Nov 16 2012
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the NEWS The City of San Benito’s March of Veterans and Ceremony was highlighted by the presence of a high-profile general in the Texas National Guard and unveiling of a second bronze statue at the Veterans War Memorial. The March of Veterans was led by Major General Joyce L. Stevens, …
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Nov 16 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Anyone remember when the San Benito Greyhounds used to burst onto the field at Greyhound Stadium through a hazy but very cool mist of smoke? It was almost magical. Well, Ramiro Sauceda was the guy behind that smoke machine. The 72-year-old Greyhound fan, this week’s Hooked on ’Hounds candidate, …
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Nov 16 2012
The Avalos residence, located on Pintail, has been named the San Benito Chamber of Commerce Pride Committee Pride Home of the Month for November. Shown (from l-r) is Pride Committee representative Bertha Wilson, homeowner Maria Avalos and Pride Committee representative Debbie Layton. (Staff photo by Heather Cathleen Cox)
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Nov 13 2012
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com This case just got more complicated. As former San Benito City Commissioner Ricardo R. Rodriguez continues to press for the investigation into his allegations that San Benito Mayor Joe H. Hernandez made terroristic threats against him and other members of the community, more developments continue to transpire. Said …
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Nov 13 2012
By PETE BANDA Special to the NEWS RIO HONDO – Following admirable service to his country in the Vietnam War, running a company of his own and fathering children and now becoming a grandfather, there was always one thing that eluded 63-year-old Juan Villarreal: a diploma. But he can scratch that off his list of …
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Nov 13 2012
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Officials with the City of San Benito elected to adhere to advisement from the city’s financial planners, Estrada Hinojosa & Company, Inc., and borrow nearly $3.1 million in the form of a Certificate of Obligation to repair city streets. The effort should be finalized December 6, according to …
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Nov 13 2012
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com If many of the citizens of San Benito had their way, the forlorn building formerly known as Dolly Vinsant Memorial Hospital would be back up and running as a medical facility. But Dolly Vinsant is presently owned by the following taxing entities, in the amount of back-owed taxes: …
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Nov 13 2012
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com “I always knew I wanted to be in the healthcare profession. I always enjoyed taking care of customers. I thought it would be beneficial to the community,” said 2005 San Benito High School alum, Thomas A. Garza. Thomas, 25, is the son of local pharmacist and Cameron County …
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Nov 13 2012
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com In October of 2011, a fire which started in the attic of a next door business ultimately closed the doors of what was once the original Noe’s Mexican Café. In January of 2012, however, Noe Martin Lima, nephew of the original owner, reopened the family establishment in a …
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Nov 13 2012
SAN BENITO—Dora May Cavazos Ramon, 68, died at 2:08 a.m. on Monday, November 12, 2012, at her residence in San Benito, TX. Ms. Ramon was born on May 1, 1944 in Hastings, MI. Dora moved to the Rio Grande Valley in 1976. She received a B.A. degree in psychology from the University of Texas-Pan American …
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