythmic movements of the set poles are …
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Dec 12 2024
Special to the PRESS The City of South Padre Island’s Neptune Circle, Beach Access #16 will undergo construction starting Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. The access is located on Gulf Boulevard between East Saturn Lane and East Venus Lane. Construction is anticipated to last for at least 150 business days. Improvements will include a permanent restroom, …
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Dec 12 2024
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com This Sunday, Dec. 15, American Legion Post 498 in Port Isabel, will participate in Wreathes Across America [WAA], a holiday created by a nonprofit organization that places wreaths on the graves of veterans and active-duty military members, and honors their families. “We are happy to be involved with this because it …
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Dec 12 2024
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel Police Department will host its annual toy drive at the Port Isabel Event Center on Friday, Dec. 20, at 4 p.m. This drive benefits the children of the Laguna Madre area, Port Isabel, Laguna Heights, Laguna Vista and South Padre Island. Parents can sign up their children for …
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Dec 12 2024
By ARABELLA SERRATA Special to the PRESS Derry Elementary recently hired Jose Vela as Principal. The decision was finalized in a recent district meeting. Vela has been in education for 25 years. He began as a bilingual teacher in Donna. He then became an instructional facilitator and later a principal. He went to Santa Maria …
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Dec 12 2024
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The duo behind Sandyfeet Sandcastle Services will host their third annual open house at the Holiday Sandcastle Village of South Padre Island this Friday, Dec. 13, from 5-8 p.m. People across the Lower Laguna Madre, Rio Grande Valley and beyond are invited to bring their family and friends to take a …
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Dec 12 2024
By ARABELLA SERRATA Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island [SPI] City Council held a regular meeting on Dec. 4. The meeting began with the official installation of Joe Ricco as Council member, place three. The board approved items on the consent agenda, including a budget amendment to allocate funds for the Keep Texas …
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