Sep 15 2012
By ALLISON LAMBRIGHT Special to the NEWS RIO HONDO – The Rio Hondo Bobcats faced the Sinton Pirates in a grueling battle on home turf. But in the end, it was the Pirates who came out victorious, 48-27. To start the game, the Pirates scored a couple touchdowns early in the first quarter bringing them …
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Sep 15 2012
Employees of Maurices at Harlingen Corners visited Frank Roberts Elementary School on Monday, September 3, to deliver school supplies they collected. Pictured along with fourth grade students and teacher Veronica Rodriguez are sales associate Letty Gonzalez, store manager Itzel Montes and assistant manager Victoria Maldonado. (Courtesy photo)
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Sep 15 2012
Date: Thru Feb. 10 Event: Applications accepted for women 60 or older in Ms. South Texas Senior Pageant 2013 More Info: (956) 357-1636 Date: September 15 Time: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Event: Market Day Where: Plaza de San Benito More Info: (956) 399-5321 Date: September 17 Time: 5-5:30 p.m. Event: Riverside Middle School Title I information …
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Sep 11 2012
By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com “It still hasn’t hit me,” said 16-year-old Nathan (Nate) Mireles about his role in securing a victory for the San Benito Greyhounds over the Harlingen Cardinals in Friday’s 83rd Annual Battle of the Arroyo. Humble, maybe, but Mireles, who started playing football at age five is proving to …
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Sep 11 2012
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS Monday, the San Benito CISD Board Trustees voted to approve a proposal on the district’s stop loss insurance with an added provision to speak to ING Employee Benefits and to discuss removing Bob Treviño Insurance as the stop loss agent. The original proposal was to move the insurance …
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Sep 11 2012
By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com “Edward Ogdee had a quality, an intangible quality all of us wish we had,” and according to his son, Ronald Ogdee, “it’s called charisma.” Of his father who passed away at the age of 91 on Saturday, Ron Ogdee said, “He was such a charismatic person, he could …
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Sep 11 2012
By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com What does San Benito have that almost no one else has? Besides Greyhound pride and an enthusiastic community spirit, as of Friday, September 7, San Benito has the first Walgreens wellness store in the area. “There are three [Walgreens] stores like this in the state: one in Houston, …
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Sep 11 2012
By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Save Dolly (SD) volunteers are fighting to avoid a stalemate in their quest to obtain access into the forlorn Dolly Vinsant Memorial Hospital, and it appears the last move may be up to attorneys from the offices of Linebarger, Goggan, Blair and Sampson. As SD Founder and Rotarian …
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Sep 11 2012
By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Fifty-three women and men who previously passed a preliminary, written exam were invited on Friday, September 7, to the second wave of the San Benito Police Department’s search for entry level police officers. Of the 53, 30 showed up. According to Assistant Chief of Operations Michael Galvan, the …
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Sep 11 2012
By PETE BANDA Special to the NEWS McALLEN – Coming off one of the biggest wins in recent memory, the San Benito Greyhounds are more than eager for their 31-5A district opener on Friday against the McAllen Memorial Mustangs. Last week’s 7-3 victory over the Harlingen Cardinals has the ’Hounds confidence soaring as they begin …
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