Feb 25 2015
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com “Rio Hondo is blooming at this time,” said Rio Hondo Mayor Gus Olivares of recent changes being implemented throughout the community by William Bilokury, the new Public Safety Director in charge of the Rio Hondo Fire Department and Rio Hondo Police Department. One area in which Bilokury is making …
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Feb 13 2015
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com With support from Rio Hondo’s Fire and Police Departments, Twin Palms RV Resort in Rio Hondo is gearing up to host its inaugural Blood Drive and Health Fair. Twin Palms Activities Director Sharon Taylor said, “The Police Chief (William Bilokury) is working with us. We will have air evacuation …
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Dec 09 2014
By DINA AREVALO Special to the NEWS The city of Rio Hondo has chosen a new chief of police after almost three months of searching. Monday marked the first official day for Chief William Bilokury, who says he will serve as the city’s Public Safety Director overseeing both the police and fire departments. Bilokury has extensive …
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Dec 05 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – Former Rio Hondo City Commissioner and longtime community advocate Rumaldo P. “Ray” Bustamante died on Monday, Dec. 1 at the age of 57. Bustamante previously served on the City Commission and was also a board member for the Rio Hondo Economic Development Council. City of Rio …
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Nov 28 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – The City of Rio Hondo is closer to deciding the local police department’s new chief. Mayor Gus Olivares said on Wednesday that the City Commission interviewed the top three applicants selected by the administration from a pool of about 10 or 12 candidates. “We did some …
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Oct 17 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – Shortly before a Rio Hondo City Commission meeting, cadets from the Texas State Technical College (TSTC) police academy received certificates of appreciation for their efforts at Rio Hondo’s National Night Out and the high school’s homecoming festivities. The 10 Valley cadets, who are students at the TSTC …
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Oct 17 2014
Special to the NEWS The City of Rio Hondo was recognized Friday, Oct. 17, by the American Planning Association Texas Chapter for outstanding planning for the Rails to Trails Project. This project was selected among many other cities as the Chapter’s 2014 Project Planning Award. The awards program allows the Texas Chapter to promote the …
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Jul 18 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Plenty can happen in a week. Since my last entry, officials from the City of Rio Hondo have been more forthcoming concerning Place 5 Commissioner Joseph “Joe” Lopez’ domestic violence charge. City Administrator Ben Medina went from scolding a News reporter for inquiring about the matter to not just …
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Jul 11 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com If Rio Hondo should ever escape the dark cloud of controversy that has long been cast over the sleepy community, it’ll happen because its leaders embraced challenges rather than running from them. Take, for instance, Rio Hondo City Administrator Ben Medina, who expressed anger Friday when San Benito News …
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Feb 28 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The final day for candidates to file for the upcoming races for the San Benito CISD and Cities of San Benito and Rio Hondo May general elections has come and gone. As of Friday, Feb. 28, the final list of candidates for each race is now set. In …
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Special to the PRESS Last Thursday, Sept. 23, several members of the local Port Isabel Rotary Club gathered to complete an important local community project they began several months ago. Using matching Rotary grant monies and club funds raised locally, they purchased 10 new benches, placing them throughout Port Isabel and Laguna Heights. Thursday, the … Continue reading [...]
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The 10th annual Motorcycle Cannonball Run ended on South Padre Island this past weekend, with nearly a hundred riders cruising their 100-year-old machines through the Queen Isabella Causeway to victory. Starting in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, on the Canadian border, 88 riders, some dressed in early 1900s garb, departed to Texas … Continue reading [...]
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The City of Port Isabel is now weighing its options in responding to a Federal Aviation Administration analysis of SpaceX’s orbital launch. The FAA released its highly anticipated draft environmental review of SpaceX’s planned orbital launches two weeks ago, saying the launches would have little impact on Boca Chica and the … Continue reading [...]
Photos and words by Gaige Davila The PARADE sat with Will Abete as he started his shift at The Meatball Cafe, preparing to special a piña colada using fresh squeezed pineapple juice. Abete, 25, has worked at The Meatball Cafe for two months. Before, he bartended just across Padre Boulevard at Tequila Sunset. He’s lived … Continue reading [...]
Photos and words by Gaige Davila These days, Samantha Jo Finney is constantly baking. Baking clay, that is. Finney is the mind and hands behind Across The Causeway, a jewelry brand selling handmade, polymer clay earrings and necklaces. Finney started Across The Causeway in 2017, initially making anklets. During the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, … Continue reading [...]
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