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Leading the Way: Jared Hockema, City Manager of Port Isabel
Jared Hockema. Interview by Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Parade virtually interviewed Jared Hockema, City Manager of Port Isabel, to learn about his administrative role...
View ArticleRio History: A Cure for the Dreaded “Writers Blah!”
By Steve Hathcock steve@southpadreislandtv.tv Clouds were feathering along high up where the blue was so intense it…Nah, that won’t work…I was doomed…I had picked up a bad case of the dreaded “Writers...
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PI-ISD makes adjustments after first week
PI-ISD students with their lunches from the “Grab and Go, Eat at Home” program. Photo courtesy of PI-ISD. By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com School was back in virtual session last week,...
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Fifth Barrientez sibling reaches 100
Isabel Barrientez celebrated her 100th birthday this past week, the fifth of her siblings to do so. Courtesy photo. Special to the PRESS Longtime Port Isabel resident Isabel Barrientez Perez celebrated...
View ArticleLocal attorney challenges county park accessibility after surfers ticketed
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Local surfers and their attorney are questioning their recent citations for surfing at Isla Blanca Park after noting several RVs were still renting...
View ArticleTo secure LV skatepark’s future, advocates pursue town ownership
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com For a Laguna Vista skatepark to remain usable, it may need to be donated to the town in which it lies. For now, the Gwen Bowl, a pool-style skatepark...
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Derry Elementary nurse dies from COVID-19
Nora Sanchez. By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com COVID-19 has affected many in Port Isabel and the whole of the Laguna Madre area, including the Point Isabel Independent School District...
View ArticleAs COVID-19 cases decline, Cameron County beaches set to reopen
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com After Labor Day, Cameron County beach accesses and beach parks will reopen. Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño Jr. announced the reopening during a press...
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Beach Bar Beat: Padre Island Brewing Company
Padre Island Brewing Company’s growlers. Behind the growlers is the brewhouse. Photo by Gaige Davila. By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Padre Island Brewing Company can lay claim to...
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Crash leaves grandmother, grandchildren dead
From left, Reynaldo Alvarado Jr., Maria Zamora and Artlette Castillo. Staff report Three people from Port Isabel were killed in a head-on car collision in Los Fresnos last Wednesday. Texas Department...
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PI resident arraigned on child sexual abuse
Roberto Castro (right) stands in Port Isabel Municipal Court on Aug. 28 with his attorney, Nat Perez, before his arraignment on child sex abuse charges. Photo by Gaige Davila. By Gaige Davila...
View ArticlePI-ISD students can continue online schooling
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Point Isabel Independent School District (PI-ISD) students can continue attending school online, as the school district prepares partially reopening...
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Changing tides: As COVID-19 positivity rates decrease, county beaches reopen
Beachgoers on Isla Blanca Park’s mile of beach on Sept. 8. Photo by Gaige Davila. By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Cameron County beach accesses and beach parks reopened this past...
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Laguna Madre Water District issues boil notice for all customers
Staff report The Laguna Madre Water District has issued a boil notice after repairing a broken waterline on South Padre Island. Alicia Baldovinos, Media Affairs Consultant for LMWD, told the PRESS that...
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Bomb threat closes Causeway on eve of collapse anniversary
Texas DPS officers at the Port Isabel base of the Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway after a bomb threat was called into the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office. Photo by Gaige Davila. Editor’s note: This...
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Causeway reopens after bomb threat
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway has reopened following a bomb threat that closed both lanes and left people in Port Isabel and South Padre Island...
View ArticleLMWD lifts boil notice
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Laguna Madre Water District (LMWD) has lifted a boil notice issued yesterday for all of its customers. After receiving lab results from water samples...
View ArticleCities, county providing sandbags before Tropical Storm Beta landfall
Staff report Local municipalities and Cameron County are handing out sandbags, preparing for Tropical Storm Beta’s landfall of the South coast of Texas. On South Padre Island, sandbags are available...
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LV bowl in future council agenda
A Cross Church sign prohibiting skateboarding at the Gwen Bowl. Photo by Gaige Davila. By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The future of the Gwen Bowl, a pool-style skatepark in Laguna...
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Man accused of stabbing wife at Wingstop
Abner Daniel Cruz Garcia is arraigned in the Port Isabel Municipal Court on Sept. 15. Photo by Gaige Davila. By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A man has been charged with first degree...
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