Sep 10 2021
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A teen drowned over the Labor Day weekend while swimming off a South Padre Island beach, the city confirmed to the PRESS. A 16-year-old teen was swimming near Clayton’s Beach Bar and Grill, at 6900 Padre Blvd, when he went missing around 3:15 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 4. According to a …
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Sep 10 2021
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com It’s been 20 years since a barge collided with the Queen Isabella Causeway, toppling a section of the bridge in the early morning hours of Sept. 15, 2001. Eleven people drove off the bridge into the created void. Eight died, three survived. The City of South Padre Island will host a …
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Sep 10 2021
[slideshow_deploy id=’129143′] Photos and words by Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Point Isabel ISD says there is nothing more they can do to make longtime band director Scott Hartsfield return to the district. “The District’s administration has met with Mr. Hartsfield to mediate this matter at length and has exhausted all efforts to try and resolve this …
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Sep 09 2021
By RAY QUIROGA rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com Courtney Hayden loves rainy days. “I sometimes bump into people at the post office (on rainy days) and apologize for doing my rain dance the night before,” she jested. While her appreciation for inclement weather may be peculiar for an area known for its sunny beaches and otherwise subtropical climate, her …
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Sep 09 2021
Photo and words by Gaige Davila Two Laguna Madre area teens have become the lone junior karate black belts in the area, after more than six years of training. Kirin Cantu and Joaquin Rodriguez, both 8th graders at Port Isabel Junior High, were promoted to junior black belt in karate on August 18, receiving the …
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Sep 09 2021
Photo and words by Gaige Davila Art Business Incubator (ABI-SPI) introduces local and out-of-state artists every year to the Laguna Madre area; and this year, they’re introducing a new director. Deanna Lynn Powell, from Dallas, is now leading the SPI Economic Development Corporation-created ABI-SPI, three years after its inception in 2019. Before Powell came to …
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Sep 03 2021
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Point Isabel ISD (PI-ISD) band parents continue to plead to the district to address bullying, schedule changes and the resignation of longtime Port Isabel High School (PIHS) band director Scott Hartsfield, alleging nothing has changed since they brought up the concerns last week. Port Isabel Band Booster Club members, consisting of …
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Aug 29 2021
Curated by Steve Hathcock TIN CAN TOURISTS WANT CAMPSITE HERE FOR MEMBERS The Tin Can Tourists of the World, an international organization of tourists who travel by motor car are very anxious to establish a tourist camp in Brownsville and other points in the Valley, according to a letter received by the Chamber of Commerce. …
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Aug 29 2021
By Constancio Martinez Jr Special to the PRESS This past Thursday, August 19, Point Isabel ISD hosted their “Volley at the Beach” volleyball tournament at the Port Isabel High School. The three-day event included the following teams: Pool 1: Port Isabel JV, St. Joseph Academy, Rio Hondo and Santa Rosa; Pool 2: Port Isabel, San …
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Aug 29 2021
By Constancio Martinez Jr Special to the PRESS The 2021 Tarpons will be looking to rebound from last year’s disappointing football season. Due to the pandemic the Tarpons were only scheduled to play two games in 2020. While their new district opponents from the coastal bend area started their season in late August, the Tarpons …
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