Budget Talks
Council hears prelim budget By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS South Padre Island Chief Financial Officer Rodrigo Gimenez presented the fiscal year 2017-2018 draft budget to City Council during a...
View ArticleCauseway Run a pit stop in one runner’s nationwide journey
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Whether it’s the original Longest Causeway Run & Fitness Walk, or its summer sibling, the event is usually the...
View ArticleThe Shrinking Bottom Line
After 85th Legislature, PIISD faces $763,000 budget shortfall By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Just one week after the 85th Legislature adjourned, the Point...
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Final Farewell
Veterans, locals bid aircraft carrier goodbye By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Hundreds of people gathered on the rocks of the jetties at Isla Blanca Park...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor for June 15, 2016
Special to the PRESS Dear Editor, Thanks be to God! It is my most fervent desire to publicize my gratitude to my Lord and Savior. My journey after waking up to a brain hemorrhage on April 19, 2017 can...
View ArticleTarpons to compete in qualifier tourney
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel 7-on-7 football team will play in this Saturday’s qualifying tournament at McAllen. The state 7-on-7 tournament will take place June 28-29 at College...
View ArticleRamirez looking forward to senior season
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Tarpon football player Elijah Ramirez is hard at work this spring as he prepares for his senior year of football. The Press found Ramirez in the weight room at the...
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AEP breaks ground on $12.3 million facility
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com It was a sweltering afternoon last Friday as local dignitaries and officials with American Electric Power (AEP) gathered...
View ArticleCity lowers Pompano Park fees, moves Lighthouse Cinema
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com After seeing how increased parking fees at Pompano Park would affect traffic and usage, the City of Port Isabel decided to...
View ArticleTown awards Orange Lane repaving bid
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Laguna Vista officials Tuesday voted to award a contract for street improvements to G&T Paving, LLC in the amount of $178,307. Funding for the project comes...
View ArticleUSFWS seeks involvement in visitors center
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS As planning for a proposed 23-acre ecology-oriented visitors’ center in Laguna Vista advances on the Cameron County level, Town Council members Tuesday agreed...
View ArticlePort Isabel begins budget planning
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The City of Port Isabel began preliminary discussions about the 2017-2018 fiscal budget during a public workshop held at...
View ArticleFunding requests, Clayton’s Pier top Council talks
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island City Council weighed funding requests against proposed budget concerns as well as debated a beach and dune permit for a proposed pier at...
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Like a Fish to Water
Swim lessons kick off at municipal pool By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com “Relax. Relax.” Alberto Sosa repeated the word softly while holding up a child as...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor for June 22, 2017
Special to the PRESS Dear Editor, I have been otherwise involved or I would have responded to Walter Birdwell’s letter of 1 June earlier. I don’t know why, however, as I am becoming weary of his...
View ArticleSeason over for 7-on-7 team
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The 2017 spring season has come to an end for the Port Isabel 7-on-7 football team. They finished second in their pool at last Saturday’s state qualifying tournament...
View ArticleDistrict title motivates Soliz
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Senior volleyball player Olivia Soliz wants very much to make her final season of volleyball at Port Isabel High a success. The Press recently found Soliz in the...
View ArticleDistrict approves Flex program, Apple purchases
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Point Isabel School Board of Trustees approved the continuation of the district’s Optional Flexible School Day Program,...
View ArticleIsla Blanca Park residents ask for County consideration
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Big changes are afoot at Isla Blanca Park on South Padre Island. As part of its Parks Master Plan, Cameron County is...
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Surf’s Up!
All smiles at International Surfing Day By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Pablo Recio, 10, lay flat on his belly Saturday as an instructor held his...
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