Jan 24 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Construction began on extending concrete medians along Padre Boulevard this month. The medians are one part of a project the city calls the “PR 100 Median, Boardwalk and Sidewalk Improvement Project.” The project is being planned and designed by Kimley-Horn And Associates, Inc., a nationwide …
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Jan 24 2020
By GAIGE DAVILA editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A body was found in an apartment building at 2507 Gulf Blvd on South Padre Island last Thursday, January 16, afternoon. The decedent, Sean Kirstein, 44, from Elgin, IL, lived in Unit 3 of the apartment, where he was found dead, according to sources who knew Kirstein. Kirstein was …
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Jan 24 2020
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Senior trackman Mac Strunk is ready to get started. This is the third week of practice for the Port Isabel High track and field teams and the first meet of the new season is now only two weeks off. The Press found …
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Jan 24 2020
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS This past Friday, January 17, Port Isabel High School sent its powerlifters to compete at the Porter Invitational Power Lifting Meet 2020 held at Brownsville Porter High School. Both the Boys and Girls teams came …
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Jan 16 2020
By Angie Gamez Special to the Press The 2020 Census schedule, census data benefits to the community, community involvement, new changes to facilitate response rates, and opportunities for temporary part-time jobs were some of the topics discussed at last week’s Coffee and Conversation event by the South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce. Partnership Specialists, Juan …
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Jan 16 2020
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church (OLSS) has announced plans to build a new church on South Padre Island. Catholic Diocese of Brownsville’s Auxiliary Bishop Mario A. Avilés blessed the site of a prayer garden on December 31, 2019, …
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Jan 16 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A Port Isabel High School student was struck by a car on Port Road in Port Isabel around 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 14, according to Port Isabel Police Department. The student, who is 17-years-old, is currently in Valley Regional Hospital in Brownsville, Texas. As of Wednesday morning (January 15), the student’s …
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Jan 16 2020
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS The Boys soccer team hosted the Jubilee Brownsville Titans this past Tuesday, January 14. The visiting Titans beat the Tarpons 3-0, with all the scoring done in the first half. The second half got more aggressive, as several players collided and …
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Jan 11 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Last Saturday, January 11, 945 people ran across the Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway from the Port Isabel Public Library, ending the annual marathon at Louie’s Backyard. The marathon, hosted by the Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce, is in its 36th …
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Jan 10 2020
Local authors document Port Isabel, Brownsville shrimping history in new book By GAIGE DAVILA editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The degrees of separation between a person and a shrimper in the Laguna Madre area are few. And though the Laguna Madre’s shrimping industry has slowed considerably, it still exists, and carries with it generations of stories. Local authors Rudy …
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