Oct 04 2024
By ARABELLA SERRATA The South Padre Island Birding Nature and Alligator Sanctuary [SPIBNCAS] recently celebrated its 15th anniversary on Thursday, Sept. 26. The SPI Chamber of Commerce posted a commemorative video. It opened with SPIBNCAS Executive Director Cristin Enholm thanking those who participated in the sanctuary’s original opening. Enholm also thanked two young girls, Eva …
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Oct 04 2024
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A fatal two-vehicle crash took the life of a former Port Isabel Police Department [PIPD] Officer, Cameron County Constable Precinct 1 Deputy Ruben Garcia. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety [DPS] the crash occurred on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, at approximately 6:45 p.m. on State Highway 48 near Marine …
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Oct 04 2024
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A McAllen man, the company he is employed by and two South Padre Island bars are being sued by the father of the deceased victim of a wrong-way crash on the Queen Isabella Causeway which occurred earlier this year. Hugo Lara of Hidalgo County was driving a company vehicle owned by …
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Oct 04 2024
By ARABELLA SERRATA Special to the PRESSOn Wednesday, Sept. 25, the South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce held a groundbreaking event for the new Historical Museum. The museum is set to be built on the old SPI visitors center. A commemorative video was shot at the ceremony. Jeanette Greider, Chamber President and Chief Executive Officer …
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Oct 04 2024
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. On Friday, Sept. 27, the 4A Port Isabel Tarpons took on the 5A Edcouch-Elsa [E-E] Yellowjackets in a non-district game. The Tarpons have won the matchup the last two years, but the Yellowjackets lead the all-time series 11-6. Both teams have a long, rich football history playing in their respective classifications …
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Oct 04 2024
Special to the PRESS On Oct. 9, 10, 11 and 12, 2024, El Paseo Arts Foundation presents its second play for the 20th Season, Theresa Reback’s comedy about families and felonies, Dead Accounts. The curtain goes up at 7:30 p.m. at the South Padre Island Convention Center. Dead Accounts is the story of Jack, played …
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Oct 03 2024
By Arabella Serrata The SPI Economic Development Corporation [EDC] held a meeting on Sept. 17. The Tacos y Tequila festival was applauded for its turnout of five thousand people. Items on the consent agenda were approved. This included minutes from previous meetings, financial reports and a vacated seat by board member Tamera McLaughton. Absences for …
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Oct 03 2024
LI Bridge News documents the ongoing journey of the Long Island Bridge Board’s battle to alleviate issues regarding the community’s swing bridge. Cindy Sturlin is the director of the Long Island Owners Association Board. Here, Sturlin illustrates why she believes a Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) Section 216 Study is important by using a GIWW Fact …
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Oct 03 2024
By David Woods It’s officially Spooky Season and yesterday, while I was out fishing, I did not see another soul. More often this time of year, outdoors folks are thinking about hunting as much or more than they are fishing, minding their game cameras, and filling bins with corn. I saw a couple hundred teal …
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Oct 03 2024
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. Double triple egg laid by hen McAllen, TX. Sept. 29 – Mrs. C. M. Davidson owns a depression-busting hen who has been at her …
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