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LOOKING BACK: EPAF director celebrates 20th season
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The El Paseo Arts Foundation [EPAF] kicked off its 20th season last week with a reprise of The Savannah Sipping Society, directed by JoAnn Evans,...
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PIISD hosts cross country meet
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS On Saturday, Sept. 14 Port Isabel Early College High School held its Eighth Annual Sylvia H. Torres Invitational. Many schools attended, such as Donna...
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LV intends to increase financial transparency
By ARABELLA SERRATA Special to the PRESS The Town of Laguna Vista held a regular council meeting on Sept. 10. No public comments were made at this meeting. The council approved minutes from past...
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PI experiences complications regarding Laguna Heights Drainage Project
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The City of Port Isabel held a special meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 11. The City is moving along with the cemetery expansion which was originally...
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SPI discusses short-term rental regulation
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The City of South Padre Island held a regular meeting on Friday, Sept. 18. The meeting started out with council member Lisa Graves praising the...
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LI Bridge News: Routine inspections show saltwater damage
LI Bridge News documents the ongoing journey of the Long Island Bridge Board’s battle to alleviate issues regarding the community’s swing bridge. Cindy Sturlin is the director of the Long Island...
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FERC announces supplemental EIS, Rio Grande LNG backpedals on CCS
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com On Friday, Sept. 13, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [FERC] announced its intent to prepare a supplemental Environmental Impact Statement...
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SpaceX sued amidst border land dispute
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Popular raunchy card game, Cards Against Humanity [CAH], is suing SpaceX for egregious appropriation of its land in Cameron County. In 2017, CAH...
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Charges dismissed against mother of deceased toddler
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Mariana Martinez Baltazar has been found not legally responsible for the death of her young daughter, Madison Dayana de la Cruz. Baltazar was...
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PIISD substitute arrested for alleged crimes against children
By ARABELLA SERRATA Special to the PRESS Leif Varnam, former employee of Point Isabel Independent School District [PIISD], was arrested on Thursday, Sept.19. He is facing three criminal charges. The...
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Parrot Eyes closes
By ARABELLA SERRATA Special to the PRESS Popular seafood restaurant Parrot Eyes unexpectedly closed its doors on Sept. 8, and the owners, Virginia and Ron Guillot, are preparing for retirement. The...
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Moments in Time: Double triple egg laid by hen
Moments in Time is a collection of recovered newspaper briefs and other publications, compiled by local historian, Steve Hathcock, offering a look back at the history of the Rio Grande Valley. Double...
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Spooky seasons proves best time to fish
By David Woods It’s officially Spooky Season and yesterday, while I was out fishing, I did not see another soul. More often this time of year, outdoors folks are thinking about hunting as much or more...
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LI Bridge Board requests intracoastal waterway study
LI Bridge News documents the ongoing journey of the Long Island Bridge Board’s battle to alleviate issues regarding the community’s swing bridge. Cindy Sturlin is the director of the Long Island...
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Occupancy tax revenue down 17%
By Arabella Serrata The SPI Economic Development Corporation [EDC] held a meeting on Sept. 17. The Tacos y Tequila festival was applauded for its turnout of five thousand people. Items on the consent...
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El Paseo Arts presents Dead Accounts
Special to the PRESS On Oct. 9, 10, 11 and 12, 2024, El Paseo Arts Foundation presents its second play for the 20th Season, Theresa Reback’s comedy about families and felonies, Dead Accounts. The...
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Tarpons defeat Yellowjackets in comeback win, 28-21
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. On Friday, Sept. 27, the 4A Port Isabel Tarpons took on the 5A Edcouch-Elsa [E-E] Yellowjackets in a non-district game. The Tarpons have won the matchup the last two years,...
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SPI Historical Museum groundbreaking commences
By ARABELLA SERRATA Special to the PRESSOn Wednesday, Sept. 25, the South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce held a groundbreaking event for the new Historical Museum. The museum is set to be built on...
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Details of fatal causeway collision surface
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A McAllen man, the company he is employed by and two South Padre Island bars are being sued by the father of the deceased victim of a wrong-way...
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Deputy’s watch ends after fatal crash
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A fatal two-vehicle crash took the life of a former Port Isabel Police Department [PIPD] Officer, Cameron County Constable Precinct 1 Deputy Ruben...
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