Capital project prioritization process continues

By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel Capital Project Planning Committee met Tuesday to continue discussions regarding the prioritization of several capital improvement projects. The committee agreed to a number of additional street improvement projects, and considered removing from their priority list a project aimed at improving the City’s park facilities and …

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Hospital sign still stirring up debate

By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com What’s the big deal about a sign? A lot, depending on whom you ask. Two weeks after the Port Isabel Board of Adjustments tabled a request for a variance to erect an electronic sign for an emergency medical facility that’s proposing to locate in the historic district the …

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District approves purchase of online learning program

By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com After gathering input from its elementary school teachers, and observing the results of a pilot program, Point Isabel ISD staff recommended the continued use of an online learning program called Imagine Learning during a meeting of the Point Isabel ISD Board of Trustees Tuesday night. The online learning …

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Strunk prepares for start of practice

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS With the start of football practice now less than three weeks away the new coach for the Port Isabel Tarpons is hard at work in preparing for the first day of fall drills on Aug. 6. The Press found Jason Strunk, hired recently as the Port Isabel High …

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Clarinet specialist added to band staff

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS A band director is very much like a football coach. He is responsible for assembling a staff of assistants who can contribute their knowledge and talents towards putting a good marching band on the field come football season. Head Director of Bands for the Port Isabel Independent School …

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Percussion section getting it together

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Press visited with the Port Isabel Band Director Scott Hartsfield where he spoke about how it’s going with battery percussion and the new halftime show. Hartsfield is his own percussion specialist and clearly knows what he is doing in working with these talented kids. “It’s coming together …

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Writer’s Block: Menudo: The Latino Soul Personified

By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com It’s no secret that food and family are two integral parts of Latino culture. Our family bonds are tightly woven, with our extended family members as close to us as our smaller nuclear families. Family is so important in Latino culture that we oftentimes happily choose to expand …

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Rio History: German Saboteurs and Ship Wrecks

By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS Hello Steve, I am a transplanted Texan living in Santa Fe. I’ve been here for 15 years and really miss the lifestyle of South Texas. I have been intrigued for several years with the shipwrecks of Padre. I’ve seen one referred to on a map as “Nicaragua.” Is this …

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Bountiful Blessings: Shrimp fleet receives annual benediction ahead of new season

[slideshow_deploy id=’20025′] By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Texas Shrimp Association (TSA) held its annual Blessing of the Fleet in advance of the opening of the 2018 commercial shrimping season on Sunday, July 15. For the 13th year, the Rev. Mark Watters presided over the ceremony, delivering a sermon of hope, both for …

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Fighting Words: Lawyer calls for sanctions against Hinojosa, Port Isabel

Lawyer calls for sanctions against Hinojosa, Port Isabel City attorney responds: “He’s an embarrassment” By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The legal battle between the City of Port Isabel and a former employee has become more heated in recent weeks. Danny Goldberg, a Houston attorney representing former Port Isabel City Manager Ed Meza, has …

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