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Red Tide Rangers learn about toxic algae
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Warm temperatures and calm seas are the perfect breeding ground for what is perhaps one of the most irritating scourges of...
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10 Years Later: Remembering Hurricane Dolly a decade after it made landfall...
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Minkler happy to help out
Courtesy photo By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Former Silver Tarpon band member Colin Minkler is back where he started. Minkler has been assisting with summer band camp at Port Isabel High School...
View ArticleLaguna Vista News Briefs
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Neighborhood Watch Residents interested in helping to establish a Neighborhood Watch may contact Laguna Vista Police Chief Tony David at 943-3446 or at...
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Kids become ‘finbassadors’ at Coastal Studies Lab
Shelby Bessette holds up a shark during an educational session for children at the UTRGV Coastal Studies Lab Monday.Pamela Cody | Courtesy photo By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS In honor of Shark...
View ArticleSchool board holds budget workshop
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Point Isabel School Board of Trustees met Monday to continue ongoing discussions about the district’s 2018-19 budget....
View ArticleRevolving Loan Program awarded $300,000 grant
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The USDA has awarded the City of Port Isabel’s Revolving Loan Program (RLP) a $300,000 grant to be used to fund additional...
View ArticleCouncil ponders portable potty pickle
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS Shoreline restroom facility solutions, recognition of the Finance Department, and master planning for the City’s parks highlighted the South Padre Island City Council...
View Article79th Annual Texas International Fishing Tournament kicks off Wednesday
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The 79th Annual Texas International Fishing Tournament (TIFT) kicks off this Wednesday on South Padre Island. Anglers can...
View ArticlePort Isabel worries Lighthouse future could be in jeopardy
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Port Isabel city leaders are taking action to help ensure the use and operation of the historic Port Isabel Lighthouse...
View ArticleStill on the books: Unenforceable, Island bag bans ordinances remain
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island City Council revisited the City’s bag ban in the wake of a decision by the Texas Supreme Court, which ruled that such bans violate state law....
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REUNITED: Separated nearly a month, Honduran woman, son together again
Dunia, who came to the United States fleeing violence in Honduras, wipes tears from her eyes after being reunited with her 5-year-old son, Wuilman, at the Brownsville – South Padre Island...
View ArticleRio History: The Lost Camp on Brazos Island
By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS A few years ago, I received a packet of photos and old periodicals from a Jim Jennings of Balboa Island California. Jim had lived in Point (Port) Isabel in the...
View ArticleWriter’s Block: TIFT Time Once Again
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com There are the big holidays, like Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s and Fourth of July, that everyone celebrates. And...
View ArticleVolleyball practice up and running
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS It’s that time of year. Even before football teams across the Rio Grande Valley hold their first practice sessions, high school volleyball teams are getting their...
View ArticleMarching band to start outdoor practices
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Members of the Silver Tarpon Marching Band have had a relatively easy time of it so far this summer. Now it’s about to get physical. Outdoor practices started this...
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Coach Holland announces retirement
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Long-time Port Isabel ISD coach Robert Holland has announced his retirement from the Tarpon athletic program. Holland is a life-long resident of Port Isabel and...
View ArticleCVA votes to nix half marathon, for now
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island Convention and Visitors Advisory Board (CVA) discussed the future of a proposed 2019 half marathon, as well as the special events budget for...
View ArticleAnglers set to fish LKT
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The 37th Annual Ladies Kingfish Tournament (LKT) is set to get underway next Friday. The tournament was the first...
View ArticleShifting Sands: With renourishment complete, officials to study particle...
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS Studies related to the nearshore berm beach nourishment project and resolutions in support of the City’s application for funding through the state’s Beach Maintenance...
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