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PIPD nabs 3 for alleged robbery
By CATHERINE DONNELLY Special to the PRESS Three suspects of an alleged armed robbery were apprehended locally this week. According to a Port Isabel Police Department (PIPD) report, on Monday, at...
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Winds caused power loss to 1,300 residents
(Courtesy photo) By CATHERINE DONNELLY Special to the PRESS At approximately 8:49 p.m. on Monday, Port Isabel’s Police and Fire departments received a report of an American Electric Power (AEP) power...
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PIECHS triumphs, students head to state
Special to the PRESS PI Early College High School is celebrating its remarkable achievements at the District I DECA CDC Conference, with several students emerging as winners and advancing to the State...
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Where are they now?
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS This past October, former Port Isabel Alumni Christa Remi Valdez wrapped up her 2nd season playing Australian football with the Austin Crows women’s...
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Tarpons do well in first powerlifting meet
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS This past Saturday, January 13, the Port Isabel Powerlifting teams traveled to Brownsville to compete in the Rivera Powerlifting Meet. The boy’s...
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PI shuts down tax abatements for LNG
By CATHERINE DONNELLY Special to the PRESS In the first meeting of 2024, the Port Isabel City Council met at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, January 9, to take care of routine funding for different line items,...
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Sea Turtle Inc. responds to cold stun emergency
Special to PRESS In response to a sudden drop in temperatures over the weekend and early this week, Sea Turtle Inc. staff mobilized to address another environmental emergency. Cold Stun events,...
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SPI council candidates emphasize communication, transparency
By LAURIE COKER editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com In a recent candidate forum featuring Lisa Graves, Brad Robinson, Jennifer Stout, and Tally Ragsdale, the common themes of communication and...
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Debate ensues over proposed Bubba Gump location
By LAURIE COKER editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The announcement of a Bubba Gump’s restaurant coming to South Padre Island has ignited a range of opinions among residents in the Laguna Madre area....
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Constable distributes warm coats
By CATHERINE DONNELLY Special to the PRESS With a cold snap descending upon the lower Rio Grande Valley last weekend, the Cameron County Precinct 1 Constable’s Office gave out more than 200 coats,...
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Tarpons continue to roll, beat Titans, 63-57
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS This past Friday, January 19, the Port Isabel Tarpons hosted the Jubilee Brownsville Titans in a home district game. Entering the game, Jubilee was...
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Port Isabel overpowers Jubilee, 57-8
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS This past Friday, January 19, the Port Isabel Lady Tarpons took on the Brownsville Jubilee Lady Titans in a home district game. Those attending PI’s...
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Silver Tarpons earn Texas All-State
By CATHERINE DONNELLY Special to the PRESS Point Isabel Independent School District (PI-ISD), a 4A public school, has reason to celebrate student musical excellence in the new year after Silver Tarpon...
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Port hires new chief
By PORT OF BROWNSVILLE Closing out the year on significant milestones, the Port of Brownsville begins 2024 with Port Chief of Police William Dietrich succeeding former Port Director and CEO Eduardo A....
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‘UFO’ sighting on SPI
By CATHERINE DONNELLY Special to the PRESS Sometime in SPI’s not too distant past, a plain orange ‘UFO’ washed up on the shore of South Padre Island (SPI) between mile markers #9 and #10. It was...
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Sea turtles head home
By LAURIE COKER Special to the PRESS Sea Turtle Inc., the sole sea turtle rehabilitation center in South Texas, recently completed the rescue of more than 950 cold-stunned Atlantic green sea turtles...
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Lopez wins gold in powerlifting meet
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS This past Thursday, January 25, the Port Isabel Powerlifting boys team traveled to Weslaco to compete in the Weslaco HS Quad Meet. The boy’s division...
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Lady Tarpons fall in scrimmage
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS This past Saturday, January 27, the Port Isabel Lady Tarpons hosted the Mercedes Lady Tigers in the season’s first scrimmage of the softball season....
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El Paseo Arts presents ‘Same Time Next Year
Genuinely funny and genuinely romantic, Bernard Slade’s 1975 play Same Time Next Year, ran four years on Broadway playing 1463 performances. It was nominated for three Tony awards: Best Play, Best...
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Puppy Bingo fundraiser slated
By LAURIE COKER Special to the PRESS On the romantic evening of Valentine’s Day, the Holiday Inn Beach Resort is set to host the annual Puppy Bingo event. A beloved tradition that has found a new home...
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