Aug 14 2015
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com With the departure of former SBCISD Superintendent Dr. Marc A. Puig becoming official on Friday, Interim Superintendent Dr. Filomena Leo can finally say she has “come back home.” The 1968 San Benito graduate had her four-month contract approved at a board meeting last week and has already …
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Feb 25 2015
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com After 26 years of service with San Benito Consolidated Independent School District, former Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón will officially retire on Feb. 27, and he will be heading out in style. SBCISD has made plans to host a Retirement Recognition Ceremony in Limón’s honor at 6 p.m. …
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Feb 20 2015
The Supt’s Scoop Superintendent of Schools Dr. Marc A. Puig As an educator, I firmly believe that the district’s budget is a moral document that determines whether districts are making “budgetary” decisions with the best interest of children in mind. We must be honest with ourselves as an organization before we can truly …
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Feb 13 2015
DR. MARC A. PUIG, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Special to the News Fiscal Health As the district’s Superintendent of Schools, it is ultimately my responsibility to ensure that the district is financially stable and that our campuses and departments are operating within their budgeted means. On Tuesday, February 10, during the regular board meeting, I …
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Dec 16 2014
By DINA AREVALO Special to the NEWS It’s official; the dotted line has been signed. On Tuesday, San Benito CISD released the employment contract signed by Dr. Marc Puig which officially names him as the district’s new superintendent. Puig will begin his duties on January 5, 2015. The contract is for three years and 177 days, …
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Nov 14 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito CISD is nearing the end of the Antonio G. Limón era. Limón will soon be stepping down as SBCISD superintendent of schools after having served in such capacity for 10 years. He’ll be handing over the reins to Dr. Marc A. Puig after the Board of Trustees recently …
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Oct 10 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito CISD Board of Trustees will meet with Waterford School Services Inc. on Monday, Oct. 20 to discuss the qualifications of more than 40 applicants who are interested in the district’s superintendent position. Board President Arnold Padilla said of the Oct. 20 date, “That’s the first day of …
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Aug 01 2014
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Jose Naftali Mendez Jr., a former San Benito CISD teacher who has been repeatedly accused of inappropriate behavior with children, is the subject of a suit filed against SBCISD and its Superintendent of Schools, Antonio G. Limón, by the parent of a female Landrum Elementary School student allegedly …
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Jul 03 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – Former Rio Hondo ISD Superintendent of Schools Anneliese McMinn’s replacement has officially taken on his new role. Ismael Garcia has accepted the districts terms following a 21-day waiting period and began his first day on the job on Monday, July 1. Garcia agreed to a …
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Jun 05 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – The Rio Hondo Independent School District honored Anneliese McMinn, who just retired as the district’s superintendent, at an end-of-the-year ceremony at Rio Hondo High School Saturday, June1. “It was very sweet,” McMinn said of the event, which included a breakfast held to honor the now-former …
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By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in the Laguna Madre area. Laguna Vista Police Department officer Noah LeBlanc died early Monday, Sept. 12, morning after being hospitalized with COVID-19 two weeks ago. He leaves behind a wife and two young children. On the same day LeBlanc was hospitalized, Sept. 1, Anthony … Continue reading [...]
By Constancio Martinez Jr Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons came away with a 41-7 win over the Aransas Pass Panthers this past Friday night. Despite coming in with an 0-2 record the Panthers were eager for a fight. The Panthers had two 6’-2” quarterbacks rotate throughout the game. Panthers QB Zachary Brou, … Continue reading [...]
Photos and words by Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Though the now-named Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway collapsed 20 years ago, for many it might as well have been yesterday. That’s how it feels for Robert Espericueta and Tony Salinas, two of the four men who saved the three survivors of the collapse. On the twentieth anniversary of … Continue reading [...]
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Laguna Madre community gathered at Roloff Park, in Laguna Vista this past weekend to spiritually support a local police officer fighting COVID-19. Organized by Cameron County Constable Pct. 1 Norman Esquivel and Brownsville Police Department officer Eric Castillo, a candlelight vigil was held for friends and family of Officer Noah … Continue reading [...]
By R. Lewis Special to the PRESS Well it’s finally time to get active with the fall garden now. Hopefully you have been getting your garden areas ready to plant, because now’s the time to get started with tomato plants and pepper plants. Actually, it’s a little late on some varieties of tomato plants, especially … Continue reading [...]
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