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By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com The Rotary Club of San Benito is developing what it calls the “Hometown Heroes Project,” to celebrate all San Benito school employees, including those from San Benito CISD, IDEA San Benito, and the South Texas ISD Rising Scholars Academy. The club decided to develop this project after a March meeting. During … Continue reading [...]

By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com Voters began heading to the polls as early voting for this year’s election started on Monday, April 19. The San Benito CISD Board of Trustees has three spots on the ballot, Place 1, Place 2, and Place 3. For the San Benito City Commission election, two spots are open—Place 3 and … Continue reading [...]

By RENE TORRES Special to the PRESS/NEWS It was a Tuesday morning in 1940 when troops from Brownsville’s Fort Brown and Rio Grande City’s Fort Ringgold sounded the “alert” to get ready to confront “the enemy” at Port Isabel. Within minutes, both forts broke camp with 1,000 men in uniform and fully armed ready to … Continue reading [...]