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Op-Eds & Letters to the Editor
Oct 13 2021
Wednesday Texas Music Scene at Long Board, S. Padre Island TXLong Boards Bar and Grill is hosting Texas Music Scene starting at 6 PM TONIGH...
Island Matters Membership Newsletter
Oct 6 2021
Wednesday City Council The City Council is meeting TODAY at 5:30 PM. Click here to view the agenda. Thursday Another Meet an...
Sep 16 2021
Thursday Parks & Keep SPI Beautiful Committee Special MeetingStarting at 9 AM the Parks Committee will be meeting on the second floor of City...
Sep 8 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 3, 2021CONTACT: Raul Garcia ? Director of Marketing & Management-County Venues(956) 356-6575 or (956) 590-1771, r...
Feb 10 2021
Cameron County to Host a Second Dose Only Covid-19 Vaccination Clinics
Jan 28 2021
Vaccination Clinic Locations ONLY open for 65 Years of Age and Up
Nov 10 2020
(Photo taken from fishingsfuture.org) 9/11/2020 South Padre Island?s very own Shane Wilson was inducted into the 2020 Texas Fresh Water Fishing Hall...
Nov 3 2020
(Art credit: Kathy Schwarz, Flamingos) 2/11/2020 Are you a local artist looking to showcase your work? After being open to the public for a year, ...
Oct 29 2020
In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity- Sun Tzu While COVID-19 has been picking at the fabric of society, it's made our everyday lives...
Oct 9 2020
Flood Control: A Homework Assignmentby George Block, President, POWC
Oct 8 2020
LMWD Bond: IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL?Submitted by a POWC Member
Sep 18 2020
Tropical Depression Twenty-Two is predicted to hit the lower coast of Texas
Sep 14 2020
Construction accident on South Padre Island that disrupted the water service to the city.
Aug 31 2020
Parks & Keep SPI Beautiful Committee Looking for the Best Yard/Landscape as Well as A Special Volunteer!
Aug 20 2020
POWC?s Priorities for Island Development You made your voice heard ? CLEARLY! I have seldom read survey results that were so clear. Our members w...
Jul 25 2020
Emergency Management Order Extended Including Clarifications
Jul 24 2020
(Photo credit:https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e1/47/87/e14787b90cfc642152cfc62c159df04b.jpg) ?Thus, more responsibility falls on all of us as citize...
Jul 10 2020
(Pictured is a press release sent out for Immediate Release. More updates can be found on https://www.cameroncounty.us) County Judge Eddie Treviño h...
Jul 10 2020
These ideas came from noted island leaders (see our interview series at https://www.viethconsulting.com/news_archive_headlines.php?org_id=POWC&#(a...
Jul 3 2020
A small group of POWC members developed these principles. Their objective was to create a list of principles we can use to judge the conduct of an...
Jun 29 2020
(Photo Credit: Government Public Safety Alert sent via telephone) COVID-19 UPDATES 29/6/2020 The Emergency Management office of County Judge Eddie ...
Jun 28 2020
What is SPI Post-Pandemic?By George Block, President, POWC One thing the virus has given us is plenty of time to think. There is no reason that all...
Jun 26 2020
June 26, 2020 Fellow Members? The coronavirus canceled all our scheduled meetings and has kept most of us ?socially distanced? inside our homes. F...
Jun 11 2020
10/6/2020 As much as we wish it was, COVID-19 is not over. There will be a Mobile Test Collection coming to our community this Saturday and Sunday (...
May 28 2020
Hurricane Season is Approaching. Are We Prepared? 28/5/2020 America's economic forecast has experienced unforeseeable damage that has shaken our ...
May 13 2020
13/5/2020 The Corona Virus Pandemic is going to be one of the most notable historical moments that humanity (as we all know it) has ever faced. We?...
May 12 2020
Dear POWC Members, Our May 16th Membership meeting has been cancelled due to our current large group restrictions. Sorry for the inconvenience. D...
May 10 2020
Happy Mother?s Day to all our Mothers! One weekend my friend?s family took me out to the middle of nowhere in Georgetown, Texas. We stayed in her g...