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Lara pleads not guilty to fatal wrong-way collision
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A status conference has been scheduled for Nov. 21, 2024, regarding the wrongful death case of Mariah Desiree Enriquez. Enriquez, 20, was...
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Drowning victim recovered
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A deceased body was pulled out of the Laguna Madre Bay near Queen Isabella Point at around 4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 1. The Texas Game Wardens first...
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SpaceX slates Starship launch
By ARABELLA SERRATA Special to the PRESS SpaceX will have its sixth Starship launch on Nov. 18 at 4 p.m., according to their official website. This event follows the successful launch on Oct. 13,...
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PI-ISD updates accomplishments board
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS On Wednesday, Nov. 13, the Port Isabel Tarpons Varsity Football Team updated their accomplishment board with the year “24” on the “District Champions,”...
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Chilitto Pikin Two closes doors
By ARABELLA SERRATA Special to the PRESS Beloved local restaurant Chilitto Pikin Two has shut its doors after ten years, following the owners’, Maria Elena Jimenez and Edel Hernandes, decision to step...
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Trump visits Starbase for sixth Starship test flight
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com SpaceX launched the Starship for the sixth time on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. The City of Brownsville reported that United States Presidential Elect...
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Port Isabel emerges as Bi-District Champs
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS On Friday, Nov. 15, the (8-2) Port Isabel Tarpons met up with the (5-5) Ingleside Mustangs in a Bi-District showdown in Falfurrias, Texas....
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SpaceX sees multiple trespassers
Special to the PRESS On Nov. 18, 2024, Cameron County Sheriff’s Deputies made contact with SpaceX security, who advised them of a male subject who had entered one of their buildings not open to the...
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Tarpons fall to Lobos
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS On Tuesday, Nov. 19, the Port Isabel [PI] Tarpons hosted the Brownsville Lopez Lobos in a non-district matchup. The Tarpons’ basketball team was still...
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Youth league introduces lady flag football teams
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com For the first time ever, Port Isabel will be home to the Mighty Lady Tarpons Flag Football League. These teams are organized under the Mighty...
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Port Isabel eliminated from football playoffs
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS On Friday, Nov. 22, Tarpon fanatics made their way to Kingsville to watch their (9-2) Port Isabel [PI] Tarpons go up against the (8-3) Lago Vista...
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Wanna Wanna debuts improvements
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Wanna Wanna Beach Bar and Grill recently went under renovation and is now sporting an enhanced look. The project was completed as of Nov. 8. South...
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Students advance in band competition
By ARABELLA SERRATA Special to the PRESS Three students at Port Isabel Early College High School [PIECHS] have made history in the district and achieved great feats within the Silver Tarpon Band....
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Distillery honors blues musician with new ‘shine
By ARABELLA SERRATA Special to the PRESS The Rio Grande Distillery and Brewery is set to debut a new moonshine, the Blues Jam McKinney Williams Moonshine, in honor of the blues singer. The drink will...
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Cancer prevention training slated
By ARABELLA SERRATA Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Volunteer Firemen’s Association will provide training for those who want to learn more about cancer and how it affects those in fire services....
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Phoenix Award presented to SPI first responders
By ARABELLA SERRATA Special to the PRESS The City of South Padre Island recently commemorated the outstanding performance of their first responders for earning the Phoenix Award after resuscitating a...
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Santa Paws brings furry friends to forever homes
By ARABELLA SERRATA Friends of Animal Rescue [FOAR] will hold their Santa Paws fundraiser on Dec. 14 at the Casa Mariposa from 9 a.m. to noon. The event will showcase plenty of shelter dogs for...
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‘ROCKER GIRL AT HEART’: Danica’s story leads her to SPI, once again
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY Danica Rae Bird was raised in Salt Lake City Utah, with her two parents and an older brother. Despite the winter freezes, she says growing up there was fantastic, with gorgeous...
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Captain Murphy’s offers wide range of tours
Captain Murphy’s is a fishing and touring hotspot, perfect for anyone who wants a front-row seat to the beauty of South Padre Island and the plentiful fish that roam the waters. Murphy’s offers...
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Three Buckeye butterfly species occupy Lower Laguna Madre
By JAVIER GONZALEZ Information for this column was sourced from butterfliesofamerica.com/docs/Junonia-syen.12428.pdf. Though Monarch migration is mainly over, there is still a chance to see them and a...
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