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Special to the PRESS Sea Turtle Inc. is asking the community and all sea turtle enthusiasts to mark their calendars for the community conversation on August 8. “Are you a recreational fisher at South Padre Island? Are you a small or large charter owner or boat captain? Have you ever come across an injured sea […]

Press Release When: Monday, August 8th Where: Sea Turtle Inc (6617 Padre Blvd) ., South Padre Island Time: 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Hook, Line, and Sea Turtles! Mark your calendars for the community conversation on August 8th! Are you a recreational fisher at South Padre Island? Are you a small or large charter owner […]

By SHELDON MOORE It is impossible to be at all in touch with current events and not be aware of the many mass shooting tragedies taking place across the nation. Most Americans have heard the gruesome details of the horrific events in the small town of Uvalde near San Antonio. While the Uvalde incident may […]

By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Trisha Litterer is the mother of Kaycee, 12, and Lee, 9. Their family resides in Uvalde, Texas, and first visited South Padre Island in 2017. On that first trip, the family decided to take a sand castle building lesson instructed by Dennis Barrett, with South Padre Island Sand Castle Lessons. “My […]

By SHELDON MOORE Special to the PRESS Valley educator Idea Schools has announced the commencement of bus service for Port Isabel students for the upcoming 2022-2023 school year. Currently serving the Rio Grande Valley with 51 tuition free schools, Idea Schools provides Pre-K through 12th grade classes for 33,000 Rio Grande Valley students with an […]

by: Adam Cardona Posted: Jun 28, 2022 / 09:34 PM CDT Updated: Jun 29, 2022 / 09:53 AM CDT SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The city of South Padre Island was awarded the 2022 Destination of the Year award by Texas Travel Awards. Texas Travel Awards consists of publishers from Austin Monthly, San Antonio Magazine, Texas Music, and […]

The beach city won six awards One of Texas’ most popular beach cities beat out all other destinations in a recent ranking. The Texas Travel Awards gave South Padre Island the titles of destination of the year and best destination for families. In addition to those titles, specific places in South Padre Island were crowned winners in […]

By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com On June 21, 2022, South Padre Island history was made on National Go Skateboarding Day. The South Texas skate scene rallied together to commence the first ever skate competition at the new, and only, skate park on the Island, located at John L Tompkins Park. 14 years ago Kerry Schwartz began […]

By TESS FICCAGLIA Special to the PARADE Cody Pace, operator of Tom & Jerry’s Bar & Grill, family owned since 1977 says he cannot imagine himself doing anything else but running his family’s business. He prides himself on the fact Tom & Jerry’s has succeeded on South Padre Island for 26 years. Mr. Pace enjoys telling the […]