Dec 11 2020
Words by Gaige Davila Photos b Patricia M. McGrath editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Seven minutes have changed the course of space travel forever. SpaceX’s Starship SN8 prototype spacecraft successfully launched from the aerospace firm’s Boca Chica facility on Wednesday afternoon, with a total flight time of six minutes and forty-two seconds. After climbing to an altitude of 8 …
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Dec 11 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com After more than a year of litigation, a district court judge has declared South Padre Island’s food truck laws unconstitutional. Cameron County 138th District Court Judge Arturo Nelson made the ruling on Dec. 8, in response to a motion for summary judgement filed on Sept. 22. Nelson ruled that parts of …
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Dec 11 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com After Port Isabel’s school district (PI-ISD) confirmed COVID-19 cases every day last week, administrators and staff are increasing their cleaning, sanitizing, disinfecting and sterilizing efforts throughout the campuses. This past Tuesday, PI-ISD’s custodial staff learned to use ultraviolet (UV) light technology to sterilize high-touch surfaces, like door handles and desks. UV …
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Dec 11 2020
By Rene Torres Special to the PRESS South Padre Island, which is 113 miles in length, is the jewel of South Texas. It was originally granted to Nicolas Balli in 1759 by King Carlos III of Spain. The land was passed on to his grandson, Padre Jose Nicolas Balli, of which the island is named …
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Dec 04 2020
Special to the PRESS After over 5 years of planning, funding, and construction, the new terminal at the Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport is ready to debut. The unveiling ceremony is open to the public online and will begin at 6 pm December 11, streaming live at www.flybrownsville.com, rain or shine. Also, Brownsville South …
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Dec 04 2020
Special to the PRESS The City of Port Isabel will kick off the 2020 holiday season with their 13th Annual Hometown Christmas Holiday Parade on Saturday, Dec. 12 starting at 6 p.m. Participants and spectators will be asked to follow all COVID-19 safety precautions for this event. Attendees should be socially distancing themselves. Float participants …
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Dec 04 2020
Staff report Laguna Vista will embrace the new and old this Friday, Dec. 4, during their annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony. Visitors will notice that Roloff Park has gotten more colorful than last year, thanks to a mural painted by Christina Salazar. The mural, featuring a green jay and humming bird surrounded by …
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Dec 01 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com In a quiet citrus grove between Los Fresnos and Laguna Vista, some of the most sought after coffees in the world are being roasted, with hundreds of pounds a week being sold to connoisseurs across the globe. Janet Goings and her husband, Jeff, are the minds and hands behind Tree Frog …
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Nov 25 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Texas Supreme Court has denied to hear the City of Port Isabel’s case in an ongoing lawsuit with former city manager Edward Meza. Meza, who is now the city manager of neighboring Laguna Vista, sued the City of Port Isabel in 2015 after not receiving a severance package when he …
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Nov 25 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Hundreds of cars lined Port Isabel’s schools last Friday to receive much-needed help for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. Point Isabel ISD gave 1,100 meal bundles for the Thanksgiving holiday break, to feed students each day they are not on campus, spanning from Monday Nov. 23 to Friday Nov. 27. The meals …
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