Aug 29 2021
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A company founded by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is proposing to build a tunnel between Isla Blanca Park and Boca Chica Beach, in an apparent solution to Highway 4’s recurring closures. The Boring Company met with Cameron County officials last month proposing the tunnel, which would be the third the company …
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Aug 26 2021
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Though Point Isabel ISD (PI-ISD) has solved a scheduling blunder that was criticized heavily by band students, parents and alumni, the district is, as of this article’s writing, without a band director. Point Isabel ISD band parents and alumni met with Superintendent Theresa Capistran early this past Wednesday, August 25, …
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Aug 24 2021
Curated by Steve Hathcock Editor’s note: The following reports have been edited for clarity and AP Style. CRIMINAL MISCHIEF: On August 20, 2021, at approximately 4:56 a.m., officers were dispatched to 901 Padre Boulevard in reference to a criminal mischief. Upon arrival contact was made with a male subject who stated he damaged a vehicle. …
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Aug 20 2021
By RENE TORRES Special to the PRESS/NEWS The “Roaring Twenties,” one could say, created a pandemic for those that were afflicted with the consumption of liquor. But it was also considered an era of progress, and Rio Grande Valley experienced tremendous growth in business and population during that period of time. “Life” magazine called it …
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Aug 20 2021
Curated by Steve Hathcock Editor’s note: The following articles are taken from local newspapers of years past. KATY MAIL CAR ROBBED Nine Packages, Including Registry Mail, Taken by Two Men at Houston Heights. Houston, Tex., Aug. 16.-Mail Clerk A.L.Meitzen on the Katy Flyer, leaving Houston at 8:35 o’clock was held up by two masked men …
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Aug 20 2021
By Robert Lewis Special to the PRESS Well it’s a good news / bad news report this week. The good news is that with the drier weather of the last few weeks some of the crops that we notice along our highways that have been so waterlogged with frequent heavy rains have started to dry …
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Aug 20 2021
From the City of South Padre Island Special to the PRESS The general election will be held in the City of South Padre Island, Texas on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. Candidates include: General Election Council Member, Place 3: Incumbent Joe Ricco and Rodney (Rod) Hunter. Council Member, Place 5: Incumbent Eva-Jean Dalton (Unopposed). Early Voting …
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Aug 20 2021
From Texas Parks and Wildlife Special to the PRESS September marks the start of dove season for almost 300,000 Texas hunters per year. After Winter Storm Uri hit the state in February, many hunters are wondering how the snowfall and below-freezing temperatures may have affected dove populations. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) biologists report …
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Aug 20 2021
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Port Isabel students can expect a little more from their school for the next few years. The Afterschool Centers on Education (ACE) has come back to PI-ISD, thanks to a competitive Department of Education grant the school district applied for and received. The ACE program provides after-school, extra curricular activities and …
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Aug 20 2021
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Face masks are now required for all people inside Point Isabel ISD (PI-ISD) buildings, after a unanimous decision by the school board. The school district now has local control over COVID-19 protocols, in defiance of Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s May executive order banning all mask mandates by government entities, including school …
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