Apr 20 2023
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com In the morning of Thursday, April 20, 2023, history was made in South Texas. At 8:34 a.m., SpaceX, a corporation with the focus of space exploration, headed by Elon Musk, launched the tallest and most powerful launch vehicle ever flown. Minutes after takeoff, the massive machinery exploded over the Gulf of …
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Apr 20 2023
By KREIG KOHL Special to the PRESS The City Council of South Padre Island held a special meeting on April 11 to discuss a new short-term rental call center and program by Deckard Technologies LLC. According to the presentation given, the city has been working for the last few months with Deckard to improve the …
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Apr 20 2023
Special to the PRESS The Laguna Madre Water District [LMWD] is excited to announce the Employee of the Month of March 2023. After much consideration of the employees nominated for this honor, LMWD would like to Congratulate Oracio “OJ” Alcocer for being selected. This announcement was made during LMWD’s Department Supervisors Meeting last week. Alcocer …
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Apr 20 2023
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS On Wednesday, April 12, Port Isabel High School [PIHS] held a signing event for standout softball player, Celina Marchan. Marchan signed her letter of intent to play softball at Schreiner University -a private university located in Kerrville, Texas. The Mountaineers play in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference …
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Apr 20 2023
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Citizens from the Lower Laguna Madre and across the Rio Grande Valley are invited to participate in the Second Annual CASA Golf Tournament. Proceeds from this event will directly benefit Court Appointed Special Advocates [CASA]. This is the second year in a row that this tournament will be taking place. In …
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Apr 20 2023
By AMBER JONES Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island Golf Club Community Social started its biweekly market days one year ago in an effort to create something that would draw in more community involvement. With about 70 registered vendors, the committee has created a successful market days event that has something for everyone. …
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Apr 20 2023
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS On April 13, the Tarpon track teams traveled back to Raymondville to compete in the 32-4A District Track and Field Meet. The meet had the following eight district schools attending: Port Isabel, La Feria, Raymondville, Zapata, Hidalgo, RGC La Grulla, Brownsville Harmony and Brownsville Jubilee. With a …
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Apr 20 2023
Editor’s note: Moments in Time is a collection of recovered newspaper briefs and other publications, compiled by local historian, Steve Hathcock, that offer a look back at the history of the Rio Grande Valley and the rest of the world. Thousands of sun and fun lovers began gathering at South Padre Island off Port Isabel, …
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Apr 20 2023
By JAVIER GONZALEZ Special to the PRESS The spring season is an exciting time of year on the Island, especially at the South Padre Island Birding Nature Center & Alligator Sanctuary [SPIBNCAS]. Thousands of trans-gulf migratory birds will be arriving at the center and on SPI as they complete their marathon 600-mile flight across the …
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Apr 13 2023
By MICHAEL PETTY Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel City Council convened their meeting promptly at 7 p.m. on April 11, 2023, with Mayor Martin Cantu Jr. presiding. Present were Commissioners Sandra Holland, Martin C. Cantu, Carmen Rios, and Jeffery David Martinez. The meeting began with the reading of the minutes, as there was …
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