Aug 29 2021
By Constancio Martinez Jr Special to the PRESS This past Thursday, August 19, Point Isabel ISD hosted their “Volley at the Beach” volleyball tournament at the Port Isabel High School. The three-day event included the following teams: Pool 1: Port Isabel JV, St. Joseph Academy, Rio Hondo and Santa Rosa; Pool 2: Port Isabel, San …
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Aug 29 2021
By Constancio Martinez Jr Special to the PRESS The 2021 Tarpons will be looking to rebound from last year’s disappointing football season. Due to the pandemic the Tarpons were only scheduled to play two games in 2020. While their new district opponents from the coastal bend area started their season in late August, the Tarpons …
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Aug 29 2021
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A company founded by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is proposing to build a tunnel between Isla Blanca Park and Boca Chica Beach, in an apparent solution to Highway 4’s recurring closures. The Boring Company met with Cameron County officials last month proposing the tunnel, which would be the third the company …
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Aug 26 2021
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Though Point Isabel ISD (PI-ISD) has solved a scheduling blunder that was criticized heavily by band students, parents and alumni, the district is, as of this article’s writing, without a band director. Point Isabel ISD band parents and alumni met with Superintendent Theresa Capistran early this past Wednesday, August 25, …
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Aug 24 2021
Curated by Steve Hathcock Editor’s note: The following reports have been edited for clarity and AP Style. CRIMINAL MISCHIEF: On August 20, 2021, at approximately 4:56 a.m., officers were dispatched to 901 Padre Boulevard in reference to a criminal mischief. Upon arrival contact was made with a male subject who stated he damaged a vehicle. …
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Aug 20 2021
By RENE TORRES Special to the PRESS/NEWS The “Roaring Twenties,” one could say, created a pandemic for those that were afflicted with the consumption of liquor. But it was also considered an era of progress, and Rio Grande Valley experienced tremendous growth in business and population during that period of time. “Life” magazine called it …
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Aug 20 2021
Curated by Steve Hathcock Editor’s note: The following articles are taken from local newspapers of years past. KATY MAIL CAR ROBBED Nine Packages, Including Registry Mail, Taken by Two Men at Houston Heights. Houston, Tex., Aug. 16.-Mail Clerk A.L.Meitzen on the Katy Flyer, leaving Houston at 8:35 o’clock was held up by two masked men …
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Aug 20 2021
By Robert Lewis Special to the PRESS Well it’s a good news / bad news report this week. The good news is that with the drier weather of the last few weeks some of the crops that we notice along our highways that have been so waterlogged with frequent heavy rains have started to dry …
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Aug 20 2021
From the City of South Padre Island Special to the PRESS The general election will be held in the City of South Padre Island, Texas on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. Candidates include: General Election Council Member, Place 3: Incumbent Joe Ricco and Rodney (Rod) Hunter. Council Member, Place 5: Incumbent Eva-Jean Dalton (Unopposed). Early Voting …
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Aug 20 2021
From Texas Parks and Wildlife Special to the PRESS September marks the start of dove season for almost 300,000 Texas hunters per year. After Winter Storm Uri hit the state in February, many hunters are wondering how the snowfall and below-freezing temperatures may have affected dove populations. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) biologists report …
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