Oct 12 2020
By DAVID LOPEZ editor@sbnewspaper.com The holiday season is fast approaching: Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas run consecutively, naturally raising concerns from officials of large social gatherings. San Benito City Commissioners on Tuesday followed City Manager Manuel De La Rosa’s recommendation to cancel all City-sponsored events through December. These include Tent-or-Treat on the Trail, the community Christmas …
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Oct 12 2020
By DAVID LOPEZ editor@sbnewspaper.com On Tuesday, San Benito CISD board members met during committee meetings to discuss various agenda items in preparation for next week’s regular board meeting. On top of the agenda was a discussion on the Campus Hybrid Instruction for grades 9-12. The plan for on-campus schooling aims to hold fewer students on …
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Oct 12 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced on Wednesday that bars may reopen across the state at 50% capacity in a new executive order. On Oct. 14, Texas bars can reopen at 50% capacity across the state, if counties choose to “opt in” to the order and enforce the protocols. Outdoor bars have …
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Oct 12 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Early voting begins on Tuesday, Oct. 13, with several races across the area, state and country, through Oct. 30. Early voting has moved from Port Isabel City Hall to the Port Isabel Event and Cultural Center, at 309 Railroad St in Port Isabel, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays …
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Oct 02 2020
By DAVID LOPEZ editor@sbnewspaper.com The unmistakable image of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, dubbed the “Notorious RBG” by her younger fans, has a new home in an unlikely side of San Benito. Notorious Cutz barbershop oversaw the mural’s completion on the side of its store wall painted by Alamo artist Alexander “Alexandro” …
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Oct 02 2020
By DAVID LOPEZ editor@sbnewspaper.com Food Pantry President Forrest Walker said she was violently assaulted last Tuesday, September 15, by a homeless man named David Solano, Jr. The attack resulted in Walker’s neck and arm being cut open, with several bruises across her upper body. She reported the incident immediately to the police and pressed charges, …
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Oct 02 2020
By DAVID LOPEZ editor@sbnewspaper.com BROWNSVILLE—A celebrity surprised officials during Tuesday’s Cameron County Commissioner’s Court virtual regular meeting. Former actor and ex-California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appeared briefly at the Zoom meeting to discuss a county’s elections office grant. Schwarzenegger dropped in during the public comments sections of the Commissioner’s meeting to declare Cameron County as the …
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Oct 02 2020
By DAVID LOPEZ editor@sbnewspaper.com San Benito CISD board members discussed three significant topics during their special meeting Monday, including the progress of the Natatorium and Performing Arts Center, employees’ hours, and possibly finding a space for the San Benito Food Pantry. First, the board discussed the progress of the construction of the Natatorium and Performing …
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Oct 02 2020
By DAVID LOPEZ editor@sbnewspaper.com October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, an issue affecting millions of individuals and families in the United States every year. According to the National Statistics Domestic Violence Fact Sheet, approximately 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the US, equating to more than 10 million women …
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Sep 25 2020
By DAVID LOPEZ editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Rotary Club is planning on hosting the Spooktacular Trick-or-Treat Drive-Thru on October 31. The socially safe Halloween event for families will feature various local organizations handing out candy and goody bags from their individual tables to kids trick-or-treating safely from their car window. Families will slowly drive through …
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