By ARABELLA SERRATA Special to the PRESS Popular seafood restaurant Parrot Eyes unexpectedly closed its doors on Sept. 8, and the owners, Virginia and Ron Guillot, are preparing for retirement. The pair were born and raised in the area. The two even attended school together from kindergarten to graduation. They are now preparing to become …

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By ARABELLA SERRATA Special to the PRESS Leif Varnam, former employee of Point Isabel Independent School District [PIISD], was arrested on Thursday, Sept.19. He is facing three criminal charges. The Point Isabel Independent School District [PIISD] released a public announcement on their Facebook page on the same day of the arrest. The district said they …

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By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Mariana Martinez Baltazar has been found not legally responsible for the death of her young daughter, Madison Dayana de la Cruz. Baltazar was arrested and charged with Criminally Negligent Homicide on Aug. 12 by the Port Isabel Police Department [PIPD]. The Cameron County District Attorney’s Office has dismissed these charges according …

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By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Popular raunchy card game, Cards Against Humanity [CAH], is suing SpaceX for egregious appropriation of its land in Cameron County. In 2017, CAH purchased the property as part of a supporter-funded campaign to take a stand against the building of Donald Trump’s Border Wall, highlighting the legal rights of landowners along …

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By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com On Friday, Sept. 13, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [FERC] announced its intent to prepare a supplemental Environmental Impact Statement [EIS] for the proposed Rio Grande LNG Terminal and Rio Bravo Pipeline Project. FERC projects a draft of the supplemental EIS will be available by March 2025, opening a 45-day comment …

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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. The value of regular inspections to the Garcia Street Swing bridge cannot be overstated. Routine inspections reveal issues that could have …

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By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The City of South Padre Island held a regular meeting on Friday, Sept. 18. The meeting started out with council member Lisa Graves praising the success of the Tacos and Tequila festival, which took place the weekend before, and a reading of a proclamation condemning puppy mills and encouraging citizens to …

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By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The City of Port Isabel held a special meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 11. The City is moving along with the cemetery expansion which was originally announced at the Aug. 27 meeting. It was shared that the city cemetery had run out of space and would be installing 205 double-depth lawn crypts. …

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By ARABELLA SERRATA Special to the PRESS The Town of Laguna Vista held a regular council meeting on Sept. 10. No public comments were made at this meeting. The council approved minutes from past meetings and the monthly financial reports. Photographer John Sanez of Life Signs Photography is working with the town on their official …

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By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS On Saturday, Sept. 14 Port Isabel Early College High School held its Eighth Annual Sylvia H. Torres Invitational. Many schools attended, such as Donna North, Los Fresnos, PSJA Memorial, Roma, and a handful of IDEA and Jubilee schools. Twenty-six schools from all over the RGV participated. 96 …

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