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Mayor: City may consider water restrictions
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer repo...@sbnewspaper.com As the Laguna Madre Water District implements consumption restrictions for the communities it serves, including Port Isabel, South Padre...
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THE ROOKIE: Teacher advances to national taekwondo tourney at age 65
Tom Kuhn, an AP chemistry teacher at San Benito High School, is a national taekwondo championship qualifier. He is shown inside his classroom Tuesday morning. (Staff photo by Michael Rodriguez) By RAY...
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SALES TAX REPORT: March report shows sales tax collections continue to...
NEWS Staff Report A 1.73 percent drop in San Benito’s March sales tax collections represents one of four occurrences in which Cameron County communities also experienced a loss. Sales tax figures...
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SALES TAX REPORT: San Benito’s April collections show 4% spike
NEWS Staff Report San Benito’s sales tax collections in the month of April experienced a 4.62 percent increase compared to the year prior – this after experiencing a slight decline in receipts in...
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SALES TAX REPORT: May collections drop more than 4% in San Benito
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor edi...@sbnewspaper.com May produced a 4.21 percent decrease in sales tax collections for San Benito after the city generated a 4.62 percent increase in April....
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SALES TAX REPORT: San Benito sees 3% sales tax surge in June
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor edi...@sbnewspaper.com San Benito showed a 3.47 percent increase in sales tax collections generated in the month of June, according to Texas Comptroller’s Office...
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SALES TAX REPORT: San Benito sees 3 percent spike for second consecutive month
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor edi...@sbnewspaper.com For the second consecutive month, San Benito saw positive sales tax gains in the form of a 3.25 percent increase. According to data reported...
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Local man seeks aid for Ebola-stricken homeland
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer repo...@sbnewspaper.com Beko Mantein LAGUNA VISTA – While a man in Dallas fights for his life against the Ebola virus, thousands are dying in West Africa. Beko Mantein, a...
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Booming mosquito population prompts spraying
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer repo...@sbnewspaper.com In the ongoing war against mosquitoes, local communities have struck a critical blow against the blood-thirsty pests. City of San Benito Code...
View ArticleMayor: City may consider water restrictions
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com As the Laguna Madre Water District implements consumption restrictions for the communities it serves, including Port Isabel, South Padre...
View ArticleTHE ROOKIE: Teacher advances to national taekwondo tourney at age 65
By RAY QUIROGA & MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ San Benito News Tom Kuhn, a mild-mannered San Benito High School AP chemistry teacher by day, is a ferocious martial artist by night – or at least ferocious...
View ArticleSALES TAX REPORT: March report shows sales tax collections continue to...
NEWS Staff Report A 1.73 percent drop in San Benito’s March sales tax collections represents one of four occurrences in which Cameron County communities also experienced a loss. Sales tax figures...
View ArticleSALES TAX REPORT: San Benito’s April collections show 4% spike
NEWS Staff Report San Benito’s sales tax collections in the month of April experienced a 4.62 percent increase compared to the year prior – this after experiencing a slight decline in receipts in...
View ArticleSALES TAX REPORT: May collections drop more than 4% in San Benito
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com May produced a 4.21 percent decrease in sales tax collections for San Benito after the city generated a 4.62 percent increase in April....
View ArticleSALES TAX REPORT: San Benito sees 3% sales tax surge in June
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com San Benito showed a 3.47 percent increase in sales tax collections generated in the month of June, according to Texas Comptroller’s Office...
View ArticleSALES TAX REPORT: San Benito sees 3 percent spike for second consecutive month
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com For the second consecutive month, San Benito saw positive sales tax gains in the form of a 3.25 percent increase. According to data reported...
View ArticleLocal man seeks aid for Ebola-stricken homeland
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com LAGUNA VISTA – While a man in Dallas fights for his life against the Ebola virus, thousands are dying in West Africa. Beko Mantein, a pharmacist and...
View ArticleBooming mosquito population prompts spraying
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com In the ongoing war against mosquitoes, local communities have struck a critical blow against the blood-thirsty pests. City of San Benito Code...
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