Mar 16 2011
SBNEWSPAPER.COM EXCLUSIVE! VALLEJO’S VOW By CHRISTY CORTEZ Special to the NEWS San Benito Greyhound senior Albert Vallejo has one goal he wants to achieve this season and believes he has all the right tools to achieve it. “Making it as an All-District pitcher is my goal,” said Vallejo, who first started pitching around age 11 …
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Mar 16 2011
SBNEWSPAPER.COM EXCLUSIVE! By CHRISTY CORTEZ Special to the NEWS The San Benito Greyhound baseball team started off strong Tuesday night against the Brownsville Pace Vikings but couldn’t muster enough strength to pull off a victory. Leading the Greyhounds was pitcher Albert Vallejo. In the first inning, Vallejo along with the Greyhound defense kept …
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Mar 15 2011
SBNEWSPAPER.COM EXCLUSIVE! By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Mayor Jack Garcia’s proposal for the designation of boundaries for a proposed San Benito Downtown District was deferred to the city staff at the regular meeting of the San Benito City Commission on Tuesday, March 15. The idea was to designate the boundaries of the downtown …
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Mar 15 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito police are currently investigating reports of shots being fired in the early morning hours of Sunday, March 13. According to Lieutenant Martin Morales of the San Benito Police Department (SBPD), involved in the shooting were three male subjects who’ve yet to be identified. Morales also said …
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Mar 15 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The March 14 deadline to file for the upcoming May elections has come and gone, and election season is now in full swing. While those interested in entering any of the upcoming races are now a day late and a dollar short, those who have already filed for …
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Mar 15 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Are Governor Rick Perry’s policies to blame for a multi-billion dollar state shortfall that could lead to potential statewide education cuts? San Benito CISD Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón pointed to a 2006 letter from then-Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn that some believe may make such a case. …
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Mar 15 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Fire Department (SBFD) is introducing the first Citizens Fire Academy. The Citizens Fire Academy is an eight-week program in which citizens 18 years and older who live or work in San Benito will obtain knowledge in fire prevention, rescue, and cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) among other …
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Mar 15 2011
The San Benito Youth Baseball/Softball League held its opening ceremonies Saturday, March 12, 2011 to a crowd of hundreds of spectators and parents – all waiting to catch a glimpse of this year’s teams. According to league president Frank Garza, over 425 kids registered for the 2011 season, fielding 35-40 teams. Special guests included San Benito CISD Board President Oscar Medrano, San Benito City Commissioners Antonio “Tony” Gonzales, Rene Villafranco, and Mayor Jack Garcia who along with Channel 4 News Anchor Marcy Martinez threw the first pitch to kick off the ceremonies. (Staff photos by Francisco E. Jimenez)
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Mar 15 2011
San Benito, TX – Grace Mildred Smith, 95, passed away at her residence Sunday evening, March 13, 2011 surrounded by family and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert Harvey Smith, Sr; two daughters Lorna Adams and Deborah Johnson. She is survived by four sons Robert Harvey Smith, Jr. (Shirley), Richard Eugene …
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Mar 12 2011
Hilda Yolanda Nunez Gonzalez of San Antonio, Texas passed away Monday, February 14, 2011. She was born August 8, 1947 in Poblado Anahuac, Tamualipas Mexico. Hilda was a PROUD 1970 graduate of San Benito High School. She is preceded in death by her father; Felix L. Nunez and survived by her loving mother, Maria C. …
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