Jul 03 2025
By TRINA ‘INDI’ JOHNSON Special to the PRESS Just weeks after announcing its move across the causeway, Grouchy Gringo is officially open on South Padre Island—and already drawing a steady stream of curious visitors and hungry regulars. “The hardest part? Definitely the timing. We were still serving food in Port Isabel while trying to get …
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Jul 03 2025
By DIANTÉ MARIGNY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Point Isabel Independent School District Board of Trustees unanimously approved significant salary increases for all district employees during its regular meeting Monday evening. The approved compensation plan includes tiered raises for teachers based on years of experience. Teachers with one to two years of experience will receive a $1,700 increase, …
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Jul 03 2025
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS On Thursday, June 26, the local summer track team, Coastal Heat, competed at the AAU Track & Field Region 19 Qualifier held at Southwest Legacy HS in San Antonio, TX. The 3-day track and field meet featured around 100 track teams and hundreds of athletes from …
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Jul 03 2025
(photo courtesy/Hidalgo Early College High School) By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS This past Saturday, June 28th, the 37th Rio Grande Valley Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony was held in Harlingen, TX. Among the class of 2025 individual inductees was former Port Isabel High School AD/Football Head Coach, Monty “Stump” Stumbaugh. …
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Jul 03 2025
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS On Thursday, June 26, the Port Isabel 7on7 team began competing in the Annual State 7on7 Championships held at College Station, TX. Prior to the state tourney, the Tarpons had won the “Battle by the Bay” 7on7 Tournament at home for the first time ever to …
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Jun 27 2025
By: Dianté Marigny editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com LAGUNA VISTA, Texas — A man is dead after an apparent self‑inflicted gunshot wound that followed a domestic‑disturbance call Monday evening, according to Laguna Vista police. Officers were dispatched at 5:07 p.m. on June 23 to a home in the 400 block of Banker Street, where they spoke with a woman outside who reported …
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Jun 26 2025
Special to the PRESS The Cameron County District Attorney’s Office is calling on residents and visitors to prioritize safety this summer. This weekend, Alberto Lorenzo Galvan, 39, of Edinburg, drowned near Beach Access #5 while swimming. Despite CPR efforts by lifeguards and emergency personnel, Mr. Galvan was later pronounced dead at a hospital in …
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Jun 26 2025
By TRINA ‘INDI’ JOHNSON Special to the PRESS A young dolphin was found lifeless on Boca Chica Beach over the weekend, its body discovered the day after a wave of unease swept through the nearby Dolphin Cove area on South Padre Island. Beachgoers reported a disturbance involving a jet ski and a dolphin, though …
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Jun 26 2025
By DIANTÉ MARIGNY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A powerful explosion rocked SpaceX’s Starbase facility near Boca Chica late Wednesday night, sending shockwaves across South Texas and startling residents from Port Isabel to Harlingen. The blast, which occurred at approximately 11 p.m. on June 18, was heard and felt in multiple cities, sparking concern across the region. According to …
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Jun 26 2025
By DIANTÉ MARIGNY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com An eight-minute investigative video produced by Dolcefino Media is raising questions about the use of taxpayer funds and potential conflicts of interest involving public officials in South Padre Island. The video, titled ‘The Island Mob’ highlights claims that public money has been used in ways that appear to benefit bars and …
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