Apr 08 2011
NEWS Staff Report The 27-year-old man arrested by San Benito CISD and city police after his son took ecstasy pills to school and handed them out to classmates was given a total bond of $200,000 Wednesday at his arraignment. San Benito resident Bernardo Bernal, 27, was charged possession of a controlled substance in a drug …
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Apr 08 2011
NEWS Staff Report San Benito News Managing Editor Michael Rodriguez, in conjunction with the San Benito Public Library, will begin hosting weekly meetings at the library as part of a Community Writer’s Club. According to Rodriguez, the concept behind the club is to encourage aspiring writers to hone their potential by implementing a number of …
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Apr 08 2011
And Then There Were Three By CHRISTY CORTEZ Special to the NEWS Senioritis is a term that most high school seniors use to describe their laziness during their last year of high school. For three seniors on the San Benito Lady Greyhound softball team, there is no such thing. On top of classes, …
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Apr 08 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A candlelight vigil was held Thursday to help raise awareness of child abuse. The event was held at Maggie’s House in San Benito, it was the 15th of such vigils held by the Cameron County Children’s Advocacy Center. “It’s the first one that we’ve held in northern …
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Apr 08 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com American Military Support (AMS) is hoping to collect donations to send Easter care packages to troops fighting overseas from the Rio Grande Valley, but they need the help of San Benito News readers in order to make their quota. AMS is a non-profit organization in which its mission …
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Apr 08 2011
San Benito, TX: Librado “Lee” Amaya, Jr., 60, passed away peacefully at Solara Hospital in Harlingen on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 after a long illness. Lee was born in “El Jardin” of San Benito on August 21, 1950 to Librado Amaya Sr. and Francisca Huerta Amaya. He is preceded in death by his son, Lenny …
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Apr 08 2011
San Benito, TX – Delia Pedraza, 65, of San Benito, TX passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at Sunshine Haven in Olmito. She is preceded in death by her father, Rogerio L. Pedraza; her mother, Maria H. Pedraza; and a sister, Minerva Pedraza. Delia is survived by her brothers, Rodolfo (Emilia) Pedraza of Lewisville, TX; …
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Apr 08 2011
Guadalupe (Lupe) Casares loving mother, “Meme” grandmother, great-grandmother, wife and friend born in Laureles, Texas on December 12, 1928 went to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 3, 2011, surrounded by her loving family. Lupe was 82 years old and a long lifetime resident of Bayview, Texas. She was preceded in death by her …
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Apr 08 2011
By CHRISTY CORTEZ Special to the NEWS With an energetic fan base, the San Benito Greyhounds lost a hard-fought battle against the Brownsville Rivera Raiders Tuesday night. With the support of more Greyhound fans in attendance the team only allowed two runs throughout the entire game. Senior ace Albert Vallejo pitched a great game with …
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Apr 06 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Cameron County Sheriff Omar Lucio reported Wednesday the possible discovery of the murder weapon in the Sonia Perez homicide. According to Lucio, investigators on Tuesday interviewed a witness who stated that on the day of Sonia Perez’s murder, March 31, 37-year-old Daniel Flores Lopez, the man accused of being paid …
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