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Lighthouse Boutique Hotel-a travel writer’s dream
By ROSE DI GRAZIA Special to the PARADE After residing in Austin for three decades where there is a plethora of hotels and cafes, I had a fear that I would not have my daily ritual of java and pastry...
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Sea Turtle Inc. hosts community discussion
Special to the PRESS Sea Turtle Inc. is asking the community and all sea turtle enthusiasts to mark their calendars for the community conversation on August 8. “Are you a recreational fisher at South...
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Summer Causeway Run & Fitness Walk registration opens
By SHELDON MOORE The 7th Annual Summer Causeway Run & Fitness Walk will be hosted by the Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce on September 17. The event will benefit the Point Isabel ISD Scholarship...
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Paper boys lose jobs
By Rene Torres As the uncertainty of today continues to haunt the public’s every move, there is still hope that it will not impede everyone from the will to live and work. In 1938, a group of workers...
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Bottles here for festivity
300 amethyst colored, crowned shaped commemorative bottles have been commissioned in honor of the second annual queen Isabella days celebration, October 10, 11, 12. Columbus Day weekend. Bottle...
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Arturo Galvan Coastal Park opens to the public
By SHELDON MOORE Special to the PRESS On Saturday morning, July 30, 2022, Port Isabel celebrated the culmination of a long term effort to make the Mayor Arturo Galvan Coastal Park a reality. A large...
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Edinburg liquor store expands to Laguna Vista
(Courtesy photo by Dianna L. Harvill) By KREIG KOHL Special to the PRESS Laguna Vista, along with the South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce, welcomed a new business to their city on Friday, July 29....
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BYOB Poker club offers memberships to community
By KREIG KOHL Special to the PRESS Thursday August 4 saw the loud joyous celebration of winners and the defeated groans of losers at the grand opening of The Green Room, the new poker room in Port...
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Ladies Kingfish Tournament returns for 41st year
Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce 41st Annual Ladies Kingfish Tournament will take place this Saturday, August 13, 2022. The tournament kicks off Friday, August 12,...
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Country music star features vintage Sea Turtle Inc. tee shirt
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Sam Hunt, famous county music singer, surprised South Padre Island’s Sea Turtle Inc. by wearing a vintage “Save the Ripley” tee shirt in his “Water...
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South Padre Island Parks Committee plans dog park
By KREIG KOHL Special to the PRESS The Parks and Keep SPI Beautiful Committee held a meeting on August 17 at the South Padre Island City Hall. During this meeting, among a number of topics, the...
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Invasive Australian Redclaw Crayfish found in Brownsville
Special to the NEWS/PRESS Researchers from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley recently collected invasive Australian Redclaw Crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus) at the first known site in...
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Tarpons tie Wildcats, 1-1 in live scrimmage
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS On Thursday, August 11, the 4A Port Isabel Tarpons scrimmaged the 5A Weslaco East Wildcats at Tarpons Stadium. The scrimmage started with a controlled...
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Hector “Cross” Martinez leads by example
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Local Port Isabel High School athlete, “Cross” Martinez, is the son of Hector and Aurora Martinez. One of five siblings, he is currently in the midst of his senior year at...
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Tarpons run the ball
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. The 2021 PI Tarpons finished with an overall 8-4 record, but the team went 4-3 during the district games as they struggled with the top teams in the district. Come playoff...
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Tarpons take on the Bulldogs
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. The 4A Port Isabel Tarpons football team is ready to kick off its regular football season Thursday night against the visiting 3A Lyford Bulldogs. The Bulldogs out of...
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PI alumnus recognized by St. Mary’s
By CHRISTINA SOSA Port Isabel High School alumnus Brittney Baldovinos wants everyone to have access to education. Her work to bring educational opportunities to Texans garnered her recognition from...
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C.R.A.S.E. training held at SPI Convention Center
By SHELDON MOORE In the words of South Padre Island Police Chief, Claudine O’Carroll, “For business owners as well as individuals, having a safety plan in place in the event of an active attacker...
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One-Two celebrates one year
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com One-Two Church, founded by Matthew and Krystal Wyatt, recently celebrated its one-year anniversary. Krystal and Matthew, who then lived in a small...
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Tarpons win 41-40 in overtime
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. This past Thursday the Port Isabel Tarpons and Lyford Bulldogs opened the season with a dogfight. Lyford got on the board first with a 77-yard catch-and-run TD play by...
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