Feb 28 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The law firm hired to investigate up to 64 allegations levied against suspended San Benito CISD Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón resumed work in the probe during the month of January—this after no reported activity occurred in December 2013. The school district was charged $1,162.50 for investigative work …
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Dec 13 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Consolidated Independent School District spent nearly $4,000 in legal fees for work conducted in November in the investigation into suspended Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón. Guerra and Farah PLLC, the Houston-based law firm the SBCISD Board of Trustees hired to conduct the probe at a …
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Dec 03 2013
NEWS Staff Report The salary and contract of interim superintendent Dr. Ismael Cantu will be decided by the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees at a special meeting on Thursday, Dec. 5. Scheduled for 6 p.m., trustees are expected to discuss Cantu’s contract and salary in a closed meeting before reconvening in …
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Nov 29 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Work completed in the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees investigation into suspended Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón appeared minimal during the month of October, at least according to an invoice submitted by the law firm hired to conduct the probe. In the service summary …
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Nov 29 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Consolidated Independent School District will enter the month of December on Monday officially under new leadership. Dr. Ismael Cantu has been appointed the interim superintendent, replacing Alfonso Obregón whose contract expired Wednesday, Nov. 27, following a 4-1 vote of the SBCISD Board of Trustees at a …
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Nov 02 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Consolidated Independent School District has thus far spent over $2,000 on the investigation into suspended Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón. Not calculating the amount of money—$165,303 annually—spent to keep Limón on paid administrative leave, or the salary of Alfonso Obregón, who since June has been …
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By KREIG KOHL Special to the PRESS September 15 saw a special meeting of the Point Isabel Independent School District School Board. The meeting was held to go over board member safety training and a presentation and update on the student dress code. The board began the meeting with public comments, which can be on … Continue reading [...]
By AMANDA SOTELO Special to the PRESS A product of South Texas College and its Valley Scholars Program, Deisy Perez is leading successful careers as a real estate investor, actress and most recently, travel advisor. The 41-year-old Valley native has even recently ventured into the world of real estate marketing and sales and has targeted … Continue reading [...]
Special to the PRESS So many years have passed and still LMWD remembers that 21 years ago, friends and family members were lost because of a horrific accident. However, since then, the community has continued to grow, build, and flourish, beginning with the rebuilding of the Causeway itself. Last week on the special day of … Continue reading [...]
By Rene Torres Although lipstick admittedly contributed on a small scale to the war effort, women, in those times, were expected to be as feminine during the World War II era as they did prior to the conflict. Perhaps lipstick did not untangle the knots of despair of the afflicted soldier, but it provided hope … Continue reading [...]
By Steve Hathcock Editor’s Note: Moments in Time is a collection of recovered newspaper briefs and other publications that offer a look back at the history of the Rio Grande Valley and the rest of the world. Sigmund Freud dies at home in London London. Professor Sigmund Freud, originator of psychoanalysis, died at his Hampstead, … Continue reading [...]
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