Sep 26 2024
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The City of Port Isabel held a special meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 11. The City is moving along with the cemetery expansion which was originally announced at the Aug. 27 meeting. It was shared that the city cemetery had run out of space and would be installing 205 double-depth lawn crypts. …
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Sep 26 2024
By ARABELLA SERRATA Special to the PRESS The Town of Laguna Vista held a regular council meeting on Sept. 10. No public comments were made at this meeting. The council approved minutes from past meetings and the monthly financial reports. Photographer John Sanez of Life Signs Photography is working with the town on their official …
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Sep 26 2024
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS On Saturday, Sept. 14 Port Isabel Early College High School held its Eighth Annual Sylvia H. Torres Invitational. Many schools attended, such as Donna North, Los Fresnos, PSJA Memorial, Roma, and a handful of IDEA and Jubilee schools. Twenty-six schools from all over the RGV participated. 96 …
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Sep 26 2024
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS On Friday, Oct. 4, the Port Isabel Tarpons will be on the road as they take on the Roma Gladiators in a non-district matchup. This will be their first meeting ever. In week four’s action, Port Isabel’s game with Hidalgo was canceled due to the weather. The …
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Sep 26 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. Don’t Tobacco Spit Or Smoke Your Life Away Is the truthful, startling title of a book about NO-TO-BAC, the harmless guaranteed tobacco habit …
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Sep 20 2024
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The El Paseo Arts Foundation [EPAF] kicked off its 20th season last week with a reprise of The Savannah Sipping Society, directed by JoAnn Evans, EPAF Board of Directors President, and a founder of EPAF. Evans took time out of her busy week to give the PRESS a look back on …
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Sep 19 2024
By ARABELLA SERRATA Special to the PRESS The City of South Padre Island City Council held a special meeting on Sept. 11. Public comments were opened with Gayle King, a commercial real estate agent, who spoke on behalf of landowners in the area. She proposed that members of the community and commissioners discuss the expansion …
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Sep 19 2024
Special to the PRESS The Third Annual Kemps Krawl by Sea turtle Inc will feature a timed run, a variety of awards and a one- mile option. It will take place Saturday, Oct. 12 on South Padre Island, starting at the Hilton Garden Inn at 8 a.m. Participants of all ages and fitness levels are …
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Sep 19 2024
By ARABELLA SERRATA Special to the PRESS Boca Chica Beach is set to have a clean-up in partnership with SpaceX and Adopt-a-Beach. SpaceX is set to provide a complimentary lunch after the clean-up. The event will be held on Sept. 28 from 9 a.m.- 12 p.m. Check-in will be at 8:30 a.m. It is free …
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Sep 19 2024
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS On Friday the 13th, the Port Isabel Tarpons took care of business at home as they proved too much for the visiting Valley View Tigers in their 48-0 shutout win. Port Isabel wasted no time getting on the scoreboard as PI’s Luis Ramos caught the opening kickoff …
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