Island ballot set for November

By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The slate has been set for the upcoming municipal elections on South Padre Island this November. According to a statement released by the City, a total of six candidates are vying for three seats on the City Council. At Place 3, local businessman Joe Ricco is running unopposed. …

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Lady Tarpons win district opener

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons volleyball team won their district opening match Tuesday night against Raymondville at Tarpon Gym. Port Isabel won by the scores of 25-21, 25-23, 24-26, 28-26. The team starts district play with a 1-0 record. This Friday they will be at La Feria for …

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Tarpons drop 14-3 decision to Porter

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons football team dropped a 14-3 decision to the Cowboys of Brownsville Porter last Friday night in the season opener at Tarpon Stadium. The game was close all the way and was not decided until Porter got a 49-yard touchdown run from Kevin Garcia with …

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Silver Tarpon Band hits the field

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Silver Tarpon Marching Band hit the field last Friday night for its first performance of the 2018 marching season and, not surprisingly, it did not go exactly as planned. At the start of the show that the band faltered slightly. “We started a little …

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Letter to the Editor for Sept. 6, 2018

Special to the PRESS Editor, Like you, I have a cultural connection to the land where Next Decade wants to desecrate and build the LNG. As the spokesperson and Tribal Chair of the Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe of Texas. I speak for the present members as well as the ancestors that I ascend from, not to mention …

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Writer’s Block: Precision Pelican

By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Last week, I wrote about the aerobatic accomplishments of a certain turkey vulture that I saw swooping low over the ground in its quest for tasty tidbits of the less-than-living variety. But, what I didn’t get to mention is that that turkey vulture wasn’t the only avian acrobat …

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Rio History: Racer’s Storm

By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS In his book, “Hurricane Almanac,” writer Michael J. Ellis talks of a cyclone called Racers Storm that formed up in the Yucatan in 1837. The storm was named for the British Sloop of War, “Racer”. The ship ran ahead of the storm for some time before the storm’s eye …

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Coast Guard rescue 17 from charter boat

By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The U.S. Coast Guard responded to a boat in distress, rescuing some 17 people off the shores of South Padre Island last Friday. The Coast Guard reports that the vessel, a charter boat, issued a distress call and was taking on water. “Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi watchstanders received …

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Re-Open For Business: New owners of BBQ joint host grand opening

New owners of BBQ joint host grand opening By ALEXA RAY Special to the PRESS Porky’s Pit has been a barbecue hotspot in Port Isabel for more than two years, but has only recently been acquired by new owners Scott “Bull” Bovee and Penny Faye Hoskins. Wednesday, Aug. 22 marked the 100th day of Bovee …

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Rotary Beach Run/Walk Set for Sept. 8

Special to the PRESS After a four-year hiatus, the Rotary Club of Port Isabel is once again organizing its popular beach run to be held this year at Clayton’s Beach Bar & Event Venue on Saturday, Sept. 8th. The run is set to commence at 8 a.m. This year, the club added a 10K run …

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