PRESS Staff Report Jeffery Martinez announced his re-election candidacy for the Port Isabel City Commissioner Place 4. In a press release, Martinez stated that he has been Port Isabel’s City Commissioner since May 2015. He ran for the position with goals of addressing the city’s financial issues, to take care of the city’s lowest paid …
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Mar 21 2024
RGV Vaqueros looking for support
By NIIOHONTESHA WARRIOR editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Edward Torres has spent the past twelve years teaching, supporting, and mentoring children in the Laguna Madre area by guiding them through sports. He provides these sports utterly free of all costs for the players and their families year-round. During an interview with Torres, he stated he gets his help and …
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Mar 21 2024
Varsity players awarded 32-4A All-District honors
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS The 2023-2024 Port Isabel Tarpons basketball team had one of their best seasons ever. They finished with an impressive 28-7 overall record, including 14-0 in district play. The 28 wins in a season ties the 2019-2020 team with the most wins a Port Isabel team has accomplished. …
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Mar 21 2024
Lady Tarpons cruise to win
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons traveled to Raymondville this past week to take on the Lady Bearkats in a softball district game. The Lady Tarpons got off to a great start to the game as the first three batters got on base. Chelsea Gonzalez then came up …
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Mar 14 2024
Former PI-ISD employee rearrested
By CATHERINE DONNELLY Special to the PRESS Following an investigation by the Port Isabel Police (PIPD) and Point Isabel Independent School District (PI-ISD), Police Chief Martinez rearrested former district employee Omar Vera on Friday evening, March 8, while Vera was out on bond from his first arrest in February. New charges involve indecency with and …
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Mar 14 2024
Celebrity LeeBeth ghosts SPI shores
By CATHERINE DONNELLY Special to the PRESS Many people tracking LeeBeth, the 14 foot 2,600-pound Great White shark (whose activities had experts so intrigued), breathed a sigh of relief for the vacationers coming to the island for a relaxing or exciting respite. Her retreat away from SPI couldn’t have come a better time as Spring …
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Mar 14 2024
H-E-B search for 11th Annual Quest for Texas Best
By NIIOHONTESHA WARRIOR editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com For the past ten years, H-E-B representatives have traveled across the Lone Star State searching for the best Texas made local products to be put on their shelves, giving everyone the chance to win $25,000 and have their product on shelves across Texas. According to a H-E-B announcement, the chain is …
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Mar 14 2024
Tarpons set personal record at relays
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS This past Friday, Port Isabel Early College High School hosted the Tarpon Relays Track & Field Meet at Tarpon Stadium. Several Tarpon athletes set new Personal Records (PR) and Season Records (SR) at the co-ed meet. The Port Isabel relay teams won gold in the men’s division …
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Mar 14 2024
Port Isabel powerlifters advance to state
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS This past Saturday, March 9, the Port Isabel Boys Powerlifting team competed in the Region V Division 2 Powerlifting meet held in Kingsville, TX. The meet featured 145 lifters from 27 schools throughout the region. In addition to Port Isabel, other schools competing included CC Calallen, Beeville …
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