Apr 02 2021
By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com Rio Hondo High School students visited SpaceX facilities in Boca Chica on Thursday, April 1. RHHS students, along with other high schools from the Valley, were invited to tour SpaceX facilities at Boca Chica. Earlier this month, high school students from Los Fresnos toured the facilities, Rio Hondo ISD Superintendent Roger …
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Jul 12 2016
Staff Report Every year, as football season slowly creeps back into our lives, the San Benito News gets you prepared by releasing our yearly RGV Football Preview. We will have a rundown of every team in the Valley, with an extra focus on local teams San Benito, Rio Hondo, Los Fresnos, Port Isabel, and both …
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Jul 01 2016
By Marina Wise Special to the News Rio Hondo Black and San Benito Purple wrapped up their fourth week of 7 on 7 on Thursday. With just two weeks left in their summer season, both squads are continuing to make the most of their games in terms of improving skills and team chemistry. San Benito …
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May 13 2015
NEWS Staff report The City of Rio Hondo made it clear that no change was needed for them after the reelection of Mayor Gustavo Olivares. The incumbent beat out the challenger, Alonzo Garza Sr., by a count of 232 to 151. “I thought the vote spoke for itself, the first time I only won by …
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Mar 13 2015
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com After three dominating years as the starting center of the Rio Hondo Bobcats football team, John Reyes will be taking his talents to Brownwood, Texas. The Howard Payne University Yellow Jackets were so impressed by the overpowering and relentless style of play from the 3-time First Team All-District selection, that …
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Mar 11 2015
News Staff Report Elections for City Commission and Rio Hondo ISD board of trustees are set for May 9, with early voting taking place April 27 through May 9. Running for Mayor against incumbent Gustavo “Gus” Olivares is Alonzo Garza Sr. Want the whole story? Pick up a copy of the San Benito News, or …
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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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Jan 30 2015
Special to the NEWS GLENDALE, Ariz.—Among the millions who will watch Super Bowl XLIX this weekend, many locals will undoubtedly be tuned in to the big game between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots. This year’s United States telecast will be handled by NBC and longtime broadcasters Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth, but local …
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Jan 16 2015
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Special to the NEWS Things are changing for the City of Rio Hondo, namely the faces of the fire and police departments. As of Dec. 8, 2014, William Bilokury is the new Public Safety Director in charge of the Rio Hondo Fire Department and Rio Hondo Police Department. Bilokury expanded, saying …
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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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