Jul 24 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com There is an obvious relationship between Cameron County’s COVID-19 cases and Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño’s tone at his press conferences: as the wave rises, so, too, does the urgency of the captain’s voice of this ship we’re all aboard, looking down as the crest refuses to roll back, hoping for …
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Jul 24 2020
By DAVID LOPEZ & GAIGE DAVILA editor@sbnewspaper.com editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com After several weeks of will they or won’t they, football, volleyball, tennis, and cross country practices and games are slated to begin in August for 1A-4A conferences. This includes Point Isabel ISD and Rio Hondo ISD. However, for San Benito CISD, a 32-6A district, volleyball and football …
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Jul 24 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com When COVID-19 hit the Rio Grande Valley, Doug Atwell, a South Padre Island resident, became a cautious man, advocating to his family and friends to stay inside, wear masks and practice social distancing. Even after the state reopened with a slew of orders issued by Governor Greg Abbott, Doug Atwell kept …
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Jul 24 2020
Staff report The City of South Padre Island is holding a General Election on November 3, 2020 for Mayor and Council Member Place 4. Filing dates to submit an general ballot application for the office of Mayor or Place 4 are from July 20, 2020 through August 17, 2020. Applications must be received by 5:00 …
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Jul 24 2020
Staff report The South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce has cancelled its 39th Annual Ladies Kingfish Tournament. “While we had worked hard to adapt and adjust, and feel we had pulled together a tournament that followed CDC guidelines and all government mandates to ensure the safety of our staff, volunteers, anglers, captains and crew, circumstances …
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Jul 24 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A local charter boat company was criticized by the Cameron County Judge, after a video filmed over the weekend showed a boat with several people on it not wearing face coverings. During a press conference on July 20, Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño showed a Facebook video from Friday, July 17, …
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Jul 24 2020
[slideshow_deploy id=’24374′] Special from the City of Port Isabel On Thursday, July 16, Port Isabel Police Department got a call about a cat on the Queen Isabella Causeway. Port Isabel Animal Control Supervisor Oscar Del Abra got the early morning notification and headed to the scene, assisted by Port Isabel Police Department officer Samuel Sauceda. …
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Jul 24 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Texas International Fishing Tournament (TIFT), a staple of the Laguna Madre area’s annual summer events, is cancelled this year. “The T.I.F.T. Executive Board did not come to this decision lightly,” a press release announcing the tournament’s cancellation states. No specific reason was given for the tournament’s cancellation. TIFT Tournament Director …
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Jul 24 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The former site of Chaos nightclub is slated to become an entertainment center, with a restaurant and shopping center, after the city gave the building’s owner a notice to demolish the vacant structure. The City of South Padre Island’s Substandard Review Board found the long-empty building to violate two of the …
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Jul 20 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Point-Isabel Independent School District (PI-ISD) will hold classes online for the upcoming school year, as COVID-19 cases continue rising in the Laguna Madre area, Cameron County and across the state. In a unanimous decision, the PI-ISD School Board Trustees voted to delay on-campus instruction for the 2020-2021 school year, during an …
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