Top cops react to Dallas shooting
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com It’s become commonplace now. Turning on the news to hear of another mass shooting has become the rule more than the...
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Pokémon Takeover!
Mobile game draws tourists to landmarks By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Squinting in the bright afternoon sunshine, a woman holds a cell phone up, as if...
View ArticleCoach Breedlove Ready to Go
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel High head volleyball coach Julie Breedlove is more than excited about the upcoming season and is counting the days until practice can officially begin on...
View ArticleCity seeks funding for body cameras
By MARINA WISE-HERRING Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel City Commission gathered at City Hall on Tuesday for a special meeting. With all four city commissioners in attendance along with the mayor...
View ArticleSchool board moves through agenda items quickly
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com After spending the better part of three hours discussing matters in closed session Tuesday evening, the Point Isabel School...
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Laguna Vista hosts first bike rodeo
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS Learning to ride a bicycle is a rite of passage for a child. That moment when mom or dad, running behind you, hanging onto your seat to steady you as you wobble the...
View ArticleDistrict attendance policy violates law
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has weighed in on a complaint filed by elementary school teacher Susie Houston against the...
View ArticleCounty expands beach patrol, talks park project
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Beach safety and park improvements were the topics of two lengthy discussions during a regular meeting of the Cameron...
View ArticleThe Last Straw
City hopes to eliminate popular beverage addition By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS Concerned SPI residents Carol Gluntz and Sally Robey recently reached out to the city to address a widespread...
View ArticleMarina lease under review
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Negotiations are continuing on a recently proposed lease agreement between the Town of Laguna Vista and the Recreation Association which oversees operations of...
View ArticleSchool seeks to expand enrollment
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Puffy cotton clouds hang suspended from string crisscrossing a cozy and colorful classroom on the second floor of Christ’s...
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‘Adelante’…?
Both supporters and opponents of LNG carried signs at Tuesday’s school board meeting. (Dina Arévalo | Staff photographer) School board hears pro, anti-LNG comments By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South...
View ArticlePercussionists Picking Up New Show
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS All members of the Port Isabel High Silver Tarpon Marching Band have reported and are hard at work learning the show they will use this coming marching season. The...
View ArticleVolleyball Veterans Anxious to Go
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Press recently sat down with four upperclass members of the Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons volleyball squad at the athletic department, to hear their thoughts on...
View ArticleTwo-a-days start Monday
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Practice for the 2016 high school football season is set to get underway this coming Monday, Aug. 1. The Press has been checking the weight room at Port Isabel High...
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Fire department unleashes ‘The Beast’
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Laguna Vista’s Fire Department has a new recruit. Dubbed “The Beast,” the recent addition to the department’s ranks is a five ton, six wheel drive military truck...
View ArticlePolling places discussed in advance of general election
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The clock is winding down for the 2016 general election, which will occur on Nov. 8. In preparation, Cameron County...
View ArticleSPI marathon gets County go-ahead
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Cameron County Commissioner’s Court approved the use of County beach accesses for the 2nd annual South Padre Marathon...
View ArticleNew detox center to open on Island
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS During their last regular meeting, the South Padre Island City Council held a public hearing regarding the approval of a new Specific Use Permit for a substance...
View ArticleGLO hosts coastal advisory workshop
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Texas General Land Office(GLO) hosted a workshop for members of the Technical Advisory Committee aimed at discussing...
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