Aug 08 2025
By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS The San Benito Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees held a board workshop, which dealt with training and development to update operating procedures from two years ago. Among the topics proposed to consider updating at the Tuesday, Aug. 6 workshop inside SBCISD’s John F. Barron Administration Building …
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Aug 08 2025
BY INDI “TRINA” JOHNSON Special to the NEWS In the thick of a sweltering South Texas summer, relief came not from a cold front or an air-conditioned building, but from the quiet hum of a simple box fan, as families across Cameron and Willacy counties recently received relief through a partnership between The Salvation Army …
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Aug 08 2025
COMMENTARY By RAY QUIROGA The Valley, the county, San Benito, and I’ll go as far as to say the state, lost a juggernaut on Wednesday with the passing of Lionel Betancourt. May he Forever Rest in Peace. To begin listing this man’s accolades and past titles is an undertaking of Herculean proportions. Yet, his name …
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Aug 08 2025
By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS Angelina Reyes will continue her hoops career as a member of the Mount Mercy University Mustangs’ women’s basketball program after she signed her letter of intent on Tuesday, Aug. 5. The commitment was made official inside the San Benito High School Gym, where Reyes shone as a four-year …
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Aug 08 2025
By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS City leaders have answered the call regarding inadequate restroom facilities at San Benito’s Landrum Park, hosting a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, July 31, ushering in the construction of restroom facilities at the popular and historic park. Among those in attendance were members of the Community Development Citizens Advisory …
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Aug 08 2025
Special to the NEWS BROWNSVILLE, TX —Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño, Jr. officially announced his candidacy for re-election last week. A press release described his decision to run as “reaffirming his commitment to the bold leadership that has helped usher in an era of growth and transformation across Cameron County.” “I’m running for re-election as …
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Aug 08 2025
By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS HARLINGEN, TX —In preparation for the upcoming football season, some of the incoming seniors of the San Benito Greyhounds’ varsity team joined the San Benito Quarterback Booster Club for the first time in raising money that will fund countless activities that correlate with their beloved sport. The two-day …
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Aug 08 2025
COMMENTARY By VICTOR TIZOC TREVIÑO Victor Tizoc Treviño is a Rio Grande Valley-born, San Benito native who has been working and attending comedy shows across Texas for over 20 years. On the evening of Saturday, July 26, 2025, comedy legend George Lopez performed in the Resaca City for the first time for an excited crowd …
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Aug 01 2025
By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS LOZANO, TX —Abel and Lidia Longoria recently celebrated their 75th anniversary well into their 90s in front of dozens of well-wishers that included family and friends. Their marriage began as teenagers in the 1950s, a time of the Cold War and communist fears with the formidable Soviet Union. …
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Aug 01 2025
By DIANTÉ MARIGNY editor@sbnewspaper.com SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TX—Under the warm morning sun last Saturday, July 19, volunteers gathered along the shoreline not just to clear the sand of litter, but to carry on the spirit of a young woman who left behind a legacy of courage, compassion, and a deep love for the ocean. The …
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