Jul 30 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A body has been recovered on South Padre Island, after a person went missing after swimming with two others at a public beach access. ChristDeshaun Reddix, 26, from Austin, was found dead 2.5 miles north of Cameron County Beach Access 6 at around 11:00 a.m., South Padre Island Public Information …
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Jul 30 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Laguna Madre area towns and cities have over 270 COVID-19 cases total, as cases continue rising across Cameron County, the Rio Grande Valley and the state. As of press time, Port Isabel has 175 COVID-19 cases, the most of the area; Laguna Vista has 48 cases; South Padre Island has 37 …
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Jul 30 2020
First Texas hurricane of the season causes minor damage By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Hurricane Hanna, strengthening from a tropical storm just before touching down on North Padre Island at around 5 p.m. on July 25, brought at least 8 to 10 inches of rain to South Padre Island and destroyed docks, fences, signs and trees. …
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Jul 24 2020
[slideshow_deploy id=’24409′]By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Cameron County will get at least 2 to 4 inches of rain from Tropical Storm Hannah as it nears the South Texas Coast. The storm is moving at 9 mph, moving west-northwest towards Corpus Christi, with 50 mph winds. Hanna is expected to make landfall sometime on Saturday, according to …
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Jul 24 2020
From City of South Padre Island A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued for the Lower Texas Coast. Currently, there are a few models that continue to show Tropical Storm Hanna heading towards south Texas. At this point, South Padre Island is expecting wind gusts up to 39 – 50 miles per hour and 4 …
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Jul 24 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Cameron County residents will not be able to drive to county beach parks and accesses for a couple more weeks. Cameron County Judge Eddie Trevino, Jr., has extended an emergency management order issued on June 29, which closed county beach accesses and mandated facial coverings in public county-wide. The order is …
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Jul 24 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Municipal offices across the Rio Grande Valley are distributing sandbags as Tropical Storm Hanna nears the South Texas coast. Cameron County residents can pick up sandbags until 6:00 p.m. today, July 24, and tomorrow July 25, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at 7092 Old Alice Road, Brownsville, Texas, 78521. South …
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Jul 24 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com There is an obvious relationship between Cameron County’s COVID-19 cases and Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño’s tone at his press conferences: as the wave rises, so, too, does the urgency of the captain’s voice of this ship we’re all aboard, looking down as the crest refuses to roll back, hoping for …
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Jul 24 2020
By DAVID LOPEZ & GAIGE DAVILA editor@sbnewspaper.com editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com After several weeks of will they or won’t they, football, volleyball, tennis, and cross country practices and games are slated to begin in August for 1A-4A conferences. This includes Point Isabel ISD and Rio Hondo ISD. However, for San Benito CISD, a 32-6A district, volleyball and football …
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Jul 24 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com When COVID-19 hit the Rio Grande Valley, Doug Atwell, a South Padre Island resident, became a cautious man, advocating to his family and friends to stay inside, wear masks and practice social distancing. Even after the state reopened with a slew of orders issued by Governor Greg Abbott, Doug Atwell kept …
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