Category: News

District receives $120,000 grant

By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Point Isabel Independent School District (PIISD) was recently awarded a $120,399 grant for their pre-kindergarten program. The grant was one of several topics discussed at Tuesday night’s regular meeting of the board of trustees. “We were awarded in June 15, 2016,” said Ana Holland, assistant superintendent for …

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SPI welcomes new city manager Susan Guthrie

By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS In its October 5 meeting, the City Council of the City of South Padre Island approved the contract of Susan Guthrie as its new City Manager. The City of South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce hosted a Meet and Greet for the new City Manager on October 6, which …

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Police Blotter for 10-20-2016

Special to the PRESS Just a quick dip Early on Sept. 21, an officer was dispatched to the city pool in reference to an open door. After checking that all the windows and doors were secure, the officer resumed patrol. Bumper cars Just before noon on Sept. 21, an officer was dispatched to assist a …

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Lady Tarpons Take Zapata in Four

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons volleyball team took the bus all the way to Zapata Tuesday night and made the long trip pay off as they brought down the Lady Hawks in four sets in the next-to-last match of the season for both teams. Port Isabel won …

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Silver Tarpon Band on a Roll

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Silver Tarpon Marching Band is officially now on a roll.  For the first time this marching season this teenaged musical/marching aggregation competed in two contests on the same day, and earned straight Division I ratings along the way. The two contest venues, Donna and …

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From the Desk of the Laguna Vista City Manager

Special to the PRESS LV Residents and Friends, This is to provide you a brief update on the upcoming community events and to share information that may be of interest to you. As you read, you will notice the Town’s efforts to promote the SPI Golf Club’s First Annual Haunted Cart Barn and the Friends of the …

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Tarpons Take Down Bulldogs, 38-21

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons made the long road trip to Orange Grove Friday night and came back with their biggest win of the 2016 season.  They were all over the Bulldogs from the start and never trailed as they won the District 16-4A DII contest, 38-21. Port Isabel …

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Writer’s Block: Sunset Meetings

By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Earlier this week I had a late afternoon meeting on South Padre Island. As the meeting began to draw to a close, I couldn’t help but notice the increasingly golden tones of sunlight that pierced through the cracks in the blinds at the back of the room. The …

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Rio History: The Casino Hotel of South Padre Island

By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS Mr. Hathcock, you wrote about the Civic Center on Padre Island last week…..can you tell me anything about an old hotel that was a casino? Thank you for your stories Ellen Smith Hi Ellen, One of the first buildings constructed at Tarpon Beach in 1908, (Today’s Isla Blanca Park) …

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Life on the Boardwalk: Monarch Migration Superhighway

By JAVIER GONZALEZ Special to the PRESS By late September migrating Monarch butterflies east of the Rocky Mountains coming from as far north as Canada have reached the “Texas Funnel” on their way south to wintering grounds in the Oyamel Fir Tree forests in the mountains of central Mexico in the state of Michoacán. Their annual …

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