By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS On Friday, Nov. 1, the Port Isabel Tarpons will play the La Grulla Gators at home. This will be the last district and regular-season game for both teams. Except for the 2020 and 2021 seasons, the teams have faced off against each other since RGC La Grulla …

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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.   Plans made for toll Causeway at Port Isabel At a meeting called here by County Judge O. C. Dancy and members of the …

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By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com On Sunday, Oct. 20, the Cameron County Sheriff’s Department was alerted to a missing Space X employee, later identified as Kevin Escobar, who was last seen swimming near Boca Chica Beach. When deputies spoke to a witness on the scene, a fellow SpaceX employee, he reported that his coworker, Escobar, had …

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By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island Annual Christmas Parade is slated for Friday, Dec. 6 at 6 p.m. Registration to participate in the parade is now open. As of the time of publication, registration for Port Isabel’s Holiday Parade has not yet been posted. The SPI Christmas Parade will travel south on Padre …

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  Rene Torres is a retired assistant professor from the University of Texas at Brownsville, and Texas Southmost College. He has a long history in the Rio Grande Valley as an educator, sports historian, and humanitarian with a wealth of community service to his credit.   The given photo shows the “Hope” taking its final …

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  David Wood is a South Padre Island fishing guide with over 20 years of experience. He is the author of three books offering expert fishing advice. For a quick rundown of a fishing report, oversized reds, flounder and mangrove snapper are being caught around area jetties and bridges. Try finger mullet to lure out …

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By ARABELLA SERRATA Special to the PRESS Barktoberfest is set to return to Hopper Haus Bar n’ Grill on Sunday, Oct. 27. Sponsored by Hopper Haus, the event is slated to be full of animal-loving and German food specials. Barktoberfest will feature pet adoptions, dog costume contests and a raffle. Each raffle ticket is five …

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By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Oct. 13, saw the fifth test flight test of SpaceX’s Starship and the success of one of their “most ambitious test objectives yet,” catching the Super Heavy Booster. The day before, Saturday, Oct. 12, after determining that SpaceX met all safety, environmental and other licensing requirements for the suborbital test flight, …

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By ARABELLA SERRATA Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Early College High School [PIECHS] Silver Tarpon Band recently saw great success at the Robstown Crossroads Marching Festival. Alejandro Cavazos, Head Band Director, said the band has worked tirelessly since July. The students are learning choreography, music fundamentals and marching fundamentals. “We’re putting hours upon …

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Roberto Gaitan is the President of the Rio Grande Valley Chapter, Native Plant Society of Texas. The Chapter has taken over operations and management of the RGV Native Plant Center on South Padre Island. Texas is one of the most biologically diverse states, with over 5,000 species of native plants. But what happens when you …

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