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New school year starts Aug. 25

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Summer vacation — like all good things — must come to an end, and that end will officially occur for local children on Aug. 25 when Point Isabel Independent School District (PISD) begins its new school year. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre …

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Two men drown at area beaches

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Two visitors died while swimming around Cameron County beaches on South Padre Island during Memorial Day weekend. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or call the news office at (956) 943-5545. Tweet

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Vets honored with ceremonies, parade

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Our soldiers may have fallen in combat but they have not been forgotten. The cities of Port Isabel and Laguna Vista on Monday held Memorial Day ceremonies to honor the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. armed forces. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe …

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IN HONOR: Communities gather to celebrate Memorial Day

Staff photos by Sasha Heller   The communities of Port Isabel and Laguna Vista each held ceremonies on Monday to honor Memorial Day and remember those who have fallen in combat. Also included in the slideshow are: photos taken on Saturday morning when members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 8791 and American …

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Memorial Day Parade, services Monday

BY Sasha Heller Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com   The cities of Laguna Vista and Port Isabel will each host Memorial Day services on Monday to honor those who have fallen in combat serving in the U.S. armed forces. The Laguna Vista Memorial Day Parade will assemble at 5 p.m. on Broadway and will travel on Farm …

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Election Day is Saturday

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The cities of Port Isabel and Laguna Vista and Point Isabel Independent School District (PISD) will hold their elections on Saturday, May 10. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or …

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Children take to the waves for International Surfing Day

Staff Report On Thursday, the Surfrider Foundation South Texas Chapter hosted the International Surfing Day surfing clinic on Isla Blanca Park for children ages 4-13. The clinic consisted of two sessions; the first was from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and the second was held from 12 to 3 p.m. To read the rest of …

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