City approves new signage for beach ordinances
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS The Shoreline Task Force met last week for their regular meeting to discuss current projects, studies, and funding for the year. The Beach Maintenance Department...
View ArticleLV candidates address local issues
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Five candidates are vying to serve as Town of Laguna Vista leaders in Saturday’s municipal election. Early voting by personal appearance ran from April 27 through...
View ArticleWriter’s Block: At the End of the Road
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com It’s kind of out of the way. It’s not something you’d accidentally find while on your way to somewhere else, because there...
View ArticleSen. John Cornyn visits Island
By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press press@portisabelsouthpadre.com It was a packed house as the South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce welcomed United States Sen. John Cornyn III (R-TX),...
View ArticleCouncil considers raising taxes to fund projects
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS The SPI City Council met Wednesday evening for their regular meeting. The Mayor celebrated the month of May with a proclamation recognizing May 2015 as Motorcycle...
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Texas LNG hosts open house
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Martin Rosetta, left, vice president of technology for Bramer Engineering, speaks to Laguna Madre residents during an open...
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TEMPERS FLARE: City commission meeting tense in wake of ongoing litigation
By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press press@portisabelsouthpadre.com In the weeks leading up to the Port Isabel election, city commission meeting attendance has increased from a handful of...
View ArticleLaguna Madre election results
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Listed below are the unofficial results for the City of Port Isabel, Town of Laguna Vista, and Point Isabel Independent...
View ArticleShallow Sport enjoys record turnout
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS The bay front of Louie’s Back Yard looked like the 405 Freeway in Los Angeles during rush hour last weekend, as a record number of boaters gathered and jockeyed for...
View ArticleTxDOT launches 14th annual ‘Click-it or Ticket’ campaign
Special to the PRESS The simple, law-abiding habit of wearing a seat belt can protect thousands of Texans from serious injury or death. Yet, many people still refuse. For them, the Texas Department of...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor for 5-21-2015
Special to the PRESS Thank you Ed. For the past several years Port Isabel has had the good fortune to be managed by one of, if not THE best, city managers, that being Edward Meza. This town has never...
View ArticleKeep SPI Beautiful to participate in Great American Cleanup
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS The Keep SPI Beautiful Committee (KSPIB) met last Thursday afternoon for their regular monthly meeting. The committee quickly reviewed recent events in which they...
View ArticleStolen dragon recovered
By DINA ARÉVALO and ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com In a strange twist to the story of the theft of an unique piece of art from the Port Isabel Yacht Club,...
View ArticleWriter’s Block: Memorial Day – Close to Home
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com I’d seen Joe Rosenthal’s Pulitzer Prize winning photo of U.S. marines raising a flag atop Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima...
View ArticleCouncil reduces speed limit on Padre Boulevard
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS The SPI City Council met Wednesday evening for their regular meeting. The meeting covered upcoming events, project funding options, and transportation topics...
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Dynamic Daniella: Standout athlete impresses outside the ring
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Three-peater. Record setter. Medal winner. Those are words that can be used to very accurately describe Port Isabel High...
View ArticleMeza, Collins voted out at commission meeting
By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press press@portisabelsouthpadre.com Port Isabel City Attorney Robert Collins and City Manager Ed Meza were voted out by the City Commission on Tuesday during...
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FOR COUNTRY: Military family remembers their brother, Pfc. Rey David Cuervo
Photo courtesy Valentina Barrientez. By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Rey David Cuervo was just out of high school when he enlisted in the Army in 1999....
View ArticleWEB EXCLUSIVE: Nearly 1,000 pounds of marijuana intercepted on Island
By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press press@portisabelsouthpadre.com Authorities intercepted a 976 pound shipment of marijuana early last Thursday near Beach Access 6 on South Padre Island....
View ArticleBREAKING: Body of missing teen found
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Update 3:26 p.m.: Cameron County Sheriff Omar Lucio has confirmed that the body of a missing 14-year-old boy has been found...
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