BEDC backs SpaceX at workshop

By AARIN HARTWELL Special to the PRESS Boca Chica Beach is among the top contingents of the first ever, commercial rocket launch site in the world only five miles south of South Padre. Brownsville Economic Development Council member Lizzy De La Garza presented on behalf of Space X Thursday, Add MediaMay 1st at South Padre Island …

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Bomb squad called to investigate package

PRESS Staff Report Port Isabel was on edge Wednesday afternoon when first responders from here and neighboring communities converged on one of the city’s more popular shopping centers. Employees and patrons for the various stores and eateries in the shopping center located just off of Texas Highways 510 and 100, near the edge of town, …

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Martinez accused of threatening to kill wife

By CRAIG ALANIZ Reporter/Photographer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com  A Port Isabel man is behind bars after allegedly threatening to kill his wife. The Port Isabel Police Department was dispatched to the 600 block of South Shore Drive in reference to a disturbance on Saturday, April 20. Officers arrived and found that a 15-year-old male ran into his neighbor’s …

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Pirate Days in Port Isabel nears

Special to the Parade The Lighthouse Square Merchants of Port Isabel are donning their pirate costumes, brushing up on “pirate talk,” and getting their stores ready for Pirate Days on May 4. From 11 a.m. until 5 p.m., participating merchants will have special deals for shoppers, restaurants will have meal and drink specials, and the …

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Allgood earns ‘free ride’ to Texas A&M

By CRAIG ALANIZ Reporter/Photographer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com  A Port Isabel High School senior was awarded a full scholarship to Texas A&M University-College Station this month. Cheyenne Allgood was one of 289 students who received the Terry Foundation Scholarship. Allgood is the first recipient of the scholarship from Port Isabel and the only student from the Rio Grande …

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Let it Ride!

Hundreds of spectators and bikers attended this year’s Beach N Biker Fest on South Padre Island, some of whom are seen here enjoying the many festivities that were on-hand, including entertainment provided by musicians, art and photography. (Photos by Francisco E. Jimenez) Tweet

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WEB EXCLUSIVE: Lapeyre released early from jail

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS A special hearing was held on Thursday, April 18, at approximately 11 a.m. in which suspended South Padre Island Economic Development Corporation Director Darla Lapeyre was released from jail, serving less than a month of her six months sentence after pleading guilty to negligent homicide. The hearing …

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Beach N Biker Fest revs up April 19-21

Special to the Parade The rumbling sounds of twin cam Harley’s and countless other motorcycles will soon fill the air here in the Valley and especially South Padre Island as Beach N Biker Fest gets underway April 19, 20 and 21. This 10th annual Beach N Biker Fest is a not-to-miss event for literally thousands …

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Volunteers spring into action

By RAY QUIROGA Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com Given the events in Boston this past Monday, have you asked yourself just how far would you go for your neighbor or your community? There’s a groups of individuals right here in Port Isabel that is willing to surrender life and limb to save not only your …

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Rasmussen sues Town of Laguna Vista

By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS A lawsuit calling for the immediate termination of Laguna Vista Municipal Court Judge Roberto Rodriguez has been filed by an attorney representing Duane Rasmussen in state district court against the Town of Laguna Vista. The legal action stems from what some say is the failure of the Town …

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