Helping Hands: United Methodist kids share joy of giving

By FREDDY JIMENEZ Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel United Methodist Church, from Sunday to Thursday, hosted a group of generous visitors with the purpose of giving back to the community as well as sharing the glory of God. Titled a mission week, about 32 people – 20 kids and 12 adults – …

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Pinkerton preps for new season

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Jacob Pinkerton has been hard at work for months preparing for the 2019 high school football season. The Press found him in the weight room recently and he talked about his upcoming senior season of football, and briefly looked back on last season. “Last year we had a …

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Niño has the speed

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS   Port Isabel Tarpon football teams always seem to have enough speed, but the 2019 Tarpons would appear to have more than usual. One example of that is Adrian Niño. “We have a pretty fast team this year,” Niño  told the Press. “We lost three guys to graduation, …

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Angel Niño looks forward to 2019

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The other half of the Niño Brothers backfield combination is Angel Niño and, along with his brother Adrian, Angel has given liberally of his time this spring to get ready for the upcoming high school football season. The Press found the younger of the Niño brothers at the …

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Rio History: Red Fish Landing

By Steve Hathcock Special to the PARADE Port Mansfield, or Redfish Landing, as it was once called was an isolated fishing camp located on the sandy shores of the Laguna Madre in the early 1930s. Newspaper reports from the time refer to giant redfish over four feet long and trout so numerous that a man …

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Excellence: SPI brings home TAMIO award

By FREDDY JIMENEZ Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com For the second year in a row, the City of South Padre Island has brought home the Texas Association of Municipal Information Officers (TAMIO) Award of Excellence for their submission of the city’s annual report. The city’s public information officer, Angelique “Nikki” Soto, traveled upstate this past …

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Early voting to commence

By FREDDY JIMENEZ Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Early voting for the South Padre Island runoff mayoral election will begin on Monday, June 17 and will run through until Tuesday, 25 with the exception of weekends. The two candidates running for the position are former Assistant City Manager Darla Jones, and Planning and Zoning Commission …

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Commission meets, business as usual

By ANGIE GAMEZ Special to the PRESS Numerous agenda items were discussed and approved at the City of Port Isabel City Commission meeting held earlier this week on Tuesday, June 11. Commissioners met and approved Ordinance 673-C, which amends 673-B to comply with the Texas Legislature’s recently adopted HB 852, which alters the way that …

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Port Isabel High School varsity wind ensemble advancing to Area

Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High School Band – Varsity Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Scott Hartsfield, has advanced to the Area level for the Association of Texas Small School Bands “Outstanding Performance Series” CD competition. Their recorded performance of “Semper Fidelis” by John Philip Sousa placed 1 overall. The band will …

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Laguna Vista to seek CAMS to monitor LNG

By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Laguna Vista City officials will formally request installation of a monitoring system to measure air and water pollutants locally prior to the onset of LNG’s production or manufacturing at their plant sites. LNG is one of several companies petitioning to open liquefied natural gas production facilities at the …

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