Jun 09 2024
By CATHERINE DONNELLY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Department of Labor fined Dirty Al’s Restaurant in Port Isabel $6,328 for allegedly employing minors beyond legal work hours, violating federal child labor laws. According to a Department of Labor press release, the restaurant employed eight minors as hosts and bussers, some as young as 14 or 15 years old. …
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Jun 09 2024
Special to the PRESS Reel in the fun with Laguna Madre native Judge Ochoa! Judge Benito “Bo” Ochoa IV, Justice of the Peace Cameron County Precinct 1, invites the community to join his 3rd Annual “Fishing with Judge Ochoa” event for 2024! This community event is set to take place Saturday, June 15 from 9 …
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Jun 06 2024
By CATHERINE DONNELLY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Edinburg mother Cynthia Hernandez grieves after losing her child since an alleged drunk driver crashed into her daughter’s car while he drove the wrong way on the Queen Isabella Causeway at South Padre Island, according to authorities. Mariah Desiree Enriquez was tragically killed after she was hit by a pick-up truck …
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Jun 06 2024
By AYLEEN CANIZALES editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Cameron County, Texas Commissioners’ Court held a regular meeting at the Cameron County Courthouse on 1100 E. Monroe St., Brownsville, Texas on Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. The meeting was a discussion and possible action to move forward with a tax abatement for liquefied natural gas (LNG) companies …
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Jun 06 2024
By CATHERINE DONNELLY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com In April of 1984, Port Isabel Police Chief Robert Lopez began his career in the La Feria police department as a patrolman. Ronald Reagan was President of the United States, and it was the year that Culture Club’s Karma Chameleon shot its way up to number 1 on U.S. Billboard Chart. …
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Jun 06 2024
By RAY QUIROGA rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com A week after heading to the polls, Cameron County voters are once again being asked to cast their ballots in a separate runoff election. Early voting in the Texas Southmost College District Runoff Election and the Cameron Appraisal District joint runoff election commenced this past Monday, June ,3 and will run …
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Jun 06 2024
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS Port Isabel Junior High School will be holding a FREE Tennis Camp from June 11-20 at the Tarpon Tennis Facility for grades 7 and 8. Participants will meet Tuesday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Racquet and tennis balls are provided but bring a refillable …
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Jun 06 2024
By AYLEEN CANIZALES editor@sbnewspaper.com The City of Port Isabel (P.I.) held a regular commissioner’s meeting at the City Commission Chambers Meeting Room on Maxan Street on Tuesday, May 28, at 7 p.m. With no public comments, the council moved forward with declaring the month of May as “National Tennis Month.” The council approved the meeting …
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Jun 06 2024
Special to the PRESS Point Isabel Independent School District (PIISD) held a grand unveiling of several buildings on campus including the “Tarpon Lighthouse” on Wednesday, May 29, at 3:00 p.m. The facility is designed to serve students in their Special Education 18+ Transition Program, providing them with essential life skills training to aid their transition …
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Jun 06 2024
STEVE HATCHCOCK — MOMENTS IN TIME Yes, there are stingrays along the beaches of South Padre Island.…and yes, people do get stuck by them. Stingrays are actually a specialized branch-off of early sharks. They will eat almost anything they can catch, including clams, crabs and shrimp. The females of the species are the largest, sometimes …
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