Jan 10 2012
Special to the NEWS BROWNSVILLE – Rick Pedraza rang in the year 2012 with extra clarity, knowing he would soon embark on his new career as a United States Army musician. Pedraza, a 2009 music education graduate of The University of Texas at Brownsville and a 2001 Rivera High School graduate, is a Brownsville native …
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Jan 10 2012
By CHRISTY CORTEZ Special to the NEWS WESLACO – The San Benito Lady ’Hounds powerlifting team competed in their first meet of the season on Saturday, Jan. 7 at Weslaco High School. Competing at 97 pounds, Alexandria Marmolejo overpowered her competition with a first place finish, totaling 555 pounds, with 215 pounds in squat, 120 …
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Jan 10 2012
Hundreds attended the bi-annual Elvis Fest Saturday at Little Graceland in Los Fresnos, where local entertainment consisting of area dancers, Elvis Presley impersonators and state officials, including State Rep. Eddie Lucio, III were on-hand. Seen here are various scenes from the festival. (Photos by Rodrigo Davila)
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Jan 06 2012
RANGERVILLE, TX—Barbara Ruth Halbert Fisher, 76, passed away on Thursday, January 5, 2012 at Valley Baptist Medical Center-Harlingen. Barbara was born in Rangerville, Texas on February 20, 1935 to Stephen Morris Halbert and Willie Grace Lane Halbert. She attended and graduated from San Benito High School in 1952 and then went to attend Baylor University. …
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Jan 06 2012
By RAY QUIROGA San Benito News publisher@sbnewspaper.com Port Isabel native Ramiro Garza may have never run for public office until now, but just hearing him speak, it’s obvious that this candidate seeking the Democratic Party’s nomination for the District 27th Congressional Seat, which also serves the San Benito area, is poised, confident and well-versed in …
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Jan 06 2012
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS San Benito CISD Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón announced plans for the district’s upcoming goals for 2012. The main objectives, according to Limón, are getting the students ready for the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR), which is scheduled to take the place of the …
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Jan 06 2012
By CRISTINA M. GARCIA Special to the NEWS Impersonators welcome. Expect many to don their white jumpsuit and blue suede shoes Saturday, Jan. 7 when the 19th semiannual Elvis Fest is on tap at Little Graceland in Los Fresnos. Little Graceland is a small museum of sorts based on Elvis Presley’s famous home in Memphis, …
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Jan 06 2012
By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Special to the NEWS The San Benito Greyhound basketball team is on a mission, and so is 17-year-old center Matthew Perez. One of the starting members on the varsity team, Matthew hopes to aid his team to reach the title of district champions this season. Matthew, who has been playing basketball since …
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Jan 03 2012
The first baby born in the San Benito, northern Cameron County area was baby Isabella Magdalena Gonzalez, daughter of Laura Canseco and Tray Gonzalez of San Benito. Baby Isabella was born at 11:48 a.m., Jan. 1, 2012 at Valley Baptist Medical Center-Harlingen, weighing in at nine pounds, seven ounces. Congratulating mom and dad is charge nurse Vivian LaBajo, RNC, of Valley Baptist’s Mother-Baby Family-Centered Maternity Unit. (Valley Baptist photo)
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Jan 03 2012
By JACOB LOPEZ Special to the NEWS One life was claimed shortly after the New Year’s Eve celebrations in San Benito as a car traveling northeast on Gamble Road veered off the street and crashed into a tree. Fog likely didn’t help visibility for drivers that night, according to those on the scene. Want the …
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