May 13 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – Only one race was decided here on Election Day Saturday, May 10, as two City Commissioners were unopposed and another was reelected. Gerald Hartzog, Place 3 Rio Hondo City Commissioner, was re-elected to his fifth term after having served eight years on the Commission. Hartzog defeated …
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Mar 01 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com There’s plenty wrong with this city. Some people are rude, others scheme and there are those who lie so often that they’ve forgotten how to tell the truth. Among their most significant accomplishments include widening a rift that’s divided the community. Congratulations. Sadly, the people I’m referring to are …
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By SHELDON MOORE Special to the PRESS On Saturday morning, July 30, 2022, Port Isabel celebrated the culmination of a long term effort to make the Mayor Arturo Galvan Coastal Park a reality. A large number of Galvan family members and relatives as well as a sizeable turnout from the community, including City Manager … Continue reading [...]
300 amethyst colored, crowned shaped commemorative bottles have been commissioned in honor of the second annual queen Isabella days celebration, October 10, 11, 12. Columbus Day weekend. Bottle collectors will need to act quickly to obtain the “Royal Amethyst” to add to the “Laguna Blue,” which was the first bottle commissioned in honor of the … Continue reading [...]
By Rene Torres As the uncertainty of today continues to haunt the public’s every move, there is still hope that it will not impede everyone from the will to live and work. In 1938, a group of workers in the RGV felt the pain of losing their jobs. It was then that Valley newspapers, with … Continue reading [...]
By SHELDON MOORE The 7th Annual Summer Causeway Run & Fitness Walk will be hosted by the Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce on September 17. The event will benefit the Point Isabel ISD Scholarship Fund. The Press spoke with Mary Gonzalez, Interim Director of the Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce, regarding details on the event. … Continue reading [...]
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 … Continue reading [...]
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