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Summer Tanager devours wasps across Texas
By Kathy Raines Special to the PARADE A bright red bird! And it’s not a cardinal! And it’s not fluttering away at first glimpse! During April, the peak of spring migration in South Texas, one often...
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Eddie Del Angel inspires connection
By Alexandrea Bailey Special to the PARADE This April, the South Padre Parade brings its readers another exclusive coloring page, designed by a local artist. “Underwater Eas ter Egg Hunt” was...
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PI tennis players advance to regionals
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS Last week the Port Isabel Tarpons Tennis team competed in the 32-4A Tennis District Meet held at Zapata. The meet consisted of the following schools,...
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PIJHS Girls 8th grade track team are District Champs
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS This past Saturday, April 1, the Port Isabel Junior High Girls 7th & 8th track teams competed at the District Track Meet held in Lyford, TX. The...
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Island city council looks at gaming and guns
By KREIG KOHL Special to the PRESS March 21 saw the regular meeting of the South Padre Island City Council. After the convocation, the council opened the floor to public comments, the first of which...
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$1 million in pipeline set for Laguna Heights
Special to the PRESS On April 5, 2023, the City of Port Isabel announced that it had been awarded $1,000,000 in Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds from the US...
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Garcia awarded for 50 years of service at PI-ISD
By AMBER JONES Special to the PRESS Rita Garcia, a counselor at Port Isabel Junior High, has received a proclamation from the City of Port Isabel, at the March 28 City Commission meeting, to honor her...
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Annual spring celebration events return
By Javier Gonzalez Special to the PARADE The spring season is an exciting time of year on the Island, especially at the South Padre Island Birding Nature Cen- ter & Alligator Sanc- tuary...
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Moments in Time
Editor’s Note: Moments in Time is a collection of recovered newspaper briefs and other publications, compiled by local historian, Steve Hathcock, that offer a look back at the history of the Rio...
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Port Isabel hosting 7on7
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS On Saturday April 22 through Sunday, April 23, Port Isabel will be hosting two football-related events. First up is the 2023 HSSM 7on7 “Battle of South...
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Track teams compete at Raymondville Relays
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS On March 31, the Tarpon track teams traveled to Raymondville to compete in the Albert Tijerina 16th Annual Relays. The track & field meet had 23...
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Health department hosts free E-waste event
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Victor Baldovinos, the City of South Padre Island’s Environmental Health Director who has also been recently appointed to the Code Enforcement...
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Hockema announces success of festivities
By MICHAEL PETTY Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel City Council convened their meeting promptly at 7 p.m. on April 11, 2023, with Mayor Martin Cantu Jr. presiding. Present were Commissioners Sandra...
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PI tennis players advance to regionals
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS Last week the Port Isabel Tarpons Tennis team competed in the 32-4A Tennis District Meet held at Zapata. The meet consisted of the following schools,...
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Annual spring celebration events return
By JAVIER GONZALEZ Special to the PRESS The spring season is an exciting time of year on the Island, especially at the South Padre Island Birding Nature Center & Alligator Sanctuary [SPIBNCAS]....
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Moments in Time
Editor’s note: Moments in Time is a collection of recovered newspaper briefs and other publications, compiled by local historian, Steve Hathcock, that offer a look back at the history of the Rio...
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PI athletes earn gold at District Track Meet
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS On April 13, the Tarpon track teams traveled back to Raymondville to compete in the 32-4A District Track and Field Meet. The meet had the following...
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SPIGCC Market Days celebrates one-year anniversary
By AMBER JONES Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island Golf Club Community Social started its biweekly market days one year ago in an effort to create something that would draw in more community...
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Golf tournament to benefit CASA
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Citizens from the Lower Laguna Madre and across the Rio Grande Valley are invited to participate in the Second Annual CASA Golf Tournament....
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Celina Marchan signs with Schreiner University
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS On Wednesday, April 12, Port Isabel High School [PIHS] held a signing event for standout softball player, Celina Marchan. Marchan signed her letter of...
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