I don’t usually write. In fact, it has been quite some time since I’ve submitted anything for publication anywhere, and for good cause. I believe that the last thing anyone needs to read (or write!) is another run-of-the-mill opinion regarding X, Y, Z, or Q. We’ve heard it all, seen it all, and done it … Continue reading [...]
By DAVID LOPEZ editor@sbnewspaper.com A fundraiser flyer for the campaigns of San Benito CISD school board candidates Orlando Lopez and Victor Rosas raised some eyebrows this past weekend as posts online decried the campaign’s use of a Special Purpose Action Committee (SPAC). The “Steak Fundraising Dinner” was held on September 11, at Blanquita’s Restaurant, with … Continue reading [...]
By GAIGE DAVILA editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The City of Port Isabel hosted this year’s memorial ceremony for the 19th anniversary of the Queen Isabella Causeway Collapse, the morning after a bomb threat closed the bridge for more than eight hours. City leaders of both South Padre Island and Port Isabel, some of them having spent the entire … Continue reading [...]
Special to the NEWS The City of San Benito has welcomed two new employees: Aleida Garcia has come on board as the City’s new Museum Coordinator and David Favila as the City’s Public Relations Director. Both officially began on Sept. 8, 2020. Aleida Garcia is a native of the Rio Grande Valley with 20 years … Continue reading [...]
Pictured are the latest Cameron County response rates for the 2020 Census. The deadline to complete the census is now September 30. (Photo courtesy of Cameron County) Tweet [...]
