Laguna Madre towns to observe Memorial Day

By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com This Memorial Day, the communities of the Laguna Madre have several events planned to honor the men and women who gave their lives in service to our country. The Town of Laguna Vista will hold a Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony Monday afternoon beginning at 5 p.m. Residents …

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Island endorses $1.5 billion steel plant

By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island City Council considered a resolution endorsing a proposed steel manufacturing facility at the Port of Brownsville, decided on a budget amendment to fund a summer tourism marketing campaign, as well as reviewed an analysis of the Island’s parking issues during its Wednesday, May 17 meeting. …

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Bomb scare stalls Metro traffic

By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A Valley Metro bus and its passengers got an unexpected shock Sunday when a man began shouting about a bomb as the bus was travelling from South Padre Island to Port Isabel. “There was a guy in that metro bus there coming from the Island to our city …

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Lighthouse repairs delayed again

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By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com July 25. That’s the new estimated date of completion for the repairs to the historic Port Isabel Lighthouse, announced City Manager Jared Hockema at Tuesday’s city commission meeting. Hockema announced the news with a note of disapproval in his voice as he described an email Texas Parks and …

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Oblate Memorial Prayer Garden planned

By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish is building a Memorial Prayer Garden to pay tribute to the Oblate Priests and Brothers who served the Port Isabel Community from 1849 until 2012. The garden will feature a mural of the historic silhouette of the Calvary of Christ and a …

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Green awarded Press scholarship

By MARINA WISE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel – South Padre Press, in partnership with several local businesses, is pleased to announce the recipient of our 2017 academic scholarship, Ramsey Green. Green was selected from a talented pool of applicants and will receive $500 to aid his post-secondary educational pursuits. A first generation college …

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Class of 2017 takes center stage

By MARINA WISE Special to the PRESS This was finally the day that more than a hundred Port Isabel seniors had been eagerly awaiting for over a decade: Graduation Day. The ceremony took place at the South Padre Island Convention Centre, which was draped in blue and white decor in honor of the Tarpon graduates. A …

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Top 2 grads reflect on time in PI

By MARINA WISE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel High School celebrated its top two graduates this past weekend: valedictorian Simone Harry and salutatorian Brisia Gonzalez. These two outstanding young women have been lifelong Tarpons and will both be headed off to college in August. The PRESS recently sat down with the two girls to talk …

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Infante settling in fine

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS New head football coach and athletic director Jaime Infante has been in his new office and on the job at Port Isabel High School for almost two months now.  The Press dropped by this week to check up on him and get his thoughts on his new surroundings. …

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7-on-7 football underway

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS A number of Port Isabel Tarpon athletes are participating in 7-on-7 football again this summer, and the 2017 season is already underway. On the current schedule two games are played each Tuesday afternoon and evening in Brownsville.  The team is 2-0 after winning both games last week. This …

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