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Vaulter Cesenes Ready to Go
Marlyn Cesenes. Photo by Larry Gage. By Larry Gage Special to the PRESS Port Isabel High School senior pole vaulter Marlyn Cesenes is ready to get started on the 2020 high school track and field...
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Rio History: Loss of an Island Landmark
By Steve Hathcock Ellen Kyle sent an email recently asking if I “knew what happened to the little green house that once stood on the corner of Haas and Padre Blvd.?” “Yes I do,” was my...
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Movie Review: Bad Boys for Life
By David Lee Zamora Special to the Parade Bad Boys for Life is the third installment in the long thought retired Bad Boys franchise, with the last film Bad Boys II releasing on July 18, 2003, and...
View ArticleTownhouses inbound: Planning and Zoning commision approves Sandbar Estates plats
By Pamela Cody Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island Planning and Zoning Commission held a special meeting Thursday, January 30, to elect new officials and approve requests for final plats...
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District competition will be fierce with newly released UIL Alignment
Graphic by Constancio Martinez, Jr. By Constancio Martinez, Jr. Special to the PRESS Rio Grande Valley coaches met this Monday, February 3, at the Harlingen Aquatic Center for the unveiling...
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Affordable housing planned near Laguna Heights
Seen is the plat for the Bahia Point subdivision, seen bordering Pennsylvania Avenue in Laguna Heights. By Gaige Davila editor@portisaelsouthpadre.com Harlingen, Texas, based development...
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Port Isabel sues Port of Brownsville over potential LNG export plant leases
Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge. By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The City of Port Isabel, with Port Isabel Mayor Juan Jose “JJ” Zamora and Port Isabel City Commissioner...
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Affordable housing subdivision approved for Laguna Heights
The plat for the Bahia Point subdivision south of Laguna Heights. By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A 302-lot, 84.5-acre subdivision south of Laguna Heights, bordered by Pennsylvania...
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Local PDs acting in statewide “Warrant Roundup” for unpaid fines
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com South Padre Island Police Department (SPIPD) is one of more than 300 law enforcement agencies acting in a statewide “warrant roundup,” to collect unpaid...
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Tiger shrimp caught on Port Isabel shrimp boat
A female (top) and male (bottom) tiger shrimp caught off a Port Isabel shrimp boat from Twin City Shrimping Co. Photo by Tony Reisinger. By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Two eleven-inch...
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SPI council selects Soto as new city secretary, makes changes to Padre Blvd...
City of South Padre Island’s public information officer Angelique “Nikki” Soto is shown with the TAMIO Award of Excellence. Soto has been appointed to City Secretary starting April 1. File photo. By...
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Reagan selected director of CAC
Laura Lyles Reagan. By ALAN RAMIREZ Special to the PRESS The Children’s Advocacy Center of Cameron and Willacy Counties have announced Rio Grande Valley native Laura Lyles Regan as the new Executive...
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Lady Tarpons Bow Out in Bi-district
Port Isabel Lady Tarpons varsity team after their bi-district game against Sinton on February 18. Port Isabel lost 22-56. Photo courtesy of PI-ISD. By Larry Gage Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel...
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“We are ready”: SPI outlines spring break preparations
A spring breaker backflips on a South Padre Island beach during Spring Break 2017. File photo. Angie Gamez Special to the PRESS The month of March on South Padre Island doesn’t conjure up thoughts of...
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Rio History: Metal Detecting Tips
A religious medal Steve Hathcock found while metal detecting on South Padre Island a few years ago. By Steve Hathcock Special to the PARADE To me, Spring Break is the unofficial opening day of a new...
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Movie Review: Sonic the Hedgehog
By David Lee Zamora Special to the Parade Sonic the Hedgehog, a blue hedgehog who can run at supersonic speed, hence the name, first appeared in 1991, in the video game Sonic the Hedgehog. Sonic is...
View ArticleMeza appointed LV city manager
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Former Port Isabel City Manager Ed Meza was appointed Tuesday to serve as the Town of Laguna Vista’s city manager. The action was taken following an executive...
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Tarpons Take No. 2 Seed into Playoffs
Dennis Lozano shoots a free throw during Port Isabel’s Valentine’s Day game against the Progreso Red Ants. Photo by Larry Gage. By Larry Gage Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons basketball...
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Causeway warning system trips from possible power outage, high winds
Photo by Gaige Davila. Safety barrier comes down, bridge access halted, reopened after nearly two hours By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Photo by Gaige Davila. UPDATE: Eastbound and...
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Native ink: Arevalo returns to SPI, opens Seven Sparrows Tattoo
"Harpoon" Barry Welch's surfboard hangs above Seven Sparrows Tattoo's entrance. Photo by Gaige Davila. Decor in Seven Sparrows Tattoo. Photo by Gaige Davila. A tattoo by Sam Lee Woods. Courtesy photo....
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