BREAKING: South Padre Island Election Results
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Unofficial voting results are in for two vacancies on the City of South Padre Island City Council. Theresa Metty has won...
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Water main ruptures, damages street
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A 16 inch water pipe ruptured, causing damage to a recently reopened stretch of Sunset Drive on the north end of South...
View ArticleLaguna Vista planning for Christmas
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS The Town of Laguna Vista’s annual tree lighting ceremony, kicking off the Christmas holiday season, is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 30 at 5:30 p.m. at Roloff Park....
View ArticleHoliday Events coming up on SPI
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island Parks, Recreation, and Beautification Committee is very busy preparing for the upcoming holiday festivities including the Lighting of the...
View ArticleWriter’s Block: Giving Season
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The table hasn’t even been set for Thanksgiving dinner yet, but already store shelves are stocked with items that...
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Border Patrol agent charged with murder
Officials say decapitation connected to Gulf Cartel By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Joel Luna. A six year veteran of the U.S. Border Patrol has been...
View ArticleCity to undergo forensic audit
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel City Commission unanimously approved a motion to conduct a forensic audit of the City’s finances during...
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Beach nourishment underway
Dredging materials are deposited on the beach at South Padre Island. (Dina Arévalo | Staff photographer). By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Dredging at the...
View ArticleDredging set for The Fingers
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com After much delay and several impassioned pleas from Port Isabel residents, the entrance to The Fingers is set to undergo...
View ArticleCity secretary amends discrimination complaint
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Port Isabel City Secretary Susie Alcocer has amended her age discrimination complaint against the City to include...
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Honoring those who served
World War II veteran Hazel May Smith is honored at a Veterans Day ceremony in Port Isabel. (Pamela Cody | Courtesy Photo) By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS Veterans and their families and friends...
View ArticleAtkinson Not Just a Student-Athlete
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Jose Atkinson is more than just a Port Isabel High student-athlete. He is involved in so many extracurricular things that to this observer it’s a wonder that he not...
View ArticleLyford Outscores Port Isabel, 59-43
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons were outscored 59-43 in a non-district boys’ basketball game last Friday night in Tarpon Gym. It was another fast-paced game for the Tarpons,...
View ArticleLady Tarpons Collar Bulldogs, 47-42
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons beat Lyford 47-42 in a non-district girls’ basketball game Monday afternoon at Tarpon Gym. With the win Port Isabel improves to 4-4...
View ArticleHOT tax ordinance showing positive results
Special to the PRESS The City of South Padre Island’s Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT), Ordinance 15-03 is on pace to exceed revenue projections predicted when it was passed in March. The ordinance went into...
View ArticleWriter’s Block: Giving Thanks
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com If you’ve driven past downtown Port Isabel lately, you may have noticed the glow of hundreds of Christmas lights decorating...
View ArticleEDC mulls retail recruitment strategy
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island Economic Development Corporation (EDC) met last week for their regular monthly meeting. This month, the board focused on retail recruitment...
View ArticleCity selects RESTORE Act projects
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS During a workshop last Thursday morning, local Island board members along with other stakeholders throughout the community considered grant projects for application...
View ArticleLV Cares Christmas Initiative slated
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Police officers in Laguna Vista are preparing to launch the Laguna Vista CARES – Christmas initiative on Tuesday, Dec. 1. Just in time for the Christmas season,...
View ArticleAy Chihuahua! fundraiser enjoys modest turnout
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS Despite it being the coolest night of the fallseason so far, the 5th annual Ay! Chihuahua fundraiser had a small but enthusiastic crowd in attendance at the Port...
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