Leads sought in suspicious fire
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Authorities are offering up to a $1,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of the person or persons...
View ArticleCommunity remembers beloved teacher
By ALLEY COWGILL Port Isabel-South Padre Press ads@portisabelsouthpadre.com Maybe it’s not about the happy ending. Maybe it’s about the story. Sylvia Torres had quite the story to tell. She dedicated...
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IN MEMORIAM: Flight attendant honors Flight 93
Courtesy photo By ALLEY COWGILL Port Isabel-South Padre Press ads@portisabelsouthpadre.com Picture the home field of the Port Isabel Tarpons. It’s Friday night and the stands are roaring with shouts...
View ArticleGood Offensive Line Key to Rushing Game
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS They are the unsung heroes, those players who engage in hand-to-hand combat down in the trenches. They get all the blame when one of their backs gets thrown for a...
View Article9/11 flag display nixed due to rain
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The threat of severe rain kept the Rotary Club of Port Isabel from setting over 300 American flags out for display in honor...
View ArticleIsland increases sand placement at erosion hotspots
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island Shoreline Task Force met Monday afternoon for their regular monthly meeting. Coastal Resource and Parks Administrator Reuben Treviño brought...
View ArticleWriter’s Block: For the Love of Pets
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com We don’t get to choose the family we’re born into when we come into this world. As we grow up, however, we do get to choose...
View ArticleEight apply for municipal judge
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Eight applicants have expressed an interest in serving as judge in the Town of Laguna Vista, officials here say. They include Oscar X. Garcia, Mikson A. Ehimika,...
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In Remembrance: Towns commemorate 14th anniversary of Causeway Collapse
PRESS Staff Report SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (Sept. 15) — Coast Guard Cutter Mallett crewmembers and Department of Public Safety personnel survey the damage done to the Isabella Causeway near South...
View ArticleMarina funding options discussed
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS Monday afternoon, the South Padre Island Shoreline Task Force again addressed the issue of public access, specifically boater access, to the Laguna Madre. The City...
View ArticlePI green lights community events
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Pachanga in the Park and the Run SPI Marathon were topics of discussion at this week’s Port Isabel City Commission Meeting....
View ArticleCounty tables LNG tax talks
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com After months of closed-doors discussions, the Cameron County Commissioners Court voted to table an agenda item that would...
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WITHDRAWN: School board rejects Annova LNG tax break
The Point Isabel School Board of Trustees listen to public comments. (Dina Arévalo | Staff photographer) By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com On Tuesday, the...
View ArticleWriter’s Block: To the Caregivers
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. All across the country, from NFL players on the gridiron, to our very...
View ArticleIsland talks park groundbreaking, bay annexation
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS At Wednesday evening’s SPI City Council meeting, City Manager Bill DiLibero announced that the groundbreaking ceremony for the John L. Tompkins Park will take place...
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Dance the NightAway: 5th Annual Pachanga in the Park a success
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The sound of mariachi music filled the air as mariachis from Port Isabel High School performed atop a stage set up on a...
View ArticleSPI, PI Chambers talk LNG
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) was the topic at hand during a joint all-member meeting of the South Padre Island and Port Isabel...
View ArticleRep. Oliveira gives legislative update
By ALLEY COWGILL Port Isabel-South Padre Press ads@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce hosted a Quarterly Public Affairs Luncheon on Wednesday State Rep. René Oliveira...
View ArticleIsland hosts forum ahead of election
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Five candidates laid everything out in the open as they answered questions from South Padre Island residents ahead of the...
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South Padre Island celebrates National Night Out
Dina Arévalo | Staff photographer By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Chili dogs and cotton candy, patrol pooches and bouncy princess castles, flashing lights...
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