May 20 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com This summer’s Causeway Run and Fitness Walk, hosted by the Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce, has been cancelled. The Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce board cancelled the event on Wednesday morning, May 20, saying they were concerned for participants’ safety. The run was scheduled for June 6, initially, before being rescheduled …
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May 18 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Bars, bowling alleys, bingo halls, zoos, skating rinks, aquariums, rodeos and natural caverns can reopen this Friday, May 22, per order from Texas Governor Greg Abbott, at 25 percent capacity. Also starting Friday, restaurants can increase their occupancy limit to 50 percent. Child care facilities can reopen today, along with massage …
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May 16 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A South Padre Island condominium building has been destroyed by an early Saturday morning fire. A fire broke out at Gulfpoint Condominiums, on 200 Padre Boulevard next to the Sapphire Towers, at 7:36 a.m. on May 16, according to National Weather Service reports, after a lightning strike hit the building …
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May 15 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Sandcastle Village, outside of Gravity Park and Louie’s Backyard on South Padre Island, is going through another facelift, celebrating the graduation season, specifically for Port Isabel High School’s class of 2020. Initially, the Sandcastle Village was undergoing a “spring breaker-friendly theme,” before the global COVID-19 pandemic made the sand sculptors stop …
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May 15 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com No Island restaurants have been cited for violating the state-mandated 25 percent occupancy rule, according to the City of South Padre Island. Code enforcement officers and health inspectors with the city have not given citations for other regulations related to Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s order to reopen Texas businesses either. The …
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May 15 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Robert Salinas, former administrator for the Port Isabel Economic Development Corporation, has responded to the City of Port Isabel’s partial motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Salinas, via his lawyer. Salinas’ lawyer, Mark A. Sanchez, writes in the response that Salinas has given sufficient evidence that his due process rights …
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May 15 2020
By Gaige Davila & David Lopez editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com editor@sbnewspaper.com After a seemingly-endless period of will-it-or-won’t-it happen, Port Isabel High School’s Class of 2020 will graduate in an in-person ceremony. The graduation will be held at Tarpon Stadium on June 4 at 7:00 p.m. Details on how Point Isabel Independent School District (PI-ISD) will conduct the graduation …
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May 14 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Editor’s note: This article will be updated with more information. One detainee at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Port Isabel Detention Center (PIDC) has tested positive for COVID-19, an ICE spokesperson confirmed to the PRESS. ICE would not confirm when the detainee tested positive for COVID-19 and is not …
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May 14 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Editor’s note: This article will be updated as more information becomes available. Tony Villarreal, who coached football at Port Isabel High School in the early 1990s, is returning to the school as the new athletic director and head football coach. Villarreal was elected unanimously by the Port Isabel Independent School District …
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May 13 2020
By Havannah Cascos Our everyday lives were cast into the void of uncertainty. Conceivably, it is an advantageous moment to reflect on our lives and comportment as individuals, our role within our family system, who we are within organizations, and as members of society. Individuals of all ages may be feeling increasing levels of stress …
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