Clinic to open April 1
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS April 1 is the target date for a new family medicine clinic to open in the Laguna Madre area under the auspices of the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley...
View ArticleWOWE returns to Birding Center
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Winter Outdoor Wildlife Expo (WOWE) is set to return to sunny South Padre Island next week for five days of feathered,...
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PELICANS IN PERIL
Traffic along Highway 48 was at a temporary standstillas volunteers worked to carry a brown pelican to safety Tuesday afternoon. A cold front with strong northerly winds forced dozens of the birds onto...
View ArticleLMWD talks garbage, odor and rates
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Laguna Madre Water District (LMWD) Board of Directors continued discussions about potentially adding garbage billing to...
View ArticleCrossing the Second Causeway may be free
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Progress on plans to construct a second causeway connecting South Padre Island to the mainland remains sluggish, but Pete...
View ArticleIsland updates ordinances at first meeting of the year
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island City Council considered six new ordinances during their first meeting of 2018, held on Wednesday, Jan. 17. The first ordinance up for...
View ArticleCouncil moves forward with comprehensive plan
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS Comprehensive planning, consideration of a wind sporting site, Sand Castle Trail maintenance, relocating a monument, City Hall improvements and development of a boat...
View ArticleUnder the Dome
Novel entertainment coming to the flats for Spring Break By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Spring Breakers can look forward to a new entertainment experience...
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Lighthouse officially reopens
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com After more than a year spent hidden beneath a layer of scaffolding, the historic Port Isabel Lighthouse was officially...
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50 more cold stunned turtles released
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com More than 50 Atlantic green sea turtles were released into the Gulf of Mexico Tuesday in the wake of yet another cold...
View ArticleCounty says no to Island topless bar
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com “Move to deny,” said Cameron County Commissioner David A. Garza during a meeting of the County Commissioners’ Court...
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W.O.W.E!
Wildlife Expo kicks off with alligator presentation By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge Manager Boyd Blihovde lifted...
View ArticleONLINE ONLY: Workforce Solutions to hold job fair Thursday
Special to the PRESS Workforce Solutions Cameron (WFSC) announced the 2nd South Padre Island Job Fair will take place on Thursday, Feb. 1, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the South Padre Island Convention...
View ArticleTarpons Roll, Lady Tarpons Fall at Progreso
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpon and Lady Tarpon basketball teams made the trip to Progreso Tuesday night and split their games. The Tarpons won, 56-36, and the Lady Tarpons...
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Barrera, Wise Golden at Brownsville Meet
Courtesy photo. By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel High powerlifters Julianna Barrera and Dagan Wise each took home gold medals from last Saturday’s meet at Brownsville Porter High School....
View ArticleTask force gives nod to dune permits
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island Shoreline Task Force considered a pair of beach and dune applications, and discussed beach walkover maintenance issues during their Monday,...
View ArticleHurricane Harvey dents county parks revenues
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Revenues generated by the Cameron County Parks system, which include several popular beach accesses on South Padre Island,...
View ArticleCVB greenlights over $200,000 in event funding
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island Convention and Visitors Advisory Board heard reports from their subcommittees and voted on a block of special events funding requests during...
View ArticleCharter amendment on May 5 ballot
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS An amendment to the Town Charter that would formally assign the Laguna Vista Marina as a boat launch facility “specifically for the exclusive use of the residents...
View ArticleKite Fest to proceed, rain or shine
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Though the weekend forecast calls for a 30 percent chance of rain, according to the National Weather Service in...
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