Oct 30 2020
By DAVID LOPEZ editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito CISD Board of Trustees on Monday approved an extension on the district’s transition to in-person instruction by an additional two weeks. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Nate Carman explained that face-to-face instruction for all students would be available until November 16. However, some students will still receive the option …
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Oct 29 2020
By GAIGE DAVILA editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Cameron County has surpassed its 2016 early votes with just days left before the general election on Tuesday, Nov. 3. As of Wednesday, 75,040 Cameron County residents have voted early, with two more days of early voting left as of press time. As of Wednesday, 6,405 residents voted in the San …
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Oct 29 2020
By HOMAR HERNANDEZ Special to the NEWS Suiting up in the purple and gold uniform is the dream of any San Benito student-athlete, and this past Friday was the very beginning of the 6A Region IV District 32 season. With limited seating, the San Benito Greyhounds took on the Hanna Eagles at Bobby Marrow. In …
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Oct 23 2020
By DAVID LOPEZ editor@sbnewspaper.com As if 2020 wasn’t punitive enough, the pandemic drastically altered the Valley community’s Friday night football rituals. Some teams, such as the Rio Hondo Bobcats, ended their season before it began. But others, including all in the 32-6A district, will be facing the stadium lights this month. Meanwhile, district 16-4A had …
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Oct 23 2020
By GAIGE DAVILA editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Bars in Cameron County can now open at 50 percent capacity, two days after Governor Greg Abbott greenlighted their reopening in an executive order issued last week. Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño Jr. announced bars can reopen effective immediately during an October 16 press conference. Bars can remain open until 11 …
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Oct 23 2020
Special to the NEWS The San Benito Business & Economic Development Center recently celebrated its first year anniversary of operation. The center had been under consideration for over six years and had an original estimated cost of $800,000. In 2019 it was finally implemented by EDC staff with a total cost of $120,000. On March …
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Oct 23 2020
By DAVID LOPEZ editor@sbnewspaper.com On Tuesday, Commissioners approved various rent subsidies for local businesses totaling $30,012.50 as part of the Economic Development Corporation’s COVID-19 Emergency Rent Subsidy program. EDC Executive Director Rebecca Castillo said the EDC had allocated $100,000 in funds for the program to help local business cushion the blow of the pandemic. The …
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Oct 23 2020
By DAVID LOPEZ editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Greyhounds will be back this Friday with a solid team, showing up to their first game against Brownsville Hanna with eight returning starters, four on offense and four on defense. Among these is the receiver and senior Kyler Castilleja, known for his quick touchdown runs, who was named …
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Oct 12 2020
By DAVID LOPEZ editor@sbnewspaper.com Rae Ann Nicole Villafranco, US Marine Corporal, said she tried college and vocational school before deciding to enlist in the military. Following graduation from San Benito High in 2013, Villafranco attended college for a year and then became a personal trainer. Still, her family tradition kept ringing in the back of …
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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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November 4, 2019
October 22, 2019
Special to the PRESS After over 5 years of planning, funding, and construction, the new terminal at the Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport is ready to debut. The unveiling ceremony is open to the public online and will begin at 6 pm December 11, streaming live at www.flybrownsville.com, rain or shine. Also, Brownsville South … Continue reading [...]
Special to the PRESS The City of Port Isabel will kick off the 2020 holiday season with their 13th Annual Hometown Christmas Holiday Parade on Saturday, Dec. 12 starting at 6 p.m. Participants and spectators will be asked to follow all COVID-19 safety precautions for this event. Attendees should be socially distancing themselves. Float participants … Continue reading [...]
Staff report Laguna Vista will embrace the new and old this Friday, Dec. 4, during their annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony. Visitors will notice that Roloff Park has gotten more colorful than last year, thanks to a mural painted by Christina Salazar. The mural, featuring a green jay and humming bird surrounded by … Continue reading [...]
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Texas Supreme Court has denied to hear the City of Port Isabel’s case in an ongoing lawsuit with former city manager Edward Meza. Meza, who is now the city manager of neighboring Laguna Vista, sued the City of Port Isabel in 2015 after not receiving a severance package when he … Continue reading [...]
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Hundreds of cars lined Port Isabel’s schools last Friday to receive much-needed help for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. Point Isabel ISD gave 1,100 meal bundles for the Thanksgiving holiday break, to feed students each day they are not on campus, spanning from Monday Nov. 23 to Friday Nov. 27. The meals … Continue reading [...]
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