Jul 08 2014
Country music fans gathered at the South Padre Island Convention Centre over the Fourth of July weekend to enjoy the Second Annual Stars & Stripes Beach Bash. Country crooners Joe Nichols (left) and Kevin Fowler (right) headlined the shows; other performers included: Curtis Grimes, Bart Crow Band; Alexis Wilkins; Roy Solis; Brady Honeycutt; and Madelyn …
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Jul 08 2014
South Padre Island residents took the beach on Friday to celebrate the Fourth of July with a parade that featured the SPI Kazoo Marching Band. Staff photos by Sergio Trevino Tweet
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Jul 03 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island police have arrested Daniel Eduardo Cardona, a 17-year-old Schlitterbahn employee, for indecency with a child (sexual contact) as Cardona allegedly sexually abused a 14-year-old guest at the water park. 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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Jun 26 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island City Council took one step closer at its meeting last week when it approved applying for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Local Park grant program for funding to build the SPI City Park. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port …
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Jun 12 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com At approximately 6:30 p.m., June 5 South Padre Island officers responded to a major accident involving a car and a motorcycle at 4200 Padre Blvd., at the Hibiscus Street intersection. Police officer and EMS units immediately arrived on scene. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port …
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Jun 05 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island City Council on Wednesday contracted with Green, Rubiano and Associates for structural engineering services for the design of an emergency vehicle access drive-over at Beach Circle. 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 …
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May 29 2014
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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May 15 2014
Staff Report Officials with Sea Turtle Inc. (STI) announced this week that three Kemp’s Ridley nests have been found on the Island, officially signaling the start of nesting season on South Padre Island. Around 9:30 a.m., Monday, May 12 ATV patroller Alex Echinberg found the first Kemp’s Ridley nest about 7 1/2 miles north of …
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May 01 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Volunteers statewide took to the beaches on Saturday as part of the 28th annual Texas General Land Office (GLO) Adopt-A-Beach Spring Cleanup. More than 7,334 volunteers hauled more than 120 tons of trash that was littered up and down the Texas coastline. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe …
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May 01 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com For the last six years, the Surfrider Foundation South Texas Chapter has partnered with the City of South Padre Island to restore area dunes, which help protect the Island when faced with natural disasters. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by …
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