After suspension, Port Isabel officer demoted
Editor’s Note: This report contains profanity and sexually explicit language that may disturb some readers. To jump to Part 2, exclusively available online, please click here. By DINA ARÉVALO Port...
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BREAKING: Island police search for missing man
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Late on Friday evening, the City of South Padre Island released a statement saying it was working with other law...
View ArticleUIL hands Infante suspension, public reprimand
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The University Interscholastic League (UIL) State Executive Committee (SEC) has handed down a one-year suspension and...
View ArticlePIISD board passes balanced budget
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com After a summer of lengthy budget committee meetings, the Point Isabel School Board of Trustees passed a balanced budget for...
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Developer donates palm to City
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS Recognition of efforts to transplant native vegetation, a demonstration of online tools for financial and performance transparency, an update on the beach...
View ArticleNew park movement slated in Laguna Vista
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Seed money to potentially launch the creation of a new public park in Laguna Vista was planted here recently by two civic-minded residents, according to Mayor...
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LeVrier to retire from school district
(Dina Arévalo | Staff photographer) By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Henry LeVrier, deputy superintendent of business and operations for the Point Isabel...
View ArticleLMWD implements water conservation measures
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Laguna Madre Water District residents and businesses are now are facing water restrictions as a result of a recently implemented Stage II water conservation...
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Isabel Y. Garcia hosts ‘Clear the Shelter’ event
Adoption fees waived through Friday By ALEXA RAY Special to the PRESS In what has become an annual tradition, the Isabel Y. Garcia joined dozens of animal shelters across the country in a pet adoption...
View ArticleBeach bathroom debate resurfaces on Island
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS Providing portable restroom facilities for beach goers was once again the subject of debate at the Wednesday, Aug. 15 meeting of the South Padre Island City Council....
View ArticleBody found in Willacy County
SPIPD part of multiagency investigation, body may belong to missing priest By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Authorities have arrested one man in connection...
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Deadline Approaching for PIHS Classical Reunion
Special to the PRESS A group of 20 Port Isabel High School alumni are working hard to place the finishing touches on the 2018 Classical Reunion, “The First 50 Years.” The three-day reunion will take...
View ArticleRio History: Quarantine, A Brief History
By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS The practice of quarantine, as we know it, began in Europe during the 14th century. Ships arriving in Venice from infected ports were required to sit at anchor...
View ArticleWriter’s Block: Buzzed By A Buzzard
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The morning sun was shining bright, and what clouds hung in the sky were fluffy and white — a happy morning scene as I...
View ArticleLady Tarpons clinch consolation bracket win
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons volleyball team won the consolation title at last week’s St. Joseph’s Tournament in Brownsville. The Lady Tarpons lost their first...
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Galvan already gearing up for hoops season
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The 2018-19 school year has just begun but football and volleyball have been at the forefront of local sports discussions for weeks now. The high school football...
View ArticleTarpons host Porter in home opener
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Some years it seems to take forever for the season to get here but now, at long last, it’s time for some football. The Port Isabel Tarpons open their 2018 season...
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Protecting those who serve
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS The Laguna Vista Police Department used a $4,296 grant from the Governor’s Office to purchase eight protective ballistic vests. Above, Sgt. Steve Reyes and Lt....
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Booby on the beach: Rare bird makes Island appearance
Special to the PRESS A massive gray bill protruding from its face, the large white bird with brown wings — clearly not a pelican — stood impassively on its huge, platform feet atop the jetties one...
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Rotary Beach Run/Walk Set for Sept. 8
Special to the PRESS After a four-year hiatus, the Rotary Club of Port Isabel is once again organizing its popular beach run to be held this year at Clayton’s Beach Bar & Event Venue on Saturday,...
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