Aug 30 2024
By ARABELLA SERRATA Several cities across the Laguna Madre area have plans to increase tax rates for their areas. Port Isabel [PI], Laguna Vista [LV] and South Padre Island [SPI] are among them. SPI recently released an official notice for a public hearing about the new tax rate. According to the notice, the proposed tax …
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Aug 30 2024
By ARABELLA SERRATA The 2024 Wahoo Fishing Tournament is scheduled for Sept. 6-8, 2024. he bad weather delay dates are Sept. 13-15. The Wahoo Fishing Tournament is meant to be a way to keep tourism interest after the height of the tourism season ends in August, according to the official website. The secondary goal …
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Aug 30 2024
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. RGV FOOTBALL PREVIEW The Port Isabel Tarpons are entering the 2024 football season as back-to-back District Champions, but coaches and players always felt their postseason was cut way too short the last few seasons. After losing in the second round of the playoffs the past three seasons, the team is looking …
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Aug 30 2024
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. RGV FOOTBALL PREVIEW On Friday, Aug. 30, the 4A Port Isabel Tarpons will kick off the 2024 football season as they take on the 3A Lyford Bulldogs at Tarpon Stadium, at 7 p.m. Last year, the Bulldogs upset the Tarpons 36-29 in Lyford. It was a game where the teams were …
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Aug 29 2024
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. Port Isabel Rotary to receive charter PORT ISABEL, Sept. 1- Final plans were made this week for the entertainment of three hundred …
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Aug 29 2024
Rene Torres is a retired University of Texas at Brownsville, and Texas Southmost College assistant professor. 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. Sea monster stories have been around for centuries. Living along the Gulf …
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Aug 29 2024
Roberto Gaitan is the President of the Rio Grande Valley Chapter – Native Plant Society of Texas. The Chapter has recently taken over operations and management of the RGV Native Plant Center on South Padre Island. Have you ever seen a young palm tree growing in the space between concrete barriers along the highway, …
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Aug 29 2024
David Woods is a fishing guide with over 20 years of experience. He is the author of three books offering expert fishing advice. I got in from fishing late and stayed up cleaning fish, with my gear still needing a breakdown and a freshwater rinse this morning. I have been fishing the sunset bite lately …
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Aug 29 2024
What is now happening to South Padre Island’s surrounding habitat? Is the very habitat essential to migratory birds being destroyed for the short-term economic goals of our local and state politicians? According to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, unless authorized by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, it is “unlawful at any time, by means or …
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Aug 29 2024
By ARABELLA SERRATA Joseph (Joey) Ricco, Port Isabel Alumni, recently finished an internship with the Kansas City Chiefs. The PRESS spoke with Ricco about his experiences. Ricco offered some insight into the program and how it worked. He said the program was a partnership between the Kansas City Chiefs and Missouri Western State University. Going …
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