Apr 03 2025
By DIANTÉ MARIGNY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Early last Thursday morning, much of the RGV woke up to the rumble of thunder and heavy rainfall. Devastation struck many Valley cities, as flood waters surrounded people’s homes, businesses, and streets. On South Padre Island, the main road, Padre Blvd, looked like a flowing river. According to the assistant Public …
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Apr 03 2025
By ARABELLA SERRATA Staff Writer The Isabel Y. Garcia Animal Shelter is one of a few no-kill shelters in Port Isabel. Consistent adoptions are needed to ensure shelters can efficiently care for the animals. According to the Rio Grande Valley Humane Society’s official website, spring is the beginning of kitten season, the time of year …
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Apr 03 2025
By DIANTÉ MARIGNY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Hummingbirds, monarch butterflies, and the like…can now enjoy a new home on South Padre Island. Last week, city officials and public works planted over 400 new flowers on a median on Padre Blvd. The goal? To create a habitat on the island for pollinators and birds looking for shelter and nectar. …
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Mar 27 2025
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com “I’ll bring back a belt to Port Isabel for sure.” ~ Brayan Medina. In the last few years, Port Isabel has produced two young fighters: Robert Maldanado and Brayan Medina. Flyweight Medina, (5’4, 126 lbs) currently sports a 2-2 record after securing his second win on Saturday, March 15 at a …
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Mar 27 2025
By ARABELLA SERRATA Staff Writer The City of South Padre Island held a special meeting on March 19. Blake Henry, CVB Executive Director, opened the comment period with a Spring Break business update. According to Henry, the city saw a 13% increase in VRM occupancy numbers compared to 2024. Hotel occupancy and general SPI businesses …
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Mar 27 2025
By DIANTÉ MARIGNY Staff Writer Funding approval for an ADA-friendly fishing initiative was one of the highlights of the Wednesday, March 26 meeting of the SPI Convention and Visitors Bureau Advisory Board. Lori Moore, operations and events manager for Visit South Padre, proposed a $25,000 sponsorship into Fishing Future’s “ICAN” initiative. The program has been …
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Mar 27 2025
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS This past Friday, March 21, the 2025 powerlifting season came to an end as the Port Isabel Boys team took their final lifts of the season at the State Powerlifting Meet. The meet was held in Abilene, Texas, and featured a whopping 260 lifters from around …
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Mar 27 2025
David Woods is a South Padre Island fishing guide with over 20 years of experience. He is the author of three books offering expert fishing advice. Sheepshead fishing was as good as it gets the last couple of days. With low pressure bearing down on us, spring migration and spawn is on full …
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Mar 20 2025
By MARY GRIZZARD Black Mangroves are a fascinating keystone species of saltwater wetlands here in the coastal tip of Texas, and they’re on the march. Just in case you weren’t sure, these are the dense, stiff-leaved thickets that grow in intermittent clusters along the shores of the Laguna Madre and in the Rio Grande delta. …
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Mar 20 2025
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS This past Friday, March 14, the Port Isabel Girls Powerlifting Team traveled to Edinburg to compete at the 4A D2 State Championships held at the Bert Odgen Arena. The Championship Meet featured 180 lifters from around Texas, with Port Isabel sending five of its own powerlifters to …
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