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. It’s mid-October and we are still having king tides. Onshore easterlies are keeping the water stacked up in the Western Gulf for now. Towards the second half of the …
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Oct 17 2024
Beach renourishment underway
Special to the PRESS The City of South Padre Island is working in partnership with the United States Army Corps of Engineers [USACE], the Texas General Land Office and Cameron County to renourish the beaches on South Padre Island. The USACE has awarded a contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company to perform the …
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Oct 17 2024
Children’s Arts Festival gives away SPI vacation
By CAREY KINSOLVING Special to the PRESS Since 2013, thanks to the South Texas Children’s Arts Festival, Rio Grande Valley kids have won vacations for their parents and immediate family members. At first, they won dude ranch family vacations in Colorado, Wyoming and Idaho. More recently, kids have won vacations at Holiday Inn Beach Resort …
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Oct 17 2024
Port Isabel renews rivalry with longtime foe
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS On Friday, Oct. 25, the Port Isabel Tarpons will be on the road as they take the La Feria Lions in a crucial district matchup. Dating back to their first meeting in 1951, the teams have a long history of competition. For most of their meetings, they …
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Oct 17 2024
Highway improvements discussed
Special to the PRESS On Friday, Oct. 11, Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño, Jr. met with Texas Department of Transportation [TxDot] Commissioner Alex Meade, Brownsville Mayor John Cowen, Port of Brownsville Chairman Steve Guerra, South Padre Island City Commissioner Joe Ricco, TxDOT District Engineer Pete Alvarez and officials from South Padre Island, Brownsville ISD and …
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Oct 17 2024
Bloodhounds defeat Tarpons, 58-20
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS On Friday, Oct. 11 (4A) Port Isabel wrapped up their non-district schedule with a game against Brownsville St. Joseph Academy. The last time the teams met was during the 2021 season with Port Isabel winning big, 54-6. St. Joe was quite aware of their previous loss and …
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Oct 10 2024
Constable laid to rest
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com According to Cameron County court records, Jesse Edward Leatherwood, 47-year-old resident of McAllen, was charged with vehicular manslaughter in connection with the fatal crash that took Constable Ruben Garcia’s life. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety [DPS] the crash occurred on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, at approximately 6:45 p.m. …
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Oct 10 2024
SPI Police Department to host National Night Out
By ARABELLA SERRATA Special to the PRESS The National Night Out [NNO] is set to take place on Tuesday, Oct. 15 at Island Baptist Church. It will go from 5:30.- 8 p.m. The City of South Padre Island announced on its social media platforms that the SPI Police Department would be hosting the event. It …
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Oct 10 2024
Jenuine Cello aims to inspire with ‘Listening Sessions’
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com According to The Art Lounge, Jen Mulhern, aka Jenuine Cello’s, Homecoming Concert introduced an “electrifying energy” into the air and was awarded a well-deserved standing ovation. On Saturday, Oct. 5, the concert kicked off The Listening Sessions’ third season. The Listening Sessions are intimate gatherings at The Art Lounge, where music …
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Oct 10 2024
Union begins negotiations, POB unaffected
By ARABELLA SERRATA Special to the PRESS The International Longshoremen’s Association [ILA] recently wrapped up its strike against the U.S. Maritime Alliance [USMX]. The strike lasted from Oct. 1-3 and was centered on their civil rights as workers. The ILA has expressed issues with their pay and their worker’s vulnerability to automated machines. Officials from …
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