Aug 07 2020
By DAVID LOPEZ editor@sbnewspaper.com Following Hurricane Hanna’s heavy rains that resulted in widespread flooding across the Rio Grande Valley, residents of Cameron County are now experiencing the inevitable pesky after-effects of the rain: mosquitoes. County Cameron County Emergency Management Operations Chief Juan Martinez said that the county began mosquito maintenance last Friday, fully covering the …
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Aug 07 2020
By DAVID LOPEZ editor@sbnewspaper.com Where one thing falls, another grows. The COVID-19 pandemic laid claim to another set of plans, this time the San Benito High School Class of 2010 reunion, which organizers had been planning for two years. However, organizers decided to use the funds raised for their would-be reunion to go towards scholarships …
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Aug 07 2020
By DAVID LOPEZ editor@sbnewspaper.com As reported last week, funeral homes across Cameron County are experiencing backlogs due to an increasing number of deceased individuals, presumably from COVID-19. Jose L. Morales, Resaca City resident and former San Benito Economic Development (EDC) President, who is also the founder and president of Texas Funeral Associates, representing all privately …
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Aug 07 2020
By GAIGE DAVILA editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com To donate to the RGV Mutual Aid Fund, visit https://linktr.ee/Rgvmutualaid. After Hurricane Hanna swept through the Rio Grande Valley, countless people throughout the area found themselves needing help, some of whom have had their homes destroyed by floodwater. On July 26, a group of around ten RGV organizers started a crowdfunding …
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Jul 30 2020
By DAVID LOPEZ editor@sbnewspaper.com Funeral homes in Cameron County have been reportedly backlogged because of the increasing number of deaths, presumably from COVID-19. Thomae-Garza Funeral Director Albert Vega spoke to the NEWS about his funeral home facing an increasing number of deceased individuals. “The surge started in the first week of July,” Vega said. “It …
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Jul 30 2020
By DAVID LOPEZ editor@sbnewspaper.com A state-sponsored COVID-19 testing site is headed to the San Benito Fairgrounds, from August 3 to 9, with testing between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. However, only the first 125 people will be tested daily, said Zulay Seguinot of the Cameron County Emergency Management. “We are advising people to go as …
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Jul 30 2020
By GAIGE DAVILA editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Hurricane Hanna, strengthening from a tropical storm just before touching down on North Padre Island at around 5 p.m. on July 25, brought at least 8 to 10 inches of rain to South Padre Island and destroyed docks, fences, signs, and trees. The rest of the Rio Grande Valley, particularly Hidalgo …
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Jul 30 2020
By GAIGE DAVILA editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Texas Governor Greg Abbott visited the Rio Grande Valley, surveying Hurricane Hanna’s damage after visiting Corpus Christi and surveying damage there. Outside, protestors from Hidalgo County asked for Abbott to do something about recurring flooding in their homes. During the press conference, Abbott mentioned that he and other Rio Grande Valley …
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Jul 30 2020
STAFF REPORT On Sunday, July 26, Harlingen Police Officers were dispatched to North 25th St. and East Washington Avenue in reference to a possible kidnapping by a San Benito resident. Harlingen dispatch received several calls in reference to a female inside a black passenger car screaming for help while being assaulted by a male subject. …
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Jul 30 2020
By DAVID LOPEZ editor@sbnewspaper.com Oscar Hernandez, the owner of Vita Moderna, turned himself in to the Cameron County Precinct 4 authorities after they charged Hernandez with two counts of theft, according to the Cameron County Sheriff’s office. Hernandez surrendered himself on July 13 and was given a $10,000 bond on each count but was released …
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