Aug 15 2024
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel Rotary hosted this year’s State of the District Luncheon for the Point Isabel Independent School District [PIISD] at Pelican Station on Friday, Aug. 9. Superintendent of Schools, Theresa Capistran, delivered a presentation highlighting the district’s recent achievements. In addition to its Bilingual Program, PIISD introduced the Dual Language …
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Aug 15 2024
By ARABELLA SERRATA Staff Writer Ron Clark of the Ron Clark Academy delivered an inspiring speech at Port Isabel Early College High School on Thursday, Aug. 8. Clark commanded the stage with an animated bravo, drawing the audience’s attention. In his speech, Clark spoke about how he changed each school he touched. Clark is a …
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Aug 15 2024
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Staff Writer On Thursday, Aug. 15 the 4A Port Isabel Tarpons will kick off the 2024 football season with a scrimmage against the 5A Weslaco East Wildcats. The scrimmage will be held at Weslaco’s Bobby Lackey stadium with JV starting at 5 p.m. and Varsity at 7 p.m. Leading up to …
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Aug 15 2024
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Staff Writer On Monday, Aug. 12, the Port Isabel Lady Tarpons volleyball team hosted the San Perlita Lady Trojans in the Lady Tarpons season’s opener. The Lady Tarpons got off to a great start in the best-of-five series. In the first set, they jumped up to a 2-0 lead before the …
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Aug 15 2024
Special to the PRESS The Cameron County Commissioners’ Court announced two major enhancements to the Cameron County employee retirement plan. Effective Jan. 1, 2025, Cameron County will match an employee’s retirement account balance at a rate of 250%, an increase from the previous rate of 200%. In addition, employees who are retired from Cameron County …
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Aug 15 2024
David Woods is a fishing guide with over 20 years of experience. He is the author of three books, offering expert fishing advice. Many shark species in the Gulf of Mexico are medium-sized fish and not the apex predators at the top of the food chain like the larger bull and tiger sharks that get …
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Aug 15 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. [Point Isabel July 18, 1929] The old steel towers, that were part of …
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Aug 15 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. BAGDAD (ON THE RIO GRANDE) INUNDATED BY ROGUE WAVE The town of Bagdad, Mexico was overflowed on the 3rd of May by the swells …
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Aug 15 2024
By MARY GRIZZARD Mary Grizzard is a highly informed Texas Master Naturalist and an active volunteer at the SPI Birding Nature Center and Alligator Sanctuary. She has bountiful knowledge of the environment and countless hours of habitat work to her credit. Just as many perennials look tired and worn out and have finished blooming …
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Aug 08 2024
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Texas International Fishing Tournament [TIFT] returned to the Gulf of Mexico for the 84th year on July 31-Aug. 4. Melisa Mikulik was excited about serving her first year as TIFT’s Executive Board of Directors President. “There were so many wonderful things that happened this year,” Mikulik told the PRESS. 1,063 …
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