By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A battle is waged, and more than victory is at stake. This is personal. Tuesday marked the first day of ticket sales for the 83rd Annual Battle of the Arroyo, the grudge match between the long-time rivals San Benito Greyhounds and Harlingen Cardinals, which will be played at …
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Sep 04 2012
PD: Vehicular assault suspect claims husband tried ‘running into’ SUV
By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A San Benito woman could be behind bars for a long time after allegedly running over her common law husband twice with a Chevrolet Equinox. On Sunday, September 2, San Benito Police Department officers on patrol in response to a call of a possible disturbance at a residence …
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Sep 04 2012
City awaits complaints to combat mosquitoes
By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The mosquito population in San Benito hasn’t been out of control, at least that’s according to city officials who said on Monday that they’ve yet to receive complaints from the public. “We haven’t had a single [mosquito] complaint since February,” said San Benito Code Enforcement Director John Rodriguez. …
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Sep 04 2012
IT department may see $150k budget bump
By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Is San Benito being pulled into the new Millennium? With proposed Information Technology expenditures up from 2011-2012’s approved $334,572 to this year’s $483,542, it appears that strides are being made for the direction of the future. For those San Benitians whose best subject is not math, that’s a …
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Sep 04 2012
Nora Anne (Sukey) Tamayo
Nora Anne (Sukey) Tamayo was born on December 23, 1951 to W. Murray and Marian Thompson in San Benito, Texas. She entered into eternal rest on September 2, 2012 in her home in San Benito. She was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her husband of 40 years, Rolando (Rolly) Tamayo, …
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Sep 04 2012
’Hounds host Cards in 83rd Battle
By PETE BANDA Special to the NEWS While the sweet taste of opening the season with a win still remains for the San Benito Greyhounds, the Harlingen Cardinals have been itching to wipe the bitter feeling of an uncharacteristic blowout loss to start their 2012 campaign. In what arguably is the most anticipated Battle of …
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Sep 04 2012
’Cats prepare for 5A Huskies
By ALLISON LAMBRIGHT Special to the NEWS LA JOYA – It’s all about preparation for the 1-0 Bobcats. After Rio Hondo’s close, but tough, win this past week against the Santa Rosa Warriors, Bobcat quarterback Juan Puga had some words to share about his performance last week. Puga seemed to know where his problems lied …
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Sep 01 2012
BREAKING SILENCE: Rodriguez, Limón speak candidly on insurance debacle
By HEATHER C. COX & MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ San Benito News As new developments in the insurance debacle plaguing San Benito CISD and its Board of Trustees continue to emerge, elected officials involved, directly or otherwise, are beginning to come forward with additional information; this after months of silence. When the San Benito News – via …
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Sep 01 2012
Citizens weigh cost of celebrating Labor Day
By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Has the purpose for which Labor Day was designed been lost due to the present economic crises? The News hit the streets to find out what the public believes. Being that one San Benitian, when approached by this reporter, hadn’t even heard of Labor Day, let’s start at …
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Sep 01 2012
Save Dolly progress at standstill
By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The expression ‘slower than molasses in January’ might be the best way to summarize Save Dolly’s progress since last reported. Though San Benito Rotarian efforts to refurbish the once proud facility – better known to San Benitians as Dolly Vinsant Memorial Hospital – are presently at a stand-still, …
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