Jun 25 2021
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A new mural in Laguna Heights is impossible not to notice when driving from Highway 100 headed towards Port Isabel and South Padre Island. The mural’s central subject, an Azteca woman, has been locking eyes with drivers and passersby for the last week, after local mononymous artist Serkit finished the work …
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Jun 25 2021
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Midterm election season has already started in Port Isabel, after local business owner Andrew Infante announced his run for Cameron County Justice of the Peace (JP) Precinct (Pct.) 1. Infante, owner of Rip Current Athletics, a volunteer firefighter with Port Isabel Fire Department, a Rotary Club Member and board member of …
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Jun 18 2021
By RAY QUIROGA rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com Area shoppers will be able to enjoy a different shopping experience beginning June 23 when an overstock liquidation retail store opens its doors in Port Isabel. Located at 1750 Hwy 100 in Port Isabel, within the Tarantino shopping center – at the same location where the former Bealls clothing store was …
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Jun 18 2021
By RENE TORRES Special to the NEWS/PRESS Narciso “Chicho” Martinez was born with a gift bestowed to few. He was a musician who could not read a note, but his innate love for music made him one of the most popular musicians in Spanish-speaking nations and communities here in the states. In the 1930s, his …
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Jun 04 2021
By Rene Torres Special to the PRESS Don Chencho and Don Quirino were the first to sell freshwater, door to door, in Port Isabel. They supplied water to Port Isabel before 1928. Both were youngsters at the time and toiled until they were over 100 years old. Chencho was said to have lived to the …
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May 11 2021
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The old adage of locals and returning tourists is that Port Isabel never changes. It is always the town between land and sea, where the high school sports teams are named after fish caught five miles away from the fields and courts they play on. Maybe that’s true for the last …
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May 11 2021
By Gaige Davila Special to the PRESS Port Isabel is no stranger to sailors, but the depths of one group of sailors’ mission could not be more stranger. The schooner Anne and its crew–Andrew West, Gwen Whitney, John Wolfe, Reid Stowe, Kate Wicks, Oliver Parody, and Eric Goss–sailed from Miami, Florida, to Port Isabel …
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May 11 2021
By Steve Hathcock Special to the PARADE Editor’s note: This article appeared in the May 2021 edition of the South Padre Parade. The time was 1931: Al Capone controlled Chicago and Will Rogers had yet to “meet a man (he) didn’t like.” Padre Island was a lonely, desolated place in the early 1930s, with only …
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May 07 2021
By Rene Torres Special to the PRESS Port Isabel for sale! The complete sale of the sea village occurred in the Spring of 1927. The acquisition was announced in Brownsville and the following year, it was incorporated into an official town. On this historical day, the city began its march toward establishing a modern city …
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Apr 05 2021
By Gaige Davila “I never wanted to be a photographer,” Capt. Danno Wise said, during a signing event for his book, “Fishing for Photographs” at Laguna Bobs on the Island. But with the success of this book, the captain, Port Isabel High School history teacher, and freelance writer is, inadvertently, now a photographer. …
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June 11, 2021
April 5, 2021
By RENE TORRES Special to the PRESS/NEWS On April 19, 1933, Port Isabel and the Rio Grande Valley witnessed one of the most glorious days in the history of this region. The occurrence: the celebration of the beginning of the work of a dream come true. The establishment of a port at the seaside city … Continue reading [...]
News Staff Report The San Benito Lady ‘Hounds fell to the Harlingen High School Lady Cardinals during a district volleyball game on Saturday, Sept. 18. The Lady ‘Cards beat the Lady Hounds in four straight sets to defeat San Benito. The Lady ’Hounds next home game will be against the Brownsville Rivera Lady Raiders on … Continue reading [...]
By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Greyhounds take on the Los Fresnos Falcons for their first district matchup of the season on Friday. Currently, the ’Hounds are undefeated in non-district play, the ’Hounds defeated the Schertz-Clemens Buffaloes 13-7 during their game on Friday, Sept. 10. On offense, the ’Hounds will look toward dual-threat quarterback … Continue reading [...]
By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Cultural History Museum held the grand opening of the “Arte De La Casa” exhibit on Thursday, Sept. 16. The exhibit features artwork from Sam Rawls and Monica Lugo and photographs, a dance film short, and a performance from the Frontera Dance Project. The artists spent two months in … Continue reading [...]
By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito City Commission adopted ordinances for the 2021-2022 city budget and property tax rate during a regular city commission meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 21. City Budget The commission adopted an ordinance for the city’s general fund, debt service fund, community development grant, economic development fund, waterworks enterprise fund, and … Continue reading [...]
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