Feb 22 2019
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Glenn Lawrie McGehee — a businessman, rancher and conservationist who served as mayor of South Padre Island from 1978-1982 — has died. He was 88 years old. McGehee was perhaps most well known as the man who established the first grocery store and liquor store on the Island. …
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Feb 22 2019
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com With the filing deadline for prospective candidates in the City of Port Isabel and Point Isabel ISD school board elections closed as of 5 p.m. last Friday, voters now know who will be appearing on their May ballots. Two seats are up for election in the City of …
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Feb 22 2019
PRESS Staff Report The Rotary Club of Port Isabel surprised one South Padre Island first responder during a meeting of the City Council Wednesday. Capt. Jim Pigg, of the South Padre Island Fire Department, was recognized by the club for his service to the community and his work with the City’s beach rescue team. “We’ve …
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Feb 22 2019
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS Prior to the Wednesday, Feb. 6 regular meeting of the South Padre Island City Council, the Board of Directors of the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) met to review their 2017-2018 annual financial report. Island Mayor Dennis Stahl introduced Cameron County Pct. 1 Commissioner Sofia Benavides, who attended, along …
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Feb 22 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The season has come to an end for the Port Isabel Tarpons basketball team. They were eliminated from the post-season playoffs Tuesday night by the Sinton Pirates, who won the first round, bi-district game, 67-54, at Alice. Port Isabel led 16-15 at the end of the first quarter …
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Feb 22 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel High sprinters were strong at Pharr last Friday. Running at the Hog Relays, hosted by PSJA Southwest. Two Tarpons in particular were especially fast in the 100 and 200-meter sprint races. Cesar Aguilera and Mac Strunk each ran second in the 100-meter and 200-meter races, respectively. …
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Feb 22 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Marlyn Cesenes got off to a great start in the 2019 UIL high school track and field season last week. She took the gold medal in the pole vault at the Hog Relays in Pharr with a vault of 10-feet, 6-inches in the first meet of the year …
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Feb 22 2019
Special to the PRESS Dear Editor, It has been my privilege and honor to serve as Superintendent of Point Isabel ISD for almost seven years and to conclude my 31 years of public education service in PIISD. I have been blessed to work with amazingly talented educators who work tirelessly to better the lives of …
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Feb 22 2019
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Even though the first official day of spring won’t be heralded in for another month with the arrival of the vernal equinox on March 20, it’s usually a pretty safe bet that all things green and growing will get off to a substantial head start here in the …
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Feb 22 2019
By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS A few years back I was interviewed by Na’Tassia Finley who asked about treasure hunting on South Padre Island. During the segment I talked about the famous Padre Island shipwrecks of 1554. While the camera rolled, I showed her some coins from that same era and explained the …
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