Aug 17 2012
By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The overflow was so significant for Thursday’s entry level police officer exam, the San Benito Police Department couldn’t house the 93 test-takers, some of whom began assimilating before 8 a.m. in hopes of attaining the one SBPD position open. However, Assistant Operations Chief Michael Galvan said up to …
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Aug 17 2012
By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com This South Texas summer hasn’t just been another scorcher. According to the Texas Water Development Board’s Drought Information Summary, updated August 15, Southern Texas and the Lower Valley is experiencing “severe drought.” While it is not uncommon for regions to issue water restrictions during times of drought, the …
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Aug 17 2012
By CRAIG ALANIZ San Benito News SOUTH PADRE ISLAND – The Ladies Kingfish Tournament came to a close Sunday at the South Padre Island Convention Centre. South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce President Roxanne Grenzel said it was a great weekend for fishing, reporting that over 7,416 inches of fish were brought into the dock. …
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Aug 17 2012
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Aug 17 2012
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Aug 14 2012
By PETE BANDA Special to the NEWS Dominant. That’s just about the only word that can be used to describe The San Benito Lady Hound JV volleyball team in a tune up scrimmage tournament this past Saturday. In a tournament that featured Harlingen, Mercedes, and La Feria, the Lady Hounds were hardly tested. Led by …
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Aug 14 2012
By MONICA ZUÑIGA Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com As if it had never left, football season was back in full force in Greyhound country Monday as receivers ran routes and linemen practiced stances all in preparation of competing in what some are calling the toughest district in the Rio Grande Valley: 31-5A. The Greyhounds, under the leadership …
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Aug 14 2012
By MONICA ZUÑIGA Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – No matter how humid or hot, these boys come to work. In what the Rio Hondo Bobcats has named the Brotherhood, the varsity football team was able to practice Saturday morning in full pads in an offense vs. defense scrimmage. Beginning at 8 a.m., the players …
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Aug 14 2012
By MONICA ZUÑIGA Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – Madison Kiley Macias of Rio Hondo has a shining smile and a cute, freckled face; and yet one wouldn’t know that this soon-to-be 15-year-old girl has already faced more adversity than people three times her elder. What began as just a headache turned dire for Madison …
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Aug 14 2012
By MONICA ZUÑIGA Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A San Benito man was arrested on August 10 for alleged sexual assault of a child and indecency with a child. According to San Benito Police Detective Rogelio Banda, Jr., the suspect, 29-year-old Lazaro Castro III, turned himself in to the SBPD at 7:49 a.m. Friday due to warrants …
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