Proposed ecology center advances
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Development of a proposed 23-acre ecology-oriented visitors’ center in Laguna Vista took another step forward this week with the appointment of Mayor Susi Houston...
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Officials report a calmer Spring Break
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com New ordinances and reorganized law enforcement practices helped to make 2018’s Texas Week a largely safe and successful...
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Standing Up for a Cause
Austin man aims to paddle board Texas coastline for charity By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com An Austin adventure seeker is hoping to put his skills to use...
View ArticleGomez 6th at Meet of Champs
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Lady Tarpon hurdler Ava Gomez took 6th place in the 300-meter hurdles at the Meet of Champs last Saturday in Weslaco. Gomez finished the 300 hurdles in the time of...
View ArticleAguilera, Shrewsbury 8th at Weslaco
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Cesar Aguilera and Shawn Shrewsbury both finished 8th in their races at Weslaco’s Meet of Champs last Saturday. In Saturday’s final of the 100-meter dash Aguilera was...
View ArticleOnly three district games next fall
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The latest re-alignment project by the University Interscholastic League (UIL) has caused a major shift for the 2018 Port Isabel football program schedule. There will...
View ArticleBeach access beautification continues apace
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS Beach access improvement projects and consideration of beach and dune applications highlighted the Monday, March 26 meeting of the South Padre Island Shoreline Task...
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Bread of Faith
Rabbi helps locals prepare for Passover By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Rabbi Asher Hecht has been on a mission this week. The McAllen-area rabbi, who...
View ArticleBirding Center mulls alcohol permit
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS Birding and Nature Center operations, comprehensive planning, and website development were important topics of discussion during the Tuesday, March 27 meeting of the...
View ArticleSchlitterbahn co-owner charged in child’s death
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com This week authorities arrested Jeffrey Wayne Henry in Brownsville in connection with the decapitation death of 10-year-old...
View ArticleLaguna Vista, marina association continue talks
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Town of Laguna Vista and the Laguna Vista Recreational Association (LVRA) continued discussions about the future of the...
View ArticleAircraft carrier memorial to receive plaques
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Laguna Vista’s Veterans Memorial Park is receiving an additional feature this week. Bronze plaques for the Aircraft Carrier Memorial in the park are being...
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YACHT CLUB AUDIT
Forensic audit delivers scathing report of restoration project’s finances, planning Editor’s Note: To jump to Part 2 of this story, available exclusively online, click here. By DINA ARÉVALO Port...
View ArticleRio History: A Tale of Two Doorstops
By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS I’ve always had a fascination for stories about how someone inherited an old item which they assumed had little or no value only to discover… Wanting to buy a new...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor for April 5, 2018
Special to the PRESS Dear Editor, Intimate Enemies I want to share what I am doing to keep my sanity and dignity during this period of so much negativity against Mexicans and against the country in...
View ArticleWriter’s Block: The Struggle is Green
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Now that we’re well and truly into spring our customary strong April winds and unpredictably rainy/sunny weather have...
View ArticleBoys’ track ready for La Feria meet
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High track and field team has spent all season working to get a complete team into competition at the same meet, and they may finally be able to do it...
View ArticleLady Tarpons Set for District Meet
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpon track and field team is primed and ready for this week’s District 32-4A Track and Field Meet at La Feria. After weeks of planning,...
View ArticleHeights woman arrested for injuring elderly person
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A Laguna Heights woman is in jail after Cameron County Pct. 1 constables arrested her in connection with a fight that broke...
View ArticleCounty airport gets new groundskeeper
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel – Cameron County Airport will soon be getting a new groundskeeper who will maintain the property full time....
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