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PI-ISD extends meal program to all children
Photo courtesy of PI-ISD. Meals soon to be served for weekends By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Point Isabel ISD’s (PI-ISD) curbside meal program continues to evolve as the COVID-19...
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County’s first-day voter turnout supasses 2016
Jose Sanchez (left) and Brian Scott (right) create an impromptu art piece in front of South Padre Island City Hall on Oct. 13. “I want to advocate for the power of public art,” Sanchez said. “We’re...
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Drive-through boos: With trick-or-treating discouraged, Halloween may go on...
Port Isabel’s Halloween decorations near the Lighthouse on Oct. 13. Photo by Gaige Davila. By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Perhaps at no surprise to anyone, trick-or-treating has been...
View ArticleBars can reopen in Cameron County, Judge says
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Bars in Cameron County can now open at 50 percent capacity, two days after Governor Greg Abbott greenlighted their reopening in an executive order issued...
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At Reyes Bakery, PI’s collective memory regains its space
Reyes Bakery owner Julie Rios at the bakery’s pan dulce counter. Photo by Gaige Davila. By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Early morning light inside Reyes Bakery. Photo by Gaige Davila....
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Tarpons to (finally) hit the gridiron
Tarpon players during their intersquad game on Oct. 22. Photo by Gaige Davila. By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel Tarpons will have a football season, albeit a short one,...
View ArticleCauseway begins lane closures
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com This past week, The Texas Departmentof Transportaion (TxDOT) began closing the Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway lanes for maintenance projects that will...
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PI-ISD welcomes back more students
PI-ISD bus drivers preparing to load buses for the district’s Grab & Go, Eat at Home program. Photo by Gaige Davila. By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Point Isabel Independent School...
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Tarpons to play PSJA this Friday
The Port Isabel Tarpons square off during their intersquad game on Oct. 22. Photo by Gaige Davila. By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel Tarpons will play their first, and...
View ArticleCounty’s early voting surpasses 2016 total
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Cameron County has surpassed its 2016 early votes with, with just one day left of early voting before the general election on Tuesday, Nov. 3. As of...
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Incumbents remain, new faces arise after local elections
Lydia Caballero and supporters of Norman Esquivel outside South Padre Island City Hall on Nov. 3. Photo by Gaige Davila. By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Election season came to an...
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Tarpons lose season opener to the Hogs 35-28
The Port Isabel Tarpons and the PSJA Southwest Javelinas post-snap during their Oct. 30 game. Photo by Gaige Davila. By Constancio Martinez Jr. Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons kicked off...
View ArticlePI-ISD cancels PI vs Raymondville game
By Constancio Martinez Jr. Special to the PRESS The first game of the Port Isabel Tarpon season has become their last. The Point Isabel Independent School District has canceled the Tarpons’ second...
View ArticleCauseway begins top-of-bridge repairs next week
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com After some repairs and maintenance under the bridge, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDot) will begin repairs on top of the Queen Isabella...
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H-E-B donating meals in place of Feast of Sharing event
Photo courtesy of H-E-B. By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The annual H-E-B Feast of Sharing in-person dinner event has been cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, being replaced by...
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European technique meets local flavor at F&B
F&B at 3109 Padre Blvd. Photos and Words by Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Editor’s note: This feature is from the Parade’s November 2020 issue. F&B’s bar. If any word should...
View ArticlePI-ISD enters fourth back-to-school phase
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Port Isabel students will continue phasing back into campuses as the school year continues. Starting Nov. 16, Point Isabel Independent School District...
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Laguna Heights residents arrested on child sexual assault charges
Pedro Vargas. Gerado Zarate Galindo. By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Two men in Laguna Heights were arrested for separate child sexual assault cases. Gerardo Zarate Galindo, 44,...
View ArticleTwo arrested for Long Island Village burglaries
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Two men from Edinburg have been arrested in connection with a string of car burglaries at Long Island Village in Port Isabel. Lauro Gonzalez Jr. and...
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Sea Turtle Inc. looks towards future
From left: Sea Turtle Inc. Executive Director Wendy Knight, former Executive Director Jeff George and Sea Turtle Inc. Rehabilitation Specialist Chris Gorman surround Eggnog, an injured, juvenile...
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