Aug 30 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Not many freshmen get moved up to Varsity at the very start of the high school volleyball season. Layli Mata is one of the few to get the nod since Julie Breedlove took the Port Isabel head coaching job. “I needed a setter, number one,” Breed-love said this …
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Aug 30 2019
By WENDY VAN DEN BOOGERD Special to the PRESS No matter what ails you, Greg Luna is the person you’ll want to see. Located at 112 West Queen Isabella Ste C in Port Isabel, Luna Medical Clinic operated by Gregory Luna, P.A., delivers personalized care, along with compassion and a knowledge base that is sure …
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Aug 30 2019
By PAMELA CODY Special to the Press The South Padre Island Convention & Visitors Advisory Board met Wednesday morning, to discuss and review fall and spring break marketing and advertising plans as well as approve funding for special events. Before Toni Ellard of the Atkins Group presented their extensive media plan for the period of …
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Aug 30 2019
By PAMELA CODY Special to the Press Port Isabel City Commissioners closed the final public hearings on the proposed 2019 – 2020 budget and tax rate, with City Manager Jared Hockema showing a budget surplus at Tuesday night’s meeting. “Each day, we’ve been making small adjustments to get us closer to the black. At this …
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Aug 30 2019
By GAIGE DAVILA Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com After 5 p.m. on the afternoon of August 27, a loud rumbling could be heard on South Padre Island and in the Port Isabel area for nearly a minute. The source of the sound was the SpaceX spacecraft Starhopper, a prototype of SpaceX’s planned starship vehicle, …
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Aug 22 2019
By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the Parade Bill Howard wrote to ask about about a postcard he found. The photo shows the U.S. Naval radio tower and station which was situated on a 22 acre plot near where the swing bridge connecting Long Island Village to Port Isabel is located today. In response to increased …
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Aug 22 2019
By DAVID LEE ZAMORA Special to the PARADE 47 Meters Down: Uncaged is a fun survival horror that manages to outdo its predecessor, 47 Meters Down, in every single way. The film sells the tension and fear that being stuck in a cave with great white sharks brings, I think. 47 Meters Down: Uncaged chronicles …
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Aug 22 2019
By DARA SOSA Special to the Parade Legendary ska-punk band Sublime with Rome is coming back to South Padre Island on Oct. 12, performing at Isla Blanca Park’s amphitheater. The band will be the first to perform at the venue, which was completed this past February. Promoting company Carpenox is bringing Sublime with Rome to …
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Aug 22 2019
By Larry Gage Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons volleyball team went down in straight sets against the Brownsville Vikings Tuesday night at Tarpon Gym. Pace won by scores of 25-23, 25-18, 25-15. The home team showed a lot of fight and head P.I. coach, Julie Breedlove, was pleased with her team’s …
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Aug 22 2019
By Larry Gage Special to the PRESS Port Isabel High junior volleyball player Allison Gonzalez is primed and ready for volleyball season. Texas high school volley-ball season, of course, is already underway, and the Lady Tarpons have two pre-season matches and tournaments in the books. Gonzalez, who also plays softball in the spring, works hard …
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