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SPI council discusses Annova LNG, skate park, golf cart steering committee
By Pamela Cody Special to the PRESS SPI Mayor Patrick McNulty and SPI Police Chief Claudine O’Carroll and others are pictured during city council’s official proclamation of October being Domestic...
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Tarpons get big 55-26 win over the Bloodhounds
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons and the St. Joseph Academy Bloodhounds during their September 27 game. The Tarpons won 55-26 against the Bloodhounds. Photo by...
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Ceremony held for Port Isabel Lighthouse’s state historic site designation
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com State Rep. Alex Dominguez, Port Isabel City Manager Jared Hockema, Texas Historical Commission Vice-Chair John Crain and other attendees of the Texas...
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Huerta sentenced to 11 years in prison death of former Press editor
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Ronnie Huerta, seen here in a Port Isabel Police Department mugshot, was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Monday, September 30, for the death of...
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Remembering Elizabeth Sweeten
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Elizabeth “Liz” Sweeten in the Port Isabel-South Padre Press office in an undated photo. It wasn’t like a John Grisham courthouse thriller, but the recent jury...
View ArticlePoint Isabel ISD Special Board Meeting for Selection of Insurance Consultant
By Laura Lyles Reagan Special to the PRESS The Point Isabel ISD School Board interviewed and discuss insurance consultant presentations and bids, then held a vote on which firm to hire. There were no...
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GRANTED: After repeated public, city opposition, Cameron County Commissioners...
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Members of Save RGV from LNG drape a banner protesting the Cameron County Commissioners from granting Annova LNG a tax abatement, just after the...
View ArticleSuperintendent Says UTRGV Tuition Program Will Positively Change Our Area
Laura Lyles Reagan Special to the PRESS On September 16, 2019, serendipitously Mexican Independence Day, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) announced the UTRGV Tuition Advantage Program,...
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The ‘Carlos Santana of Harmonica’: Tim Gonzalez returns to the Island for two...
By Angie Gamez Special to the Press Tim Gonzalez with his harmonica collection on South Padre Island. Photo by Angie Gamez. Brownsville native and harmonica artist, Tim Gonzalez, from Nashville,...
View ArticleTexas Rangers investigating suicide attempt in Port Isabel jail
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A suicide attempt by a man in Port Isabel Police Department (PIPD) holding cell occurred around two weeks ago, PIPD Chief Robert Lopez confirmed to...
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Tarpons fall short of comeback, lose to Gators 35-34
By Constancio Martinez, Jr. Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons and the Grulla Gators during their Friday, October 4, game. The Gators beat the Tarpons by one point, 35-34. Photo by Constancio...
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‘Walk for Women’ strides to South Padre Island for 16th year
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Attendees of the Walk for Women’s namesake event. Photo by Rod Hunter. With 67 women and families assisted and $300,000 raised, this year’s Walk For...
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Cameron County Amphitheater opens at Dolphin Cove
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Cameron County and South Padre Island officials are seen during the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Cameron County Amphitheater at Isla Blanca Park on...
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AEP holds ‘Open House’ on upcoming project
By Pamela Cody Special to the PRESS Attendees of the AEP Transmission Rebuild Open House on South Padre Island view the phases of the South Padre Island and Port Isabel Transmission Improvement...
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“We are still in shock”: Man murdered in Laguna Heights home
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Pictured are Miguel Angel Aguilera’s home and vehicle on Sunday morning, October 6, several hours after his body was discovered inside. Photo by Gaige...
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Apprehended and Arraigned: Suspects in Laguna Heights murder arrested
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Nelson Orona Santiago leaving the Port Isabel Municipal Court, on October 17, after being arraigned in connection with the October 6 murder of Miguel...
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Recapture Payments, Special Education Student-Teacher Ratios discussed by...
By Laura Lyles Reagan Special to the PRESS PI-ISD school board members recognizing Arturo Rinza of Pirates Landing. The restaurant donated use of their pier and locale for the Hooked For Life Fishin’...
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Silver Tarpon Band Tops at Robstown
By Larry Gage Special to the PRESS Port Isabel Silver Tarpon Band. Photo courtesy of PI-ISD. The Port Isabel High Silver Tarpon Marching Band has a lot of fans and we’re all accustomed to hearing of...
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Breaking ground again: Second phase of Arturo Galvan Coastal Park underway
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Port Isabel City Leaders and the Galvan family break ground on the Arturo Galvan Coastal Park’s second phase. Photo by Gaige Davila. The Arturo Galvan...
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Rio History: Moments in Time October 17-October 24
By Steve Hathcock Notorious Green Brothers Killed October 17, 1896: The Daily Herald Brownsville, Tex. “The notorious Green gang of desperados were given a “hard” blow today by United States Marshal...
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