Oct 31 2014
(Staff photos by Michael Rodriguez by Jacob Lopez) Several trick-or-treaters from the San Benito area strolled into the San Benito News office on Halloween Friday looking for some candy and a photo opportunity. Trick-or-treaters came dressed as the Avengers, a firefighter, a mermaid and other Disney characters. Tweet
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Oct 31 2014
La Palma – The Palm Tree To the Editor, In the early 1950s, streets in el Jardín were unpaved, and kerosene stoves were still common. The introduction of street lights extended our playing time after dark and responsibilities like going to Don Pacheco’s store to get last minute groceries. One of the games that came …
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Oct 25 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Allow me to indulge my fascination with the supernatural. I so rarely get the opportunity, and Halloween is the perfect excuse to stretch my legs, so to speak. Consider that eerie stories of ghostly encounters and the like have always been a topic of interest among my family and …
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Oct 25 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com During my first couple of years as managing editor, I often stayed overnight at the San Benito News office … ya know, just to get a head start and make a good impression. It took me a few years to realize that it wasn’t about how many hours I …
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By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Cameron County has surpassed its 2016 early votes with, with just one day left of early voting before the general election on Tuesday, Nov. 3. As of Thursday, 79,596 Cameron County residents have voted early, with two more days of early voting left as of press time. As of Wednesday, 1,455 … Continue reading [...]
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel Tarpons will play their first, and only, regular game of the football season this Friday against PSJA Southwest at Tarpon Stadium. Initially, the Tarpons had a two-game season, after two postponements when COVID-19 cases began increasing across Texas and the Rio Grande Valley. COVID-19 cases in Cameron County … Continue reading [...]
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Point Isabel Independent School District (PI-ISD) phased more students back into its campuses as COVID-19 cases continue rising across the state, in their “Phase 3” plan. PI-ISD’s school board voted to continue transitioning students through a Texas Education Agency (TEA) waiver on Oct. 20 during a regular school board meeting. This … Continue reading [...]
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com This past week, The Texas Departmentof Transportaion (TxDOT) began closing the Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway lanes for maintenance projects that will last until December. Work crews began working on the Causeway on Monday, Oct. 19. The maintenance work includes cathodic, or anti-rust, protection, repainting and structural review and repairs. The work … Continue reading [...]
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel Tarpons will have a football season, albeit a short one, after months of planning, replanning, uncertainty, and, ultimately, concern. “You always want to err on the side of safety,” Port Isabel Head Football Coach and Athletic Director Tony Villarreal told the PRESS. “Because of the virus and it … Continue reading [...]
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