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Final mayoral forum held
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS From left to right, Clayton Brashear, Darla Jones, and Patrick McNulty are shown addressing the public at Monday night’s mayoral forum. (Photo by Pamela Cody) With...
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Decker pleads guilty, gets 11 years
By FREDDY JIMENEZ Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com DAISY JOYDECKER Daisy Joy Decker, 21, of Sugarland, was sentenced Wednesday morning to serve 11 years in prison after...
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Welcome Caum, SPI hosts Ed Caum as new CVB director
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS New CVB Director Ed Caum is shown conducting an interview at Monday night’s meet and greet. (Photo by Pamela Cody) The new director of the South Padre Island...
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Bird sanctuary thriving, calls for volunteers
By FREDDY JIMENEZ Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Darrell Mangham is shown placing a sliced orange on a tree branch for migrating birds to feed on at the South Padre...
View ArticleEarly voting set to begin Monday
By ANAMARIA RAMIREZ Port Isabel-South Padre Press With Election Day less than a month away, voters will soon have the opportunity to fulfill their constitutional duty. Three entities are on the ballot...
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Another Tale of the Bottle
By Steve Hathcock Special to the PARADE Every once in a while I will get an email from someone asking me for help in identifying something they found while exploring our Island. “Mister Hathcock,”...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor for April 26, 2019
Dear Editor, Notice to incumbents, candidates, and seated officials. We, (property owners and renters) need your help. If not, you’re part of the problem. City of Port Isabel’s forensic audit ended in...
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Lady Tarpons ready for Regionals
By Larry Gage Special to the PRESS Shown is Marlyn Cesenes is shown mid-jump at a regional meet in La Feria held this past weekend. Cesenes cleared 9-06.00 on her best vault. (Photo by Larry Gage)...
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Athletes confident for meet
By Larry Gage Special to the PRESS William Camacho is shown at the La Feria meet held this past weekend where his personal best leap of 43-01.5. (Photo by Larry Gage) Seven Port Isabel Tarpon athletes...
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Deep impact: ship channel to be improved
By Freddy Jimenez editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Shown are Brownsville Navigation District Commission Chairman John Reed and NextDecade Corporation President and CEO Matthew Schatzman signing the...
View ArticleBody found on County beach
By Freddy Jimenez editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Earlier this week, Park Rangers recovered a dead body on the shores of South Padre Island. This past Monday, the body of 59-year-old Jorge Guillermo...
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Foundation hosts fishing day of fun
By Wendy Van Den Boogerd Special to the PRESS Martin Van Den Boogerd is shown advising a young boy on his catch. (Photo by Wendy Van Den Boogerd) Early last Friday morning, the sunshine rested on top...
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City manager talks loans at Commissioner’s meeting
By Pamela Cody Special to the PRESS Shown are the Port Isabel Mayor and Commissioners at a City Commission meeting held on Tuesday, April 24. (Photo by Pamela Cody) The issuing and repaying of loans...
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Butterfly garden breaks ground
By Freddy Jimenez editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Driftwood Garden Club members Mary Gorball, Colleen May, and Corona Wolfe along with Native Plant Center president Thoren Thorbjørnsen, are shown...
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Rio History: Mary’s Bean
By Steve Hathcock Special to the PARADE Recently, I received an E-mail from Jean Powers of Minneapolis asking about a sea bean she found while vacationing on South Padre Island. I always like to refer...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor for May 2, 2019
Dear Editor, The crew of Coast Guard Station South Padre Island would like to thank our communities within the Rio Grande Valley for the tremendous outpouring of generosity, compassion and support...
View ArticleCesenes vaults to seventh at Regionals
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel Lady Tarpon pole-vaulter Marlyn Cesenes was seventh at last week’s UIL Region IV High School Track and Field Meet at Kingsville. It was the highest finish...
View ArticleTarpon sprinters strong at Kingsville
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS It was no surprise that Port Isabel High sprinters gave a strong performance at last week’s UIL Region IV High School Track and Field Meet at Kingsville. And, in one...
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Busted, Local business owner charged with possession
By FREDDY JIMENEZ Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Eduardo R. Peña South Padre Island business owner Eduardo Peña has been charged with possession of cocaine and...
View ArticleHead to Toe Women’s Expo slated for May 5
By WENDY VAN DEN BOOGERD Special to the Press This Sunday, May 5, prepare yourself for an afternoon of glitz, glamour and fun. The 2019 Head to Toe Women’s Expo will be held at the Hibiscus Room at...
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