By ARABELLA SERRATA Special to the PRESSOn Wednesday, Sept. 25, the South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce held a groundbreaking event for the new Historical Museum. The museum is set to be built on the old SPI visitors center. A commemorative video was shot at the ceremony. Jeanette Greider, Chamber President and Chief Executive Officer …
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Oct 04 2024
Tarpons defeat Yellowjackets in comeback win, 28-21
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. On Friday, Sept. 27, the 4A Port Isabel Tarpons took on the 5A Edcouch-Elsa [E-E] Yellowjackets in a non-district game. The Tarpons have won the matchup the last two years, but the Yellowjackets lead the all-time series 11-6. Both teams have a long, rich football history playing in their respective classifications …
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Oct 04 2024
El Paseo Arts presents Dead Accounts
Special to the PRESS On Oct. 9, 10, 11 and 12, 2024, El Paseo Arts Foundation presents its second play for the 20th Season, Theresa Reback’s comedy about families and felonies, Dead Accounts. The curtain goes up at 7:30 p.m. at the South Padre Island Convention Center. Dead Accounts is the story of Jack, played …
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Oct 03 2024
Occupancy tax revenue down 17%
By Arabella Serrata The SPI Economic Development Corporation [EDC] held a meeting on Sept. 17. The Tacos y Tequila festival was applauded for its turnout of five thousand people. Items on the consent agenda were approved. This included minutes from previous meetings, financial reports and a vacated seat by board member Tamera McLaughton. Absences for …
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Oct 03 2024
LI Bridge Board requests intracoastal waterway study
LI Bridge News documents the ongoing journey of the Long Island Bridge Board’s battle to alleviate issues regarding the community’s swing bridge. Cindy Sturlin is the director of the Long Island Owners Association Board. Here, Sturlin illustrates why she believes a Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) Section 216 Study is important by using a GIWW Fact …
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Oct 03 2024
Spooky seasons proves best time to fish
By David Woods It’s officially Spooky Season and yesterday, while I was out fishing, I did not see another soul. More often this time of year, outdoors folks are thinking about hunting as much or more than they are fishing, minding their game cameras, and filling bins with corn. I saw a couple hundred teal …
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Oct 03 2024
Moments in Time: Double triple egg laid by hen
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. Double triple egg laid by hen McAllen, TX. Sept. 29 – Mrs. C. M. Davidson owns a depression-busting hen who has been at her …
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Oct 03 2024
Seaside Goldenrod benefits pollinators
By Mary Grizzard One of the loveliest species of all goldenrod varieties is the Gulf Coast’s Seaside Goldenrod, bearing clusters of a hundred or more tiny, brilliant gold ray flowers along the length of its tall, branching stem from August into winter. But Solidago Sempervirens is an often-maligned wildflower because of the mistaken notion that …
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Oct 03 2024
Laguna Madre celebrates budget-friendly Halloween
By Arabella Serrata Halloween is a time for spooky fun. But it can be expensive to pay for costumes, trick-or-treat bags, spooky events and candy all for just one night. Fortunately, many events are happening around the area free of charge. Here are cheaper ways to have a hauntingly good time without sending your wallet …
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Oct 03 2024
Spunky Roadrunner packs a punch, strikes fear into serpent hearts
By Kathy Raines Contrary to our early schooling from Looney Tunes, no matter how clever, a roadrunner cannot outrun and escape the jaws of a hungry coyote. While this speedy bird can zip along at bursts of 20 mph—third only to the ostrich, at 43 and the emu, at 30—a coyote can clock 40 mph. …
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