Aug 12 2015
Fred Booth Elementary School: Wednesday, Aug.12th from 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13th from 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14th from 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. No registration from 12:00 P.M.-1:00 P.M. Campus officials will also hold an evening registration on Thursday, August 20 from …
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May 01 2015
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com When she was in the 8th grade, Laura Camille Cordova was informed that she was at the top of the student rankings for her class. It was a spot she would hold on to for the next four years. “I didn’t think I was smart enough to be the top …
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Mar 19 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito CISD students and staff are mourning the loss of one of their own. Sarah Lee Moreno, a 46-year-old technology coordinator at Frank Roberts Elementary School, died Monday, March 18 at approximately 11:30 a.m. Moreno had worked at Frank Roberts for 22 years. “She’s going to be …
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Mar 12 2013
Landrum Elementary School pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and first grade students are seen participating in the campus’ Career Day festivities on Friday. San Benito News Managing Editor Michael Rodriguez made a presentation at Career Day informing students about the inner workings of modern day journalism as well as the production and distribution of the newspaper. (Staff photos by Michael Rodriguez)
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Feb 26 2013
Members of the San Benito Historical Society are seen at the Joe Callandret Positive Redirection Center on Tuesday during an unveiling ceremony. In recognition of the 60th anniversary of the Joe Callandret School and in commemoration of Black History Month, the historical society unveiled its 11th historical marker dedicated to the school. Shown (from l-r) at the ceremony are Truella Haynes, George McShan, Jack Ayoub, Janie Silva, Dick Welch, Velvet Hutcherson, Marianne Welch, Tootie Madden, Sandra Tumberlinson, Mila Salinas, Rey Avila and Zeke Luna. (Courtesy photo)
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Feb 15 2013
Special to the NEWS In recognition of the 60th anniversary of the Joe Callandret School, and to commemorate Black History Month, the San Benito Historical Society will dedicate the 11th marker in its series of historical designations with a brief unveiling ceremony at 5 p.m., Tuesday, February 19, at the San Benito CISD Joe Callandret …
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Feb 08 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy was without power for nearly five hours Wednesday. It was at approximately 9:30 a.m. when the lights went out at the campus, and according to San Benito CISD Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón, the power outage was due to a transformer that …
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Feb 06 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy was without power for nearly five hours Wednesday. According to San Benito CISD Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón, the source of the power outage was the result of a tractor striking a utility pole near the school. Students were not sent …
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Special to the PRESS El Paseo kicks off its 17th Season on August 25 and 26 as they host a Camille Playhouse production, “56 Years of Song,” a musical review. The show features solos and ensembles representing the many Broadway musicals presented at Brownsville’s Camille Playhouse over the past 56 seasons from the early production … Continue reading [...]
Staff report A South Padre Island resident’s stolen golf cart has been returned, after a camera caught two suspects during the incident. LaDawn Simpson posted in a local Facebook group, South Padre Island Concierge, that their golf cart had been stolen, posting the entire incident from a camera mounted to the golf cart’s frame. Simpson … Continue reading [...]
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Texas House of Representatives member Alex Dominguez (D-37) is joining other state house democrats in a walkout, preventing quorum against a Republican-backed bill that restricts voting rights across the state. Dominguez, whose district includes the Laguna Madre area, told the PRESS in a statement that he joined 50 other Democrats–the required … Continue reading [...]
By Constancio Martinez Jr Special to the PRESS Surrounded by family, friends and coaching staff, former Tarpon athlete Will Camacho, who graduated this past May, signed a scholarship to attend the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio. Camacho, a multi-sport standout, will be joining the UIW Cardinals track team. UIW is a division … Continue reading [...]
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com If you are wanting a free blood pressure check, the City of Port Isabel has you covered this month. For all of July, Port Isabel is hosting free blood pressure checks Monday to Thursday at City Hall. Also included in the blood pressure screenings are body mass index (BMI) checks. The … Continue reading [...]
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