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City moves forward with viewing facility
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS After a closed executive session at their last meeting, the South Padre Island Convention and Visitors Advisory Board (CVA) made a recommendation to the City...
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Nice Day for a Run: Thousands participate in annual Causeway race
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com “It was great; it was a little rough with the wind when we got off the Causeway, but other than that, it was beautiful....
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Local author offers glimpse of Afghanistan
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS Will Everett is a noted writer, producer, world traveler and NPR correspondent with an impressive resumé. His NPR documentary, The World War I Living History...
View ArticleWriter’s Block: WOWE, Indeed
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The 21st Annual Winter Outdoor Wildlife Festival, also known as WOWE, is currently underway at the South Padre Island...
View ArticleShoreline Task Force approves new Department
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS The Shoreline Task Force met Tuesday afternoon for a special meeting to consider details of the recently proposed Shoreline Management Department. After losing two...
View ArticleCity park plans move forward
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS After the news of last week’s $100,000 contribution from the SPI Economic Development Corporation (EDC) towards funding a skate park at the Island’s new city park,...
View ArticleLaguna Vista joins warrant roundup
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS More than 800 notices of outstanding citations will be mailed out to people with unpaid tickets in Laguna Vista during the month of February as part of the Great...
View ArticleCVA approves event funding
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island Convention and Visitors Advisory Board (CVA) met Wednesday morning for an extended meeting to consider funding requests for the year’s...
View ArticleWater district mulls rate changes, TRZ
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Laguna Madre Water District (LMWD) Board of Directors deliberated changing the rates for water and waste water service,...
View ArticleCity talks Open Carry, elections
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel City Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to prohibit the open carry of handguns during City meetings. The...
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W.O.W.E.: Moore opens 21st annual expo
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Wildlife documentary photographer and naturalist Richard Moore kicked off the 21st Annual Winter Outdoor and Wildlife Expo...
View ArticleYzaguirre indicted on 23 counts
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A Cameron County Grand Jury has indicted Cameron County Tax Assessor – Collector Tony Yzaguirre on 23 counts including...
View ArticleLady Tarpons Tripped Up at Hidalgo, 50-35
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons hoops team lost, 50-35, on the road to Hidalgo Tuesday night. With the loss, Port Isabel is eliminated from any possible playoff...
View ArticleDates for Annual Crab Trap Removal Set
Special to the PRESS For more than a decade, countless volunteers have spent 10 days each February searching Texas bays for abandoned crab traps left to foul shrimpers’ nets, snag anglers’ lines and...
View ArticleWriter’s Block: Blessed South Texas
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The 2014-2015 winter season was a dismal one for many throughout the country. In the Northeast, public works employees were...
View ArticleConvicted, Chambers still running for sheriff
By PETE BANDA Special to the PRESS reporter@sbnewspaper.com With election season less than two months away, many people are surprised to see John Chambers’ name still on the ballot for Cameron County...
View ArticleCommittee seeks to bring back Pirate Days
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS A spirit of collaboration has spread across the committees of the City of South Padre Island. The Historic Preservation Committee recently jumped on board, making...
View ArticlePID approves interlocal agreement
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com With a quorum present at a regular meeting of the Public Improvement District #1 (PID) on Friday, Jan. 29, the three...
View ArticleShrimp & Fish Fry for charity
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Rotary Club of Port Isabel is gearing up to host their annual Shrimp and Fish Fry on Saturday, Feb. 5. The fundraising...
View ArticleCandidates begin filing
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Election season is under way in Port Isabel and already several candidates have submitted packets declaring their intention...
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