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Coffee and Conversation program focuses on college readiness
By ANGIE GAMEZ Special to the PRESS Seen from left: Anna Holland, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction and Roxanne Ray, SPI Chamber President/CEO. Photo by Angie Gamez. The South...
View ArticleCVAB approves food truck festival on SPI, denies fall music festival
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS The Convention and Visitors Advisory Board (CVAB) of the City of South Padre Island met at noon Wednesday, September 18, to consider funding requests and view...
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Zapata Fishing Tourney held last weekend
By GAIGE DAVILA editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Anglers retrieving their catch from their boat. Photo by Gaige Davila. An angler bringing in a speckled trout during the Jaime J. Zapata tournament....
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Tarpons fall short in 21-13 loss to the Pirates
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS PI Tarpons and Hidalgo Gators mid-play during their September 13 game in Hidalgo. Photo by Constancio Martinez, Jr. The Tarpons traveled to Hidalgo to...
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Ramos improving her game
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Madison Ramos. Photo by Larry Gage. Madison Ramos is working all the time to improve her game so she can be more of a contributor on the Port Isabel High volleyball...
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Lady Tarpons fall to Grulla at home
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Lady Tarpons players versus Lady Gators during their September 17 home game. Photo by Larry Gage. The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons volleyball team hosted RGC-Grulla...
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In memoriam: Ceremony held for Causeway collapse’s 18th anniversary on the...
By Wendy Van Den Boogerd Special to the PRESS SPIPD before laying a wreath over the Causeway collapse memorial marker. Photo by Gaige Davila. Four days after the terrorist attacks of...
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Huelga de AmFELS: Workers, organizers strike for union at AmFELS, employees...
By GAIGE DAVILA Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com SWTPA protesters in front of the entrance of Keppel AmFELS are seen protesting for a union at the shipyard facility on...
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Bird Battles: As North American bird population decreases, SPI Birding and...
By LAURA LYLES REAGAN Special to the PRESS The view from the the South Padre Island Birding Nature Center and Alligator Sanctuary (SPIBNC&AS). Photo by Laura Lyles Reagan. On September 19, 2019,...
View ArticleFirst Annual SPI Pride Week two weeks away
By WENDY VAN DEN BOOGERD Special to the PRESS Jay Carlsen, owner of The Upper Deck hotel and bar, along with Keith George, owner of the Purple Pig toy store, and a committee of ten others, have been...
View ArticleLaguna Madre area sees strong sales tax increases
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Laguna Madre area cities have seen healthy sales tax increases this year according to statistics from the Texas Comptroller’s office. The statistics help...
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32nd Annual Sandcastle Days starts next weekend
By GAIGE DAVILA editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Special to the Parade Courtesy of Sandcastle Days. Starting next weekend, on Wednesday, October 2, Sandcastle Days begins their 5-day event at Clayton’s...
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Rio History: Moments in Time
By Steve Hathcock steve@southpadretv.tv This month in history September WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.) September 18, 1969, 10:00 p.m. A district judge in Corpus Christi today ordered...
View ArticleMovie Review: Hustlers
By David Lee Zamora Special to the Parade I saw Hustlers this weekend and found myself incredibly lost. How so, you say? Well, this movie isn’t awful, terrible, or even bad, but I wouldn’t say it’s...
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PI lets loose with new Anti-LNG Slogan
By Pamela Cody Special to the PRESS The City of Port Isabel is using this logo on t-shirts they are selling at this weekend’s “Pachanga in the Park” event. Courtesy of City of Port Isabel. Port Isabel...
View ArticleVela resigns as LV city manager
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Laguna Vista’s Town Council Tuesday unanimously accepted the resignation of City Manager Rolando Vela. Vela said he has served the Town for almost 10 years....
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Punishment Phase: Trial ongoing in death of former Press editor
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Ronnie Huerta’s motorcycle after colliding with Sweeten on Highway 100 in Port Isabel. Sweeten at the Port Isabel-South Padre Press office in an...
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Lions too explosive in 47-7 win over the Tarpons
By Constancio Martinez, Jr. Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons and La Feria Lions line up during their September 20 game. The Tarpons lost 47-7. Photo by Constancio Martinez, Jr. After...
View ArticleProgreso gets P.I. in straight sets
By Larry Gage Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons lost to Progreso Tuesday night in straights sets at Tarpon Gym. The Lady Red Ants won by the scores of 32-30, 25-15, 25-16. After...
View ArticleLaguna Vista schedules fun Fall events
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS A series of Fall events scheduled in Laguna Vista begin with a community celebration of National Night Out on Tuesday evening, Oct. 1 at Roloff Park, 122...
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