Located at 310 Padre Blvd in South Padre Island, TX, Margaritaville Beach Resort South Padre Island opened its doors to guests yesterday, March 30. Enhancements offered at the new hotel include modern design aesthetics, signature food and beverage concepts, a tropical pool upgrade, a newly installed lush landscape, a new lobby, and a complete transformation […]
Read MoreSpecial to the PRESS For a second year in a row, the Laguna Madre Water District (LMWD) has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for its annual comprehensive financial report for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, […]
Read Moreby: Gabriela Gonzalez Posted: Mar 22, 2023 / 12:00 PM CDT Updated: Mar 21, 2023 / 06:19 PM CDT PORT ISABEL, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Cameron County district clerk will host a passport fair in Port Isabel in April. You’ll need to show evidence of U.S. citizenship and photo identification in order to proceed with the passport application. […]
Read Moreby: Mia Morales Posted: Mar 5, 2023 / 05:00 PM CST Updated: Mar 7, 2023 / 06:31 AM CST SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A YouTuber donated $10,000 to the Sea Turtle Inc. Saturday following a beach clean up. More than 200 volunteers helped the turtle rehabilitation group Saturday morning to pickup up 1,700 pounds of trash […]
Read MoreBy Denise Cathey – The Brownsville Herald – March 5, 2023 SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — A collective croon goes up from the crowd waiting behind the rope line as Judith, with a hair bow on her head, comes out with handler and rescuer Jacob Reinbolt on Saturday at the South Padre Island Birding & Nature […]
Read Moreby: Jesse Mendez Posted: Mar 20, 2023 / 01:00 PM CDT Updated: Mar 20, 2023 / 12:04 PM CDT SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (ValleyCentral) — South Padre Island fishing is once again in the national spotlight. According to FishingBooker.com, SPI ranks second on its list of Top Spring Fishing Spots in the U.S. for 2023. South Padre Island offers […]
Read MoreBy Patrick McNulty – March 16, 2023 A 2nd Access to South Padre Island is a critical public safety project in Texas. The island is one of the state’s most popular tourism destinations with nine million vehicles crossing the Queen Isabella Memorial Bridge annually. As a result, South Padre Island needs a dependable and safe […]
Read MoreBy AMBER JONES Special to the PRESS Sugar Kingdom, Jonah the Whale and Island Arcade, with a candy store attached, all opened on the Island just in time for the spring break crowd. Sugar Kingdom, located at 1601 Padre Blvd., opened one of its 12 locations on the Island about two weeks ago. As soon […]
Read MoreMarch 05, 2023 1:11 PM in News – Local Bridge maintenance on Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway at South Padre Island that has caused some traffic delays in the last few months is wrapping up. “We are wrapping up a maintenance project on the west side of the causeway on the outside lane, so we do ask drivers […]
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