June 5, 2012 archive

Dolly Vinsant fails to sell, tax attorneys taking offers

Dolly Vinsant

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com After Dolly Vinsant Memorial Hospital failed to draw a single bid at an auction on Tuesday, tax attorneys reported that offers will now be accepted for San Benito’s historic medical facility. “We’ll keep trying to sell it, and it’ll go up at our next resell scheduled in November or …

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Man crashes onto steps of Municipal Building

Municipal Building crash

By ANDREA MOSQUEDA Special to the NEWS San Benito police officers received a Saturday morning surprise when they were called to the 400 block of North Sam Houston Boulevard, where a man had driven his sports utility vehicle (SUV) onto the steps of the Municipal Building. According to Detective Rogelio Banda of the San Benito …

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Press box to be repaired after fire

press box fire

By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito CISD officials confirmed Tuesday that the press box at the old Greyhound Stadium will be repaired after catching fire this weekend. According to a report provided by Raul Zuniga, operations chief for the San Benito Fire Department, the authorities were called to the scene at approximately 5:39 …

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Man, relatives accused of abusing child repeatedly

Jose Armando Bajaras

By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Cameron County Sheriff’s Department deputies have arrested a San Benito teen along with his two relatives for the sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl. Jose Armando Barajas, 18, along with his 14-year-old brother and 14-year-old cousin were arrested on Friday on accusations of abuse. The girl informed her school …

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PISBND embraces offshore oil, gas

PISBND

By CRAIG ALANIZ San Benito News The Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce held its June regular meeting Friday. Guest speaker Steven Bearden, Port Director for the Port Isabel-San Benito Navigation District, said the port has plans to work more with offshore oil and gas to produce more jobs in the area. By 2014, a contract …

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Martin Montemayor

Martin Montemayor

SAN BENITO, TX—Martin Montemayor, 56, of San Benito, Texas (La Paloma) passed away peacefully in his sleep and went to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus surrounded by his loved ones on Monday, June 4, 2012 at Harlingen Medical Center. He is preceded in death by his father, Gilberto Montemayor, Sr. Martin recently retired …

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