Apr 22 2021
By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com In conjunction with the San Benito school district, the San Benito Chamber of Commerce will host its “Meet the Candidates” event on Friday, April 23. The chamber sent out an open invitation to all candidates running for the San Benito CISD school board and San Benito City Commission. The event is …
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Apr 22 2021
By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com Voters began heading to the polls as early voting for this year’s election started on Monday, April 19. The San Benito CISD Board of Trustees has three spots on the ballot, Place 1, Place 2, and Place 3. For the San Benito City Commission election, two spots are open—Place 3 and …
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Apr 22 2021
By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com Jubilee Academies will open a new campus in San Benito starting the semester of Fall 2021. Jubilee Academies is a branch of public charter schools with campuses situated from Central Texas to the Rio Grande Valley. Jubilee opened nearby schools in Brownsville and Harlingen a few years ago. The school will …
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Apr 15 2021
By RENE TORRES Special to the PRESS/NEWS It was a Tuesday morning in 1940 when troops from Brownsville’s Fort Brown and Rio Grande City’s Fort Ringgold sounded the “alert” to get ready to confront “the enemy” at Port Isabel. Within minutes, both forts broke camp with 1,000 men in uniform and fully armed ready to …
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Apr 15 2021
By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com San Benito Greyhound track and field standout, Josh Castro signed his letter of intent to run track for the Tabor College Bluejays on Thursday, April 8. Castro began running track in middle school and continued running throughout high school. Castro runs in the 110m hurdles, the 300m hurdles and is a …
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Apr 15 2021
By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com On Tuesday, April 13 the San Benito CISD held a regular board meeting and denied a motion to revise the BED (Local) policy. Trustee Ana Llanes brought forth the item on the agenda. “It’s very important that we give our community a voice, it doesn’t mean that it has to be …
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Apr 15 2021
By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com Last week, the San Benito City Commission voted to put on a food truck event during a regular commission meeting. During the meeting, commissioners discussed what sorts of activities will be at the event. Due to COVID-19 precautions, activities will be limited to live music from local artists, food trucks, and …
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Apr 15 2021
By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com On Thursday, April 15, the City of San Benito hosted a community focus group regarding the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). A post was made on the City of San Benito Facebook page, detailing the intention of the focus group. “The City of San Benito CDBG is hosting a focus group …
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Apr 15 2021
By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com On Monday, April 5, a car accident occurred on FM 732 killing two San Benito teenagers. 16-year-old Christian Valdovinos was rushed to the hospital and died from his injuries. Three days later, on April 8, Eliseo Rene Saldivar, 15, died from his injuries. The crash took place at about 7:40 p.m. …
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Apr 08 2021
By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com San Benito High School senior, Kalyn Martinez signed her letter of intent to wrestle on Schreiner University’s women’s wrestling team. Martinez has been wrestling since her freshman year. She currently competes in the 215 lbs. weight class. As a wrestler for the Lady ’Hounds, she earned second place at the district …
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