SPI suspends beach permits until April
Staff report Next year’s Spring Break will undoubtedly be different than years past. The City of South Padre Island has suspended all beach permits until April 15, preparing for Island businesses and...
View ArticleLady Tarpons Outfight Santa Rosa, 43-25
By Larry Gage Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons basketball team led start to finish Friday night and got into the win column with a 43-25 victory over the Santa Rosa Lady Warriors at...
View ArticleTarpons, 1-1, Host La Joya Palmview Friday
By Larry Gage Special to the PRESS It was a late start to the 2020-’21 basketball season, and the Port Isabel Tarpons hoops squad take a 1-1 record into this Friday’s home game against La Joya...
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Brownsville Man Recalls ‘Day of Infamy’
Liz and William Flatters. Photo by Larry Gage. By Larry Gage Special to the PRESS They’re getting harder to find, literally, by the day. The most recent available figures show that around 300,000...
View ArticleTarpons Take Down La Joya Palmview
By Larry Gage Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High basketball team completed their abbreviated pre-Christmas schedule with a victory last Friday night over La Joya Palmview at Tarpon Gym. The...
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Local gym owners hand out toys, food to PI residents
Erik Barcena's family. Jessica K. Barraza's family. Ronal Davila's family. Gonzalo Camacho's family. Maria De la Luz Rojas' family. Juan Lara's family. Crystal Peña's family. Sabrina Gonzalez's...
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Details of sails: Delgado’s creative remembering of life in PI
By Rene Torres Special the NEWS/PRESS Editor’s note: This Story is based on an interview conducted by Clint Schroeder of the Brownsville Herald in 1979. Excerpts were taken from the original article...
View ArticleClinic receives COVID-19 vaccines for health care workers
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com COVID-19 vaccinations have arrived in Port Isabel, reserved for health care workers, according to Port Isabel Health Clinic. The vaccine, from...
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Year in Review: 2020 in Retrospective
Texas DPS officers stand at the Port Isabel base of the Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway after a bomb threat was made against the bridge. Photo by Gaige Davila. By Gaige Davila...
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Caballero sworn in to SPI council
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Lydia Caballero. South Padre Island’s city council has a new face, starting this week. Lydia Caballero assumed her Place 4 seat on South Padre Island’s...
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Houston reflects on 11 years as mayor
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Mayor Susie Houston and Texas Governor Greg Abbott. File photo. Late last year, Susie Houston sat on the Laguna Vista Town Council dais for the last...
View ArticlePI-ISD extends winter break
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com In an unanimous vote, the Point Isabel ISD (PI-ISD) school board voted to extend winter break across campuses, as district employees and students test...
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Daiquiris to-go comes to South Padre
Alayne Villarreal’s Volkswagen beetle parked in front of Island Daiquiris 2 Go. Photos and Words By Gaige Davila South Padre Parade Louisiana has made its mark on South Padre Island, in the form of a...
View ArticleSPI Police Reports: Jan. 5 – Jan. 12
Curated by Steve Hathcock Editor’s note: The following police reports are edited for length and clarity. DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED On Jan. 6, 2021, at approximately 4:17 p.m. Officers were advised of...
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Help Wanted: Manuel’s crowdfunds to stay open
Manuel’s Restaurant stands closed on Wednesday, Jan. 13, morning. By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A local restaurant known around the country is using online crowdfunding to stay open,...
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Nav. District closer to repairing Port Road
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A section of Port Road across from the PI-ISD administration building. Photo by Gaige Davila. Port Road is close to receiving a full repaving. The Port...
View ArticleRio History: January Moments in Time
Curated by Steve Hathcock Editor’s note: These articles appeared in the Port Isabel-South Padre Island PRESS on January 8, 1976. Cable TV Comes to the Laguna Madre At a meeting of the South Padre...
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Exploring chainmaille artistry at Alchemaille Exploratorium
A chainmaille sculpture made by Michael DeVeny. Words and Photos by Gaige Davila Michael DeVeny works in his shop, Alchemaille Exploratorium, as one of his cats, “Turtle,” observes. The Port Isabel...
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The way it was: Moments in Valley History
By Rene Torres Col. Charles A. Lindbergh brought the first air mail over the new route between the United States and Mexico in March of 1929 through Brownsville. This was the high spot in a day of...
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With spring approaching, beware the “take-all”
“Take-all” patch on a lawn. Photo by R. Lewis. By R. Lewis Special to the PRESS During the December-January time period there is not usually a lot going on gardening-wise, as our winter season clicks...
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