City jail to receive security upgrades
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Port Isabel city officials wanted answers after a man in police custody escaped from the Port Isabel City Jail, injuring...
View ArticleOfficials: Island water safe
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Recent reports of Gulf Coast visitors being stricken with bacterial infections after recreating on Texas beaches has many...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor for 7-07-2016
Special to the PRESS Dear Editor; I am surprised at several events lately under the control of the Port Isabel City Council. First, the apparent disregard of either the Planning and Zoning Committee...
View ArticleStumbaugh Looks Forward to New Season
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS It’s a rare coach who is not optimistic about the new season and Port Isabel High athletic director and head football coach Monty Stumbaugh is no exception. The...
View ArticleFormer Tarpon QB Looks Back
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Former Port Isabel Tarpon quarterback Isaiah Martinez is back in town after his first year of matriculation at Blinn Junior College. The Press found him at Tarpon...
View ArticleFirefighters respond to grass fires
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com South Padre Island firefighters responded to several grassfires this week as temperatures and wind speeds rose. Two units...
View ArticleSales tax down for month, up for year
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Most cities in South Texas are experiencing dips in their latest monthly net sales tax allocation from the Texas Comptroller’s office, while their payments for...
View ArticleROUND TWO: County to amend ERP after GLO input
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Texas General Land Office (GLO) has provided preliminary feedback on the County’s proposed Coastal Erosion Response...
View ArticleCity sets sights on more projects
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island City Council met Wednesday evening for their meeting after the busy holiday weekend. Regular business commenced with the approval of minutes...
View ArticleFamilies have fun at Washington Park event
By MARINA WISE-HERRING Special to the PRESS Last Saturday marked the third annual Port Isabel Patriotic Spirit Celebration. Although the gathering was small, size didn’t stop those in attendance from...
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Red, White & Beautiful
Paraders enjoy good weather for Fourth celebration By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS Who doesn’t love a parade? As American as baseball, hot dogs and apple pie, many enjoy celebrating our nation’s...
View ArticleTwo die over holiday weekend
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Fourth of July weekend ended in tragedy after two people died in separate incidents on South Padre Island Monday. Port...
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Rio History: This Round’s on the House
By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS Corpus Christi Texas August 13 1862: A Union flotilla, under the command of Lt. J.W. Kittredge arrived and took up a position off the coast, near where the...
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Pokémon Go Takes Over the Laguna Madre
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A mobile game sensation has taken over the Laguna Madre this week as dozens of players have been seen congregating around...
View ArticleWriter’s Block: Popular Pokémon
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Whether you’re into mobile gaming or not, you might have started noticing a strange pattern emerging within the last week....
View ArticleMurchison Preps for Second Year at SMU
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Former Port Isabel Lady Tarpon track and field athlete Daniela Murchison is back home in Port Isabel after a very successful first year of academics and athletics at...
View ArticleTown holds-off on solar light project
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS With concerns over fund usage, Town officials declined to take action to upgrade lighting fixtures at Roloff Park Tuesday. Meeting in regular session, the Council...
View ArticleMoney Talks: City holds budget workshop
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Money was the topic of conversation for the bulk of Tuesday night’s regular meeting of the Port Isabel City Commission....
View ArticleShrimp season opens Friday
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The 2016 commercial shrimp season is scheduled to begin this Friday, July 15, according to a statement released by the...
View ArticleTown posts higher revenues
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Entering the final quarter of the fiscal year, the Town of Laguna Vista’s financial outlook appears in good condition with revenues at 97.79 percent and...
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