By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS The fourth annual Port Isabel Beautification Committee Mixer did much on Saturday to raise money and awareness for projects that better the community. Attending the event were more than 250 people. Scott Friedman, owner of Pirate’s Landing, graciously hosted last year’s mixer and was kind enough to do …
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By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com San Benito High School senior, Aaliyah Attebery, is the recipient of this year’s San Benito News scholarship. Born in Oklahoma, Attebery and her family moved to the Valley and have lived here for the past 15 years. Even though the COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented circumstances to school students across the … Continue reading [...]
By SANDRA TUMBERLINSON Special to the NEWS The Callandret Black History Museum of South Texas in San Benito was recently the site of a National Junior Honor Society project for STEM² Preparatory Academy’s seventh grader Leo Cantu of Harlingen. Cantu’s assignment concentrated on the cultural aspects of a group of people who lived in the … Continue reading [...]
By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com On June 1, the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees held a committee meeting and discussed the 2021-2022 compensation plan. The 2021-2022 compensation plan was presented by Andrea Cruz, Assistant Superintendent of Administrative Services. The plan includes a new hire pay schedule for teachers, administrative, clerical, and auxiliary pay grades. The … Continue reading [...]
NEWS Staff Report With hurricane season upon us, the City of San Benito allowed citizens the opportunity to fill sandbags on June 4 and June 5. At the distribution station, five sandbags were allowed per household and 10 per commercial entity. The distribution took place at the Neuman Building at the San Benito Fairgrounds located … Continue reading [...]
By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com On June 8, Judge Oscar De La Fuente Elementary student, Scarlet Cruz, received a surprise visit from the McDonald’s Play Van for her perfect attendance since kindergarten. The Play Van traveled from the McDonald’s on Sam Houston and visited Cruz’s house. They then set up arcade games and props and emerged … Continue reading [...]
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