Writer’s Block: Rejoice, for Spring has Arrived!
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Spring begins March 20, but Mother Nature has already gotten quite a bit of a head start on those famous showers which...
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Fire chief resigns
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Marcus Smith, fire chief of the South Padre Island Fire Department, has resigned his position effective April 1. Smith...
View ArticleEarly morning crash injures six
By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press press@portisabelsouthpadre.com A single vehicle accident early Thursday morning injured six, including one critically, according to authorities. The...
View ArticleBallot lists finalized
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com There were no 11th hour candidate filings last month for the Laguna Madre region’s upcoming May elections. In the Town of...
View ArticleDEADLY WEEK: Three deaths under investigation, authorities release arrest...
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Two Spring Breakers have died on South Padre Island in the last week, and the decapitated body of an Edinburg resident was...
View ArticleFourth death on Island
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A fourth body was found on South Padre Island in a week. At about 5:23 p.m., a 74-year-old man was found unresponsive in...
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Two vehicle crash injures five
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com March 23, 2015 South Padre Island firefighters use an extraction device to gain access to a passenger trapped inside a 2004...
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BREAKING: Spring Breaker goes missing after UME
PRESS Staff Report Jordan Britten. Image courtesy Facebook. Police are searching for a 20-year-old Killeen man who went missing after attending the Ultimate Music Experience (UME) 2015 concert at...
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A Little Bit Country: Texas natives, Casey Donahew and the Casey Donahew...
By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press press@portisabelsouthpadre.com Courtesy photo. Casey Donahew, of the Casey Donahew band, ignited South Padre Island alongside the Randy Rogers Band on...
View ArticleBREAKING: Boy found on Causeway
PRESS Staff Report A boy, believed to be about 5 years old, was spotted wandering the streets near the Port Isabel side of the Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway Friday. The child somehow got away from...
View ArticleMeet of Champs next for Tarpon track men
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Rain continued to be a problem for the Port Isabel High Tarpon track and field team last week. The meet at Donna North High School, scheduled for last Saturday, was...
View ArticlePadilla Gets 4th at State powerlifting meet
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Jocelyn Padilla established two personal bests, including total lift, and placed fourth in the Women’s State Powerlifting Meet in Corpus Christi last week. Padilla...
View ArticleWeather still a problem for Lady Tarpon track
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Weather once again proved to be a hindrance to the competitive efforts of the Port Isabel Lady Tarpons track and field team. All the field events, as well as the...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor for 3-26-15
Special to the Press Dear Editor, It seems this week that my hometown, South Padre Island, is competing for tackiest town in America. All week long we have been assaulted by the “Trojan Plane” flying...
View ArticleAnnexation dispute going into mediation
By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press press@portisabelsouthpadre.com A mediation session is going forward following the longstanding annexation dispute between The City of Brownsville and...
View ArticleChampion Building being restored
By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press press@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Champion Building, which has housed the Port Isabel Historical Museum since 1996, is in the process of being...
View ArticleP.I. Community Garden planting
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS Obesity and lack of fresh produce are chronic problems associated in South Texas with over 10 percent of the state’s desserts located in our own backyard. Starting...
View ArticleCVA considers comprehensive research to improve marketing
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island Convention and Visitors Advisory Board (CVA) met Wednesday to discuss Convention Centre renovation, sales and reports, as well as strategies...
View ArticleCity taking steps towards new park
By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press press@portisabelsouthpadre.com The City of Port Isabel approved the Local Grant Program Applicant’s Certification & Program Assurances and the final...
View ArticleWriter’s Block: Grace Under Pressure
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com It’s almost over. Spring Break 2015 has come, and now it’s just about gone. It’s brought with it thousands of coeds, days...
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