Oct 08 2026
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS Five weeks of District 16-4A Division II play are now in the books, and the preseason prognostications are playing out pretty much as predicted. This marks the first season in quite some time that the district has featured eight teams, and with more than half of those …
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Sep 03 2026
By: Dianté Marigny editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Summer may be winding down and school may be back in session, but September is anything but quiet along the Laguna Madre. South Padre Island and Port Isabel have a packed calendar this month, with Labor Day weekend celebrations, outdoor fitness events, fishing tournaments, community gatherings and plenty of reasons to …
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Jun 22 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Former Port Isabel Mayor Leo Floyd Sanders died Monday after battling a brief illness, his family said. Sanders was 90 years old. Known as “Speck” among family, friends and local residents, Sanders served two terms as mayor — 1966-1970 and 1972-1976 — as well as a stint as …
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Jun 22 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The City of Port Isabel is again considering a smoking ban. The City Commission passed the first reading of a proposed smoking ban ordinance during a special meeting held at City Hall Tuesday, June 19. “This ordinance is an ordinance that would stop smoking in businesses or public …
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May 08 2015
Special to the PRESS To jump to the second letter, click here. To jump to the third, click here. To jump to the fourth, click here. To the leaders of the City of Port Isabel Dear Editor, The last couple of weeks have been a very stressful time for our City leaders, City staff and …
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Apr 17 2015
Special to the PRESS NOTICE: Due to predicted inclement weather, Saturday’s Arturo Galvan Coastal Park “Living Shoreline” Groundbreaking will be relocated to the Inez C. Martinez Multipurpose Instructional Building on the Derry Elementary School campus. The ceremony will start at 3 p.m. Mayor Joe E. Vega and the Port Isabel City Commission cordially invite the public …
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Apr 17 2015
By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press press@portisabelsouthpadre.com Port Isabel City Hall held a special meeting Thursday evening solely focused on potential action to approve Resolution No. 02-24-2015-01 to join several Cameron County cities to choose to create a Cameron County Healthcare District through a future election. Concerned locals attended and things became tense eventually leading …
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Feb 27 2015
By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press press@portisabelsouthpadre.com James Parkey, of the Houston-based consultant firm DP Consulting, spoke to the Port Isabel City Council Feb. 10 about the practicality of adding both a hotel and a hospital to the City. Both ideas have long been discussed but have never materialized, but a pair of upcoming feasibility …
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Feb 20 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons hoops squad was eliminated in the first round of the 2015 playoffs on Tuesday night by Corpus Christi West Oso. The final score of the bi-district contest, played at Riviera, was 47-36. The game was close in the first half and Port Isabel …
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Jan 30 2015
By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press press@portisabelsouthpadre.com January 29, 2015 Colair Inc., a general contractor based in Mission, is suing the City of Port Isabel over disagreements regarding the numerous problems resulting from the delayed construction of the PI Cultural & Event Center. However, according to City Attorney Robert Collins, this issue stems from disputes …
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