Jan 22 2011
San Benito, TX – Epifania Martinez, 82, of San Benito, Texas entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, January 18, 2011. She is survived by her daughter, Norma Martinez Lozano and her husband, Rafael Lozano of San Antonio, Texas; and her two sons, George Martinez and his wife, Susan of Denver, Colorado; and Oscar Martinez and …
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Jan 22 2011
BAYTOWN/SAN BENITO, TX—Antonio Moreno, 75, was called home to be with the Lord on January 18, 2011 at home surrounded by family, after a long-term illness. Antonio was born June 5, 1935 in Lyford, TX to Felix and Francisca Mata Moreno. As a young adult, he served in the U.S. Army. During that time he …
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Jan 22 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The stage has been set for Roberto Garza to play in his third NFC championship game in this his 10th season in the NFL, but while he has his mind on Green Bay, and his dreams are in Dallas (site of Super Bowl XLV), his heart remains in …
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Jan 22 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com LOS FRESNOS – Four Los Fresnos teenagers are being held at the Darrell Hester Juvenile Detention Center in San Benito for allegedly sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy on January 17. The four boys being accused of sodomizing the 15-year-old range from ages 13 to 15-years old. “We received …
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Jan 22 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Police Department is seeking the help of the public to learn the whereabouts of Martin Pineda who is accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl, according to a press release. There are two outstanding warrants for 41-year-old Pineda stemming from an incident that occurred on …
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Jan 22 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A woman was arrested in San Benito on Thursday after she was accused of locking her daughter in a closet and only releasing her to eat and attend school, according to recent reports. Leticia Ines, 41, is reportedly being held without bond and has been charged with injury …
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Jan 22 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com What could be better than a Rolex? How about a big, shiny Grand Champion Steer belt buckle? That’ll have to do for 16-year-old Victoria Guzman and her 1,220 pound steer, Rolex, who took home the Grand Champion Steer award on Friday at the South Texas Youth Stock Show …
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Jan 22 2011
Stories of Love Editor’s Note: In observance of the San Benito News Valentine’s Day promotion, which will run in the Feb. 9 and 13 editions, the following is the third of a seven-part Q&A series featuring local couples. By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Robert Mitchum was once quoted as saying, “Maybe love is …
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Jan 22 2011
Community Corner By SCARLET O’ROURKE Special to the NEWS An elderly couple climbed down from the high truck cab. The wife came around the side to help her husband with his walker. She seemed determined to be with him every step of the way. Using a cane herself, she gave him a helping boost whenever …
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Jan 22 2011
By RAY QUIRGA Publisher publisher@sbnewspaper.com It’s almost too hard for retired San Benito businessman Lionel Betancourt to fathom. But it has been over 30 years since he first approached Bob Cornelison with the proposition to take the helm of a financially-despondent Port Isabel-San Benito Navigation District (PISBND). During a recent Rotary Club meeting in San …
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