CVA faces funding challenges
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS The SPI Convention and Visitors Advisory Board considered funding for future proposed Island events in its Jan. 25 meeting. “In the report and recommendations we are...
View ArticleE.K. Atwood overhaul set to begin Friday
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com In accordance with the Cameron County Parks Master Plan, a $3.75 million overhaul of E.K. Atwood Park is slated to begin...
View ArticleCounty submits ERP draft for review
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com After a protracted discussion about recent revisions to the Cameron County Erosion Response Plan (ERP), the Cameron County...
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E.K. Atwood facelift begins
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A $3.75 million project got off to a good start as Cameron County officials, local dignitaries and members of the public...
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Houston among RGV Day delegation at Texas Capitol
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Laguna Vista Mayor Susie Houston represented Laguna Vista at the State Capitol last week, meeting with state legislators and fellow Rio Grande Valley leaders to...
View ArticleThe Art of Business
Island retailers look to add visuals By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island Development Standards Review Task Force met on Tuesday, Feb. 7 to consider applications for placing art at...
View ArticleCity enforces dune protection
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS The SPI Shoreline Task Force discussed enforcement and recommending of dune permit applications during its meeting held on Monday, Feb. 13. During discussion on...
View ArticlePolice to be part of regional response team
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel Police Department will be part of a regional emergency response team led by the San Juan Police Department....
View ArticleLos Fresnos Rodeo rides into town
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The 28th Annual Los Fresnos Rodeo returns this weekend, from Friday, Feb. 17 to Sunday, Feb. 19. The popular affair will...
View ArticleElection filing deadline Friday
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The final filing deadline for both City of Port Isabel and Point Isabel Independent School District Board of Trustees...
View ArticleKeplinger resigns Council seat
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Laguna Vista Councilwoman Leticia “Letty” Keplinger submitted a letter of resignation Feb. 1 from the Council after seven years of service. However, under the...
View ArticleBikeFest returns this weekend
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com SPI BikeFest returns to South Padre Island this weekend, Friday, Feb. 17 – Saturday, Feb. 18. In anticipation of the influx...
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Flotsam
Tommy J. Saenz | Courtesy photo Large tar balls wash ashore By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Island residents may have noticed a mess on the sand earlier...
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Rio History: A Rose by Any Other Color
By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS Doug Olson sent me the following email: Hi Steve, Here is a picture of some of the things I found while beachcombing on South Padre Island this past February. I...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor for 3-02-2017
Special to the PRESS Dear Editor, As an environmentalist, birder, and sea turtle volunteer, I find it unconscionable and extremely hard to understand why the South Padre Island Convention &...
View ArticleLady Tarpons Strong at Tarpon Relays
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons track squad won five gold medals and placed second as a team at last Saturday’s Tarpon Relays in Port Isabel. Individual gold medals...
View ArticleMock, Euresti Win Gold at Tarpon Relays
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Sydney “Trey” Mock and Jesus Euresti led the Port Isabel track and field men with gold medal-winning performances in their events at last Saturday’s Tarpon Relays in...
View ArticleWater District OK’s Beach Boulevard repairs
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com During their regular meeting last Wednesday, Feb. 22, the Laguna Madre Water District (LMWD) approved a motion for design...
View ArticleBoard hears event updates
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island Convention and Visitors Advisory Board (CVAB) heard post event reports as well as considered funding requests for future events during its...
View ArticleCandidates unopposed, City cancels election
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com With the terms on two city commission seats coming to an end this May, the City of Port Isabel had planned to hold an...
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