Jul 21 2022
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Trisha Litterer is the mother of Kaycee, 12, and Lee, 9. Their family resides in Uvalde, Texas, and first visited South Padre Island in 2017. On that first trip, the family decided to take a sand castle building lesson instructed by Dennis Barrett, with South Padre Island Sand Castle Lessons. “My …
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Jul 14 2022
By SHELDON MOORE Special to the PRESS On Tuesday, July 12 the Laguna Vista Town Council Meeting was called to order by Mayor ProTem Rolando Gonzalez promptly at 6 p.m. Also present were Council Member 1, Michael Carter, Council Member 4, Victor Worrell and Council Member 5, Silke De Gobeo. Following Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance …
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Jul 14 2022
By SHELDON MOORE Special to the PRESS Valley educator Idea Schools has announced the commencement of bus service for Port Isabel students for the upcoming 2022-2023 school year. Currently serving the Rio Grande Valley with 51 tuition free schools, Idea Schools provides Pre-K through 12th grade classes for 33,000 Rio Grande Valley students with an …
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Jul 14 2022
Special to the PRESS On July 8, 2022 CCSO Deputies responded to Monroe Avenue in Port Isabel, in reference to a verbal altercation. Upon arrival, Deputies made contact with two victims who stated they were robbed and assaulted at knife point by an unidentified male subject. The first victim stated the male took his wallet …
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Jul 14 2022
By KREIG KOHL Special to the PRESS Port Isabel City Commission held their regularly scheduled meeting on July 12. After the opening invocations the commission opened the floor to public comments of which there were none. A planned presentation from the Texas Department of Transportation, discussing the Causeway Repair Project, was postponed until a …
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Jul 07 2022
[slideshow_deploy id=’130148′] By TESS FICCAGLIA Mr. Angel Albino is the manager of Longboard Bar & Grill located at 205 West Palm Street, in the South Entertainment District of South Padre Island, Texas. He gives a brief history and says Longboard Bar & Grill has been open for only four years and he has worked there …
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Jul 07 2022
By TESS FICCAGLIA Karla Ibarra contemplates a few moments. She wants to make sure she gets the best words to describe why she is so dedicated to the businesses owned by the Ferrone Family. She says it is their dedication to making their employees part of that family that keeps hers and her staff running …
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Jul 07 2022
By KREIG KOHL Special to the PRESS On June 30, the Cameron County Parks and Recreation Department held a public meeting at Berjerano-Mcfarland Park in Laguna Heights. The park itself was originally constructed in 2007 and has been in use since then. Featuring a basketball court, public restrooms, a picnic area, and a walking trail …
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Jul 07 2022
Another chapter in the fabulous history of South Texas as the Padre Island Causeway is dedicated. State senator Roger Kelly’s of Edinburgh began by introducing the master of ceremonies for the affair, Frank Quinn of Austin, chairman of the Texas State Parks Board. Mr. Quinn then introduced the honored guests. Among those introduced are …
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Jul 07 2022
By TONY VINDELL Special to the PRESS That plate of fried shrimp people enjoy at their favorite seafood restaurants, such as the Blue Marlin or at El Pescador in San Benito could either be taken off the menus or cost a lot more. The tastier gulf- shrimp caught by trawlers from the Texas Gulf …
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