Castillo looks forward to volleyball season
By Larry Gage Special to the Press Galilea Castillo is very much looking forward to the 2019 high school volleyball season. With the school year officially coming to an end this week, well, it means...
View ArticleMedina prepping for upcoming football season
By Larry Gage Special to the Press Brayan Medina is hard at work preparing for the 2019 high school football season. He is an incoming senior and will be suiting up as a player for his final season...
View ArticleBest Beach 2019, SPI receives Best Restored Beaches Award
Special to the Press The American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) have awarded the City of South Padre Island the Best Restored Beaches for 2019. The ASBPA released its...
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Sandpiper pavilion opens at Isla Blanca Park
Special to the Press Shown is part of the new Sandpipers Pavilion at Isla Blanca Park opened to the public on May 17. Last week, Cameron County announced the completion and opening of the new...
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Laguna Madre Youth Center receives special program grant
Special to the Press The Laguna Madre Youth Center has received a one-year $20,000 grant from United Way of Southern Cameron County. The funds will be used to create a math program and enhance an...
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Salutatorian headed to Texas A&M: Barrera on school, values, and the future
By Freddy Jimenez Editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Karen Michelle Barrera Doused in self-awareness, with strong family and communal values, as well as a desire to serve the country and help others,...
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Top of the class: Valedictorian reflects on accomplishments
By Freddy Jimenez Editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Miya Whittington Productive, independent, and eager such is the description of Miya Whittington’s character and work ethic, all qualities which have...
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Rio History: The Battle of Palo Alto
By Steve Hathcock (May 14, 1836, Mexican President, General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, signed the Treaties of Velasco which effectively established the Republic of Texas as a sovereign nation. In...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor for May 30, 2019
Bee Friendly Dear Editor, Soon the City of Port Isabel will begin the spraying for mosquitoes. The question was asked at last night’s City Meeting if the spray was “bee friendly.” No one knew for sure....
View ArticleTarpon football men hard at work
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel High football players have been hard at it ever since the week after the team’s exit from last season’s playoffs. The Press sat down this week with...
View ArticleRamos preps for volleyball season
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Madison Ramos is an incoming sophomore at Port Isabel High and looks forward to the 2019 Lady Tarpon volleyball season, into which she will carry a year of Varsity...
View ArticleSummer band camp starts soon
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The 2018-’19 school year has officially come to a close and plans are in place for the upcoming year. For the instrumental music department at Port Isabel High this...
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Fundraiser for local student slated
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS Last September, a Port Isabel family received the kind of devastating news every family dreads. Joseph Isaiah Perez, a student at Port Isabel High School, was a...
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In the works: Improvement plans on display at open house workshop
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS Shown is a South Padre Island resident overlooking the proposed projects presented at an SPI Open House held on Tuesday, May 28. (Photo by Pamela Cody) The City of...
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Murky waters: Gator exhibit met with mixed reviews
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS A juvenile alligator is shown peeking its head out at its designated pond within the new sanctuary at the South Padre Island Birding and Natural Center. (Photo by...
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Taking Shape, Ferris wheel coming to South Padre Island
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS Shown is the Ferris wheel being constructed on a portion of Ling St. on South Padre Island. The attraction is scheduled to open for business in the coming weeks....
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Rio History: Treasure Ships of Padre Island
By Steve Hathcock Special to the Parade I remember reading an article one time, where the author wrote; “There is a sunken ship for every mile of shoreline along the Texas Coast.” Early Spanish records...
View ArticleStrunk looks forward to healthy ‘19 season
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Senior Tarpon football player Mac Strunk, like most of his teammates, has been hard at work in the weight room at Port Isabel High School. He’s preparing for his...
View ArticleHernandez ready for double-duty
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel High student David Hernandez is not unusual when it comes to the multi-talented, multitasking young people that populate the classrooms and hallways of...
View ArticleFormer QB DeMoss looks ahead
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Former Port Isabel Tarpon quarterback Kyle DeMoss is starting his second year with the P.I. coaching staff. It’s a time for optimism as coaches and players look...
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