SPICE cook-off set for Saturday
PRESS Staff Report It’s time once again for the South Padre Island Chili Expo (SPICE) Chili Cook-Off to benefit Walk for Women. The chili and bean competition is slated for this Saturday at Louie’s...
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Flying High: SPI Kite Fest a treat for first-timers
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Though the weather had been vacillating between balmy and brrr-inducing throughout the week last week, conditions became...
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TCEQ hosts Annova LNG air quality permit meeting
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Residents from across Cameron County gathered at the Brownsville Event Center Tuesday evening to attend a public meeting...
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Lone superintendent finalist named
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Point Isabel School Board of Trustees has chosen their lone finalist for superintendent. After emerging from executive...
View ArticleLaguna Vista, Island to partake in warrant roundup
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Some 535 letters are being sent this month to people with unpaid tickets issued by the Town of Laguna Vista to pay up or face the prospect of going to jail. “The...
View ArticleCouncil mulls Laguna Boulevard improvements
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS Discussions on the condition of Laguna Boulevard, recognition of the finance department, and an announcement of an award to purchase lifesaving equipment highlighted...
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Chilly weather no problem for chili cook-off
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS Dressed in cold weather gear, master of ceremonies Blain McCulloch surveyed the crowd at the 2019 South Padre Island Chili Expo (SPICE) chili and bean cook-off last...
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Council mulls temporary scooter ban
Elvert Barnes/Flickr.Used under a Creative Commons license, CreativeCommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS Placing a temporary ban on motorized scooters, and providing...
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Port Isabel preps for Lighthouse fight
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The City of Port Isabel is preparing to ramp up efforts to maintain an existing agreement it has held for several years...
View ArticleSecond causeway access still on hold
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS The Cameron County Regional Mobile Authority did not have good news for Laguna Vista leaders Tuesday in addressing the status of the access project required for a...
View ArticleLV considering new city hall
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Laguna Vista officials will enter discussions to purchase a building to serve as a new city hall. Town Council members Tuesday directed City Manager Rolando Vela...
View ArticleCouncil freezes event funding
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island City Council voted to freeze funds for special events pending a workshop of the newly established “special events committee” can be held to...
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In his memory: PIPD rededicates newly renovated shooting range to fallen officer
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Representatives from local, state and federal law enforcement agencies were all on hand Tuesday afternoon as the Port...
View ArticleStahl announces resignation as Island mayor
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com South Padre Island Mayor Dennis Stahl has announced his resignation, effective May of this year. Stahl announced his...
View ArticleSprinters have strong showing at Pharr
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel High sprinters were strong at Pharr last Friday. Running at the Hog Relays, hosted by PSJA Southwest. Two Tarpons in particular were especially fast in...
View ArticlePirates sink Tarpons, 67-54
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The season has come to an end for the Port Isabel Tarpons basketball team. They were eliminated from the post-season playoffs Tuesday night by the Sinton Pirates, who...
View ArticleIsland gets update on TIRZ contributions
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS Prior to the Wednesday, Feb. 6 regular meeting of the South Padre Island City Council, the Board of Directors of the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) met to...
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Island firefighter, lifeguard honored
PRESS Staff Report The Rotary Club of Port Isabel surprised one South Padre Island first responder during a meeting of the City Council Wednesday. Capt. Jim Pigg, of the South Padre Island Fire...
View ArticleBallots set in May elections
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com With the filing deadline for prospective candidates in the City of Port Isabel and Point Isabel ISD school board elections...
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Glenn McGehee, former Island mayor, dies at 88
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Glenn Lawrie McGehee — a businessman, rancher and conservationist who served as mayor of South Padre Island from 1978-1982...
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