Sep 14 2023
By TERESA BRYANT The Rotary Club of Port Isabel started off the week putting out flags in Port Isabel, Laguna Vista and South Padre Island on Sept. 11, in honor of those who lost their lives and for the lives that were forever changed on that day. The Rotary Flag Program is the primary fundraiser …
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Sep 14 2023
By JAVIER GONZALEZ My name is Javier Gonzalez, I am the Naturalist Educator at the South Padre Island Birding Nature Center & Alligator Sanctuary and an avid local birder. I’m excited to bring you this new weekly column in effort to showcase SPI as the incredible birding hotspot that it is and bring some focus to …
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Sep 14 2023
By ROBERT LEWIS Now that we are in the middle of September, it is a critical time to fertilize your palm trees. We normally recommend that palm trees are fed three times a year – early spring (February – March), early summer (Memorial Day) and now late summer/early fall. The official start of fall is …
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Sep 07 2023
Special to the PRESS The shorelines and tidal mudflats of the southern coastal tip of Texas provide extremely valuable and important habitat for a wide range of resident breeding and migratory shorebird species including sandpipers, plovers and allies. Thousands of resident shorebirds nest on local beaches and wetland edges, and millions of birds undertake yearly …
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Sep 07 2023
Special to the PRESS Point Isabel Independent School District (PIISD) marked a significant milestone on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, with a groundbreaking and ribbon cutting ceremony held at the Port Isabel Early College High School campus. The event saw a convergence of teachers, students, administrators, families, school board members, business associates and the enthusiastic Tarpon …
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Sep 07 2023
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com On Aug. 28, at approximately 9:30 a.m. Point Isabel ISD publicly announced that it had received a bomb threat. It was later explained that the threat was received via email. The schools were immediately placed on a “secure” protocol. Meanwhile, the Point Isabel ISD PD, Port Isabel PD and the South …
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Sep 07 2023
Special to the PRESS The Laguna Madre Water District [LMWD] gives its congratulations to Isaac Ochoa for being selected as Employee of the Month. LMWD reviewed nominations and chose Ochoa as Employee of the Month for July, 2023. Ochoa is a hard worker with a positive attitude, has a great work ethic and is always …
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Sep 07 2023
Special to the PRESS Point Isabel Administrators convened to discuss a plethora of vital issues that are shaping the landscape of education in their region. At the forefront of the dialogue was the pressing need to break the cycles of socioeconomic limitations that often plague the residents of Point Isabel. Francis and the Board delved …
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Sep 07 2023
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ JR Special to the PRESS This past Saturday, Sept. 2, the Port Isabel Cross Country teams competed in the RGV Cross Country Classic held in Edinburg, Tx. The men’s cross country is a young, but experienced team comprised of Cleveland Smith (Jr.), Christian Smith (Jr.), Oscar Arona (Jr.), Julio Cortez (Jr.), David …
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Sep 07 2023
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS On Thursday, Sept. 1, 2023, the 4A Port Isabel Tarpons had a non-district game against their old rival, the 3A Rio Hondo Bobcats. Last year’s contest saw the Tarpons beat the Cats 41-21 at Tarpon Stadium. This season, the Cats were looking for some payback and they …
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