Special to the NEWS Over the years, the Rio Hondo Bobcat football team has developed a reputation as one of the toughest small school teams in Texas. In addition to tremendous team success, Rio Hondo has seen several of their players earn athletic scholarships in recent years, adding to their image as a football powerhouse. …
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Aug 26 2022
Greyhounds looking to extend record playoff streak
By PETE BANDA Special to the NEWS After yet another impressive season in 2021, the San Benito Greyhounds will be looking to extend their playoff streak to a whopping nine seasons in 2022. Last year the ’Hounds finished second in their district for the fourth straight year and with a bevy of returning starters, the …
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Aug 26 2022
Sears and Roebuck: Buying slice of RGV heaven
By RENE TORRES Advertising in today’s world means using the internet. To sell a product, digital media is the focus of attention. Social media and websites dominate today’s “airways.” But that does not mean that traditional advertising is a lost art. Magazines, catalogues, newspapers, radio and billboards still play a vital role in marketing. Allow …
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Aug 26 2022
Red Cross issues student safety tips ahead of school year
Special to the NEWS As school bells call students back to the classroom, the American Red Cross, Texas Gulf Coast Region, has steps everyone can take to help kids remain safe as they head back to school. As parents prepare for the school year, it’s a good time to think about emergencies, such as weather-related …
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Aug 26 2022
Agencies begin offering monkeypox vaccines
Special to the NEWS State health officials have begun shipping a limited supply of monkeypox vaccines so that the four counties of the Rio Grande Valley may begin vaccinating high risk communities. State health officials are sending a limited number of monkeypox doses to Hidalgo County, which could arrive as early as this week. Additional …
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Aug 26 2022
TPWD launches director search
Special to the PRESS AUSTIN—Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) opened applications for a successor to retiring executive director Carter Smith. Smith will retire effective January 2023, ending a 15-year tenure at the helm of the agency. The executive director serves as CEO for the department of more than 3,300 employees and represents it with …
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Aug 26 2022
Valley Regional recognized for excellent stroke care
Special to the NEWS BROWNSVILLE—Valley Regional Medical Center has received the American Heart Association’s Gold Plus Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke quality achievement award for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately leading to more lives saved and reduced disability. Stroke is the …
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Aug 26 2022
Hunting, fishing licenses on sale
Special to the NEWS AUSTIN—The beginning of a new hunting season is quickly approaching and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) reminds hunters and anglers to purchase their new licenses for 2022-23. Texas hunting and fishing licenses (except the Year-from-Purchase All-Water Fishing Package) for the current year expire at the end of August. The …
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Aug 26 2022
Student honored at annual SkillsUSA event
Special to the NEWS A San Benito career and technical student won one of the nation’s highest awards at the 2022 SkillsUSA Championships held in Atlanta earlier this summer. Along with winners from Harlingen, Team “A” (consisting of Jenifer Yitzel Jasso-Madera, Hannah Benavides, Deyanira Garza), from San Benito High School (San Benito), was awarded the …
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Aug 26 2022
South Texas ISD earns all ‘As’ in ‘report card’
Special to the NEWS The Texas Education Agency (TEA) recently released the 2022 state accountability ratings for school districts and charter schools throughout the state, which included scaled scores and the first A-F ratings assigned since before the pandemic. As in 2019, South Texas ISD, as a whole, as well as all campuses, received “A”s …
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