May 15 2025
Moments in Time is a collection of recovered newspaper briefs and other publications, compiled by local historian, Steve Hathcock, offering a look back at the history of the Rio Grande Valley. Corpus Christi Caller: Captain William Anderson returned from Point Isabel with the Hettie May yesterday afternoon and put to rest the fears that were …
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May 08 2025
(Photo courtesy/ John Kraus) By TRINA “INDI” JOHNSON, DIANTÉ MARIGNY, ARABELLA SERRATA editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com “Starbase, Texas is now a real city!” SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced on X over the weekend, celebrating a decisive vote that transformed a long-discussed idea into official status. On May 3, voters within the proposed city limits approved incorporation by a …
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May 08 2025
By DIANTÉ MARIGNY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Cameron County voters made their voices heard in the May 2025 Special and General Election, with unofficial results now in. Out of 232,671 registered voters countywide, 16,852 ballots were cast — reflecting a turnout of just over 7%. One of the most closely watched items on the ballot, the Cameron County …
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May 08 2025
By TRINA “INDI” JOHNSON Special to the PRESS Isla Blanca Park, a centerpiece of Cameron County’s coastal parks, is nominated for USA TODAY’s Best Texas Beach for 2025, setting the stage for a second consecutive victory. Celebrated for its pristine shores and vibrant oceanfront, where families picnic, sunbathe, build sand castles, surf, and kiteboard, …
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May 08 2025
By TRINA “INDI” JOHNSON Special to the PRESS Russ Baum rolled into South Padre Island to step onto the stage at Coral Reef Lounge May 4 with guitar and heart in hand. For this singer-songwriter, music is more than notes and chords; it is life’s story, played out across lyrics documenting his days and …
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May 08 2025
By TRINA “INDI” JOHNSON Special to the PRESS Hundreds of healthcare professionals, students, and emergency responders gathered on South Padre Island May 1–2 for the 6th Annual South Texas Comprehensive Healthcare Symposium, hosted by the Trauma Regional Advisory Council V (TRAC-V). “We had several healthcare workers and students from the Cameron County area that …
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May 08 2025
Moments in Time is a collection of recovered newspaper briefs and other publications, compiled by local historian, Steve Hathcock, offering a look back at the history of the Rio Grande Valley. Steve Hathcock is a local historian and a regular columnist for the Port Isabel South Padre Press. He has spent many years collecting and …
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May 08 2025
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS As the 2024-2025 school session nears its completion, most, if not all, of the Port Isabel Early College sporting programs have concluded for the year. The PIECHS girls’ softball team closed out their season in 4th place in the district standings. In the Bi-District playoffs, the …
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May 01 2025
By TRINA “INDI” JOHNSON Special to the PRESS “This is for everyone,” Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño Jr. said as he promoted Proposition A during an April 30 South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce’s Coffee and Conversations event held at Padre Island Brewing Co. Judge Eddie Treviño Jr. spent the morning advocating for a proposed …
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May 01 2025
By DIANTÉ MARIGNY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Robyn Dunkin, a 45-year-old Health Information Technology student at Texas State Technical College (TSTC), brought home a gold medal in medical terminology at the 2025 SkillsUSA Texas Postsecondary Leadership and Skills Conference held April 2-5 in Corpus Christi. The competition brought together hundreds of students from across the state, representing …
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