Sep 19 2024
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS On Saturday, Sept. 14, the Port Isabel Lady Tarpons hosted the Brownsville Hanna Lady Eagles in a non-district volleyball game. In the first match, Port Isabel went up 1-0 after Hanna’s hit ball sailed out of bounds. After a PI serving foul, the teams then went back …
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Sep 19 2024
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS The (3-0) Port Isabel Tarpons will be taking on the (3-0) Edcouch-Elsa Yellowjackets in a non-district game on Friday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. In week three action, Port Isabel overwhelmed Valley View to the tune of 48-0. Meanwhile in a defensive battle, Edcouch-Elsa beat McAllen 17-14. …
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Sep 19 2024
Rene Torres is a retired University of Texas at Brownsville, and Texas Southmost College assistant professor. He has a long history in the Rio Grande Valley as an educator, sports historian and humanitarian, with a wealth of community service to his credit. Brownsville Herald reported sale on Sunday April 4, 1926 One great historical moment …
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Sep 19 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. The hanging man that wasn’t The Cambio of yesterday says the report published in this paper, that a man had been pining hanging to …
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Sep 19 2024
Roberto Gaitan is the President of the Rio Grande Valley Chapter – Native Plant Society of Texas. The Chapter has recently taken over operations and management of the RGV Native Plant Center on South Padre Island. As we approach the annual fall butterfly explosion, that time of year when you cannot help but stop to …
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Sep 19 2024
By ARABELLA SERRATA Special to the PRESS Point Isabel Independent School district announced on its official Facebook page that an “inappropriate remark” was made at the junior high on Sept. 11. The PRESS spoke with Juliette Gonzalez, communications specialist at the district, for more information. Gonzalez could not disclose the specifics of the comment due …
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Sep 19 2024
By ARABELLA SERRATA Special to the PRESS A new clinic in Laguna Vista has opened its doors for operation. A grand opening was held on Sept. 17 at its location. Speakers at the event included Laguna Vista Mayor Michael Carter, New Horizons’ Jason Wallace, State Representative Janie Lopez, Congressman Gonzalez District Director Laura Matamoros and …
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Sep 12 2024
By ARABELLA SERRATA Special to the PRESS On Wednesday, Aug. 28, the Convention and Visitor Advisory Board [CVAB] discussed South Padre Island [SPI] City Manager Randy Smith potentially entering a contract with a firm for Construction Manager at Risk services for the Convention Center Expansion Project [CCEP]. Convention and Visitors Bureau Director Blake Henry expressed …
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Sep 12 2024
By ARABELLA SERRATA Special to the PRESS At the Cameron County Commissioners Court meeting on Aug. 27, Tony Reisinger, Marine Biologist, was honored for his work as the County Extension Agent for Coastal and Marine Resources. The court honored Reisinger during their meeting for his 42 years of service to Cameron County. David Garza, Cameron …
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Sep 12 2024
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Last month, the Federal Aviation Administration [FAA] postponed three scheduled public meetings regarding SpaceX’s plan to increase the launches and landings of its Starship/Super Heavy vehicle. At the time, the FAA did not provide a public reason for the postponement. In a recent development, on Aug. 29, the FAA released a …
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