May 01 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Turtle Lady legacy will live on. Last week, Mary Ann Tous, niece of Ila Loetscher — “The Turtle Lady” — discussed the impact Loetscher made on area biological activists as part of the Treasures of the Gulf Museum’s “Telling Our Stories” series. Tous spearheads the Turtle To read the rest …
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Dec 05 2013
BY PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS Andy Hancock, local sculptor, artist and sand castle instructor, has a new feather in his cap. He was recently selected as champion from a field of 15 other sculptors from Mexico, Canada and all over the United States in the Solo Division of the 27th Annual American Sand …
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Jul 03 2013
Special to the Parade The schedule for the 2013 Summer Sand Castles Contests has been released with the following locations hosting contests: Boomerang Billy’s (July 7), La Quinta Inn and Suites (July 23), The Pearl South Padre (July 28), La Copa Inn (Aug. 3), Hilton Garden Inn (Aug. 10), Isla Grand Resort (Aug.17), and Clayton’s …
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By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com This week, the San Benito Rotary Club awarded over 1,600 discount cards to all San Benito school personnel as a part of its ‘Hometown Heroes’ project. The Rotary Club coordinated with restaurants across San Benito to create a discount for all San Benito school employees including those at San Benito CISD, … Continue reading [...]
By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com The Rio Hondo ISD Board of Trustees and the City of Los Indios elections came to an end on Saturday, May 1. Four seats—Place 1, Place 2, Place 3, and Place 4—were all open on the RHISD school board. Billie D. Simpson defeated Hoss Lozano for Place 1 on the Rio … Continue reading [...]
By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com The end of the 2021 election season brought some changes to the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees, however, the San Benito City Commission remains the same. In the SBCISD school board race, three seats were open — Place 1, Place 2, and Place 3. In Place 1, Ariel Cruz narrowly … Continue reading [...]
By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Chamber of Commerce held its ‘Meet the Candidates’ event on Friday, April 23. Four candidates in the San Benito City Commissioner’s race were in attendance including: incumbents Pete Galvan and Carol Lynn Sanchez and challengers Victor Rosas and Jesus Loperena. Not in attendance was Benjamin Gomez. In attendance … Continue reading [...]
News Staff Report Parks in San Benito have reopened after over a year of being closed. During a regular commission meeting, the San Benito City Commission discussed and unanimously passed the Sixth Supplemental Order 2020-04 which opens all public parks. The order also mandates all people to wear masks while doing business inside city buildings. … Continue reading [...]
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