By CATHERINE DONNELLY Special to the PRESS Super Bowl LVII Sunday is upon us this weekend and there are so many choices to go out and view the game. Here is a list broken down by city, their food and drink specials, and amenities for those last-minute patrons looking for a venue to enjoy the …
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Feb 08 2024
Port Isabel remains undefeated in District
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS This Monday, January 5, the Port Isabel Tarpons (24-6, 11-0 in district) hosted the La Feria Lions (20-7, 10-1 in district) in a crucial district game. The Tarpons entered the game in first place of the district standings. The teams met back on January 12, when the …
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Feb 08 2024
Lady Tarpons rise in second scrimmage against Donna
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS This past Friday, February 2, Port Isabel hosted Donna in their second softball scrimmage of the season. In their previous scrimmage, Port Isabel was held without a score against Mercedes, but this time the Lady Tarpons bats were on fire. The game started off as a low-scoring …
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Feb 01 2024
Tornado damage addressed
By CATHERINEDONNELLY Special to the PRESS It’s been eight and a half months, 34 weeks, or 234 days since an EF-1 tornado hit the unincorporated community of Laguna Heights according to the National Weather Service (NWS). This is how long some families have been without the safe use of their homes and, in some cases, …
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Feb 01 2024
Puppy Bingo fundraiser slated
By LAURIE COKER Special to the PRESS On the romantic evening of Valentine’s Day, the Holiday Inn Beach Resort is set to host the annual Puppy Bingo event. A beloved tradition that has found a new home this year. The venue has been moved to the newly renovated Sea4Ever Banquet room, perched on the upper …
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Feb 01 2024
El Paseo Arts presents ‘Same Time Next Year
Genuinely funny and genuinely romantic, Bernard Slade’s 1975 play Same Time Next Year, ran four years on Broadway playing 1463 performances. It was nominated for three Tony awards: Best Play, Best Direction and Outstanding Performance by an Actress, winning the Tony for lead actress Ellen Burstyn, who later recreated her role in the successful motion …
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Feb 01 2024
Lady Tarpons fall in scrimmage
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS This past Saturday, January 27, the Port Isabel Lady Tarpons hosted the Mercedes Lady Tigers in the season’s first scrimmage of the softball season. Mercedes has featured some good teams the last few seasons, including going 30-8 overall this past year. Meanwhile, Lady Tarpons are trying to …
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Feb 01 2024
Lopez wins gold in powerlifting meet
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS This past Thursday, January 25, the Port Isabel Powerlifting boys team traveled to Weslaco to compete in the Weslaco HS Quad Meet. The boy’s division saw 48 lifters compete from the following four schools, 4A Port Isabel, 5A Edcouch-Elsa, 5A Harlingen South, and 6A Weslaco. Port Isabel …
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Jan 25 2024
Sea turtles head home
By LAURIE COKER Special to the PRESS Sea Turtle Inc., the sole sea turtle rehabilitation center in South Texas, recently completed the rescue of more than 950 cold-stunned Atlantic green sea turtles during a challenging four-day period marked by dangerously low water temperatures. The organization conducted a historic public release event, the second largest in …
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Jan 25 2024
‘UFO’ sighting on SPI
By CATHERINE DONNELLY Special to the PRESS Sometime in SPI’s not too distant past, a plain orange ‘UFO’ washed up on the shore of South Padre Island (SPI) between mile markers #9 and #10. It was approximately 2004, when the band OutKast was climbing the charts with their song “Hey Ya!” and “George Dubya” was …
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