Apr 02 2021
By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com The First Methodist Church of San Benito partnered with the San Benito CISD and Walmart on Saturday, March 27, to donate shoes to children in need. According to Tricia Morrow, Chairperson for the In His Steps program, six children from each of the 16 schools were selected to receive shoes tallying …
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Apr 02 2021
By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com Rio Hondo High School students visited SpaceX facilities in Boca Chica on Thursday, April 1. RHHS students, along with other high schools from the Valley, were invited to tour SpaceX facilities at Boca Chica. Earlier this month, high school students from Los Fresnos toured the facilities, Rio Hondo ISD Superintendent Roger …
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Apr 02 2021
By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Food Pantry received a donation of a van during the first week of March. A Nissan dealership in New Braunfels donated the van to the pantry. According to Forest Walker, the President of the San Benito Food Pantry, she was searching for a vehicle to make pick up …
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Apr 02 2021
By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com In place of their annual Shrimp Fest fundraiser, the San Benito Rotary Club donated hundreds of pounds of shrimp to needy families on Saturday, March 27. Shrimp Fest is an annual event sponsored by the Rotary Clubs of San Benito and Harlingen. According to Dr. Olivia Rivas, the President of the …
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Mar 25 2021
By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com San Benito Mayor Ricardo Guerra was fined by the Texas Ethics Commission (TEC) for political advertisements that violated the Texas Election Code. The original sworn complaint alleges that the respondent did not include a complete political advertising disclosure statement in political advertising that was published in a local newspaper. The complaint …
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Mar 25 2021
By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com Candidates for the Rio Hondo ISD Board of Trustees have filed for the upcoming elections on May 1. The seats on the RHISD school board that are open are Place 1, Place 2, Place 3, and Place 4. The following are the candidates who have filed for each seat on the …
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Mar 25 2021
By GAIGE DAVILA editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel-San Benito Navigation District (PISBND) is holding board commissioner elections in May, for its Place 1 and Place 2 seats. Running unopposed for Place 1 is incumbent Victor Barrera, a fishing guide based in Port Isabel and teacher and coach at Port Isabel High School. Barrera serves as Chairman …
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Mar 25 2021
By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com The City of San Benito has offered a new alert system for citizens to improve communication with its citizenry. The alert system is open to any citizen with an email address and/or cell phone number. According to a San Benito press release, the new alert system is targeted to those who …
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Mar 18 2021
By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Cultural Heritage Museum is hosting the exhibit “Mexica: Renacimiento” by Mark Clark which will run from March 8 to May 28. “’Mexica’ are what the Aztecs used to call themselves and the word renacimiento is like a rebirth,” said Aleida Garcia, the director of the San Benito Cultural …
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September 4, 2020
September 4, 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Laguna Madre Youth Center (LMYC) reopened to eager Point Isabel ISD students this past Monday, after over a year closed from the COVID-19 pandemic. “After much careful thought, our board members and staff decided it was safe to reopen the (Laguna Madre) Youth Center and here we are today, doing … Continue reading [...]
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The rain from last season’s hurricane season took some of South Padre Island’s sand dunes with it. Residents from two beach-facing condominiums are rebuilding the sand dunes lost from hurricanes and heavy rainstorms from the last year or so. Laurie Ortel, who owns a condo at The Florence at 5550 Gulf … Continue reading [...]
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Though increasing its test activity, SpaceX has no ground control. Federal agencies are saying SpaceX’s plans to expand its Boca Chica facility will “adversely affect” the surrounding environment, documents show. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), in response to a U.S. Army Corps … Continue reading [...]
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com After 38 years, Jose “Manuel” Barroso is ending his namesake. Manuel’s Restaurant, at 313 E Maxan St in Port Isabel, abruptly closed on Easter Sunday, to the shock of locals and customers from all over the country. Barroso said the decision was hard but necessary, with the restaurant affecting his health, … Continue reading [...]
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Jennifer Overpeck, co-owner and operator of Overpeck B-B-Q food truck on South Padre Island, will soon head to the state capitol for a new bill aimed at protecting teachers from workplace bullying. The bill, House Bill 256, would require school districts to adopt “anti-bullying measures to address bullying in the workplace, … Continue reading [...]
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