Jan 27 2012
Through Jan. 28 Shop Hop Shop Hop, a three-day shopping event will be held at 16 businesses in Harlingen and San Benito. For more information, call (956) 202-3778 or visit www.shophopharlingenandsanbenito. Through Feb. 14 Love Our Troops Campaign Rio Athletics and Fundraising together with American Military Support is holding a Love Our Troops campaign, in …
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Jan 27 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com LA PALOMA – The shooting death of a La Paloma man may have been the result of a debt, according to the Cameron County Sheriff’s Department. As first reported Wednesday by the San Benito News via sbnewspaper.com, San Benito police confirmed the apprehension of the suspect believed responsible for …
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Jan 27 2012
By CARLOS GONZALES Special to the NEWS Opponents who stepped onto the mat this year with the Lady ’Hounds were already at a disadvantage from the start. All season, the San Benito varsity girls’ wrestling team has been able to overpower and basically outmatch any opponent they faced, finishing the season undefeated with a whopping …
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Jan 27 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Lieutenant Michael Galvan has moved up in rank… free of charge. The 12-year veteran of the San Benito Police Department (SBPD) accepted the position of assistant operations chief on Friday, Jan. 27 without an immediate increase in pay. Galvan, 42, was surrounded inside an SBPD conference room by his …
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Jan 27 2012
By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Special to the NEWS The annual Region 8 chess tournament will be held at the Veterans Memorial Academy in San Benito Saturday, Jan. 28 to Sunday Jan. 29 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The tournament is believed to have more than 100 schools participating, and approximately 1,400 students competing for their …
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Jan 27 2012
By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Special to the NEWS After a long back and forth battle, the Lady ’Hounds came up short for the victory on Friday while at home over the Weslaco Lady Panthers with a score of 52-48. Though it was not a victory, there were still many positive aspects to look at. Alex Cerda, #4, …
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Jan 27 2012
By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Special to the NEWS Damian Grant Preciado, 16, or as he likes to call himself “Fanaa” (which to him means funny) may just be a sophomore in high school but puts the “pow” in the power forward position for the ’Hounds basketball varsity team. “I have been playing since I was born,” …
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Jan 27 2012
By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Special to the NEWS Cejay Banuelos, 16, is the starting wing for the Lady ’Hounds varsity basketball team. Just a junior in high school, Cejay dreams of playing college basketball for A&M College Station. She started playing the sport she loves at the age of six years old, and her biggest inspiration …
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Jan 27 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com San Benito CISD School Board Member Oscar Medrano is disputing the circumstances surrounding his arrest this weekend for violating the city’s leash law. According to a San Benito Police Department (SBPD) report obtained by the News via an open records request, Medrano was arrested at approximately 1 a.m. Sunday, …
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Jan 27 2012
By CARLOS GONZALES Special to the NEWS LOS FRESNOS – The San Benito Lady ’Hounds fell short this past Tuesday at Los Fresnos after a tough fight against the Lady Falcons. San Benito trailed almost the entire game and came within four points from taking the lead but was unable to get past the Los …
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