NMCAC celebrates Conjunto with weekend fest

Special to the NEWS LOS FRESNOS—The Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center (NMCAC) is bringing the public the always popular and highly anticipated annual Conjunto festival to be held, once again, in Los Fresnos this weekend. Celebrating its 29th event, the three-day festival will be held October 7-9, 2022, at Los Fresnos Memorial Park, 900 North …

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Majority lambasts past admin

By TONY VINDELL Special to the NEWS Denouncing the previous administration, defending their actions and asserting that transparency is the new norm, the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District (SBCISD) School Board of Trustees has now embarked on a new offensive. During four committee meetings held Tuesday, Oct. 4, two board members and SBCISD Superintendent …

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L.I. inaugurates two community parks

By RAY QUIROGA publisher@sbnewspaper.com LOS INDIOS – Sitting along Rio Grande River, hugging the Texas-Mexico Border, the quiet and quaint river community of Los Indios of around 1,000 residents has been making noticeable strides toward improving the quality of life for its citizens. In more recent years, the city has established its own small police …

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Treviño voted as RHISD superintendent finalist

By DAVID LOPEZ Special to the NEWS RIO HONDO–Interim RI-ISD Superintendent Raul Treviño was voted the lone finalist for the Superintendent position by the Board of Trustees last Wednesday. By law, the district must wait for a 21-day period before hiring Treviño as Superintendent. According to Board President Jaime Lopez, although there were multiple inquiries, …

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Open Letter from SBCISD Board President Ramiro M. Moreno

Wednesday, September 28, 2022 Community of San Benito, San Benito CISD is committed to providing our students educational opportunities that support their post-secondary goals.  As a school board, we pledge that our complete and utter focus will remain student-centered.  Additionally, being conscientious stewards of the District’s finances ensures that instructional programming and extracurricular activities are …

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Open Letter from the SBCISD Superintendent Of Schools Theresa Servellon

Wednesday, September 28, 2022 Community of San Benito, During the special-called board meeting of Tuesday, September 20, 2022, San Benito CISD’s forensic audit report was presented to the Board of Trustees and subsequently released in its entirety to the community. The audit report can be found on our District’s website (www.sbcisd.net/forensic-audit-report/) along with the PowerPoint …

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The Germans are coming

By RENE TORRES In order to prevent another “Pearl Harbor,” every Valley citizen, especially along the coast, became a plane spotter. They were the eyes and ears of the force that protected the continental United States. Airplane spotters were scattered over the Valley doing a vital war job. Cameron County had three such observation posts …

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STISD campuses rank among best in schools

Special to the NEWS Niche, earlier this week, released its 2023 Best Schools K-12 School & District Rankings, and for the ninth year in a row, South Texas Independent School District (STISD), with a campus in San Benito (Rising Scholars) and its campuses ranked among the best in the state and nation. With an A+ …

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Airport welcomes wildlife fence

By TONY VINDELL Special to the NEWS A fence to keep the native wildlife out of the perimeter of the Cameron County Airport is up and is keeping the unwanted critters out. The 5.1-mile game fence was built with county and state funds from the Texas Department of Transportation Aviation Division. County and state and …

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Student line workers conquer fear with football

Special to the NEWS For many first-semester Electrical Lineworker and Management Technology students at Texas State Technical College, trusting their safety equipment and overcoming a fear of heights are important fundamentals for success in the program. Two of those students are San Benito’s own Michael Chis and Jose Lucio. “The importance of safety is always …

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