2012 archive

Teen dies from gunshot wound

emergency-lights

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito News is receiving reports that a San Benito High School sophomore died Monday in an apparent suicide attempt. Officers with the San Benito Police Department confirmed that the child, identified as 16-year-old Ethan Hausler, died as a result of a gunshot wound to the head. It’s …

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BREAKING: San Benito cop arrested for pointing gun at deputy

Candido Ortiz

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com A San Benito police officer was arrested over the weekend for allegedly pointing a gun at a Sheriff’s deputy. Officer Candido Ortiz of the San Benito Police Department has been charged with aggravated assault of a public servant following an incident in which deputies with the Cameron County Sheriff’s …

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UPDATE: Board selects Austin firm to provide interim legal counsel

SBCISD

By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com At a special meeting Friday, the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees rescinded action taken last week that authorized the governing body’s officers to negotiate and select an interim attorney. Also approved on Friday was the selection of an interim attorney. Board President Yliana G. Rodriguez and Board Secretary …

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Calendar of Events (June 10-June 12)

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Date: Ongoing Time: 12-7 p.m. Sunday-Tuesday and Thursday-Friday, 12 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday Event: Graduation Ceremony on KSBG-TV 17 More Info: (956) 276-6030 Date: June 11=14 Time: 8-11:30 a.m. for 1st-6th graders, 12-3:30 p.m. for 7th-9th graders Event: San Benito Hoops Camp Where: San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy More Info: (956) 361-6455 Date: Thru June …

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RANK ELIMINATED: Commission removes fire marshal post

City of San Benito

By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS The San Benito City Commission voted Tuesday to eliminate the rank of fire marshal in a unanimous vote. Ordinance 2485 previously died due to lack of a second motion at a previous meeting. After its approval at a regular meeting on June 5, the ordinance authorizes assigning fire …

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TEACHERS OF THE YEAR: Montez, Torres passionate about education

Noelia Montez

By ANDREA MOSQUEDA Special to the NEWS Two San Benito teachers have received the highest honor in the school district. Noelia Nadine Montez, a fifth-grade teacher at Landrum Elementary School, was named the 2011-2012 San Benito CISD Elementary Teacher of the Year. Michael Torres, an eighth-grade Social Studies teacher at Miller Jordan Middle School, was …

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Cervantes awarded UTB Leadership Ring

Marisol Cervantes

By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito resident Marisol Cervantes, a student at the University of Texas at Brownsville (UTB), has received the highest award an undergraduate could receive: the Leadership Ring Award. Only two students were selected based on excellence in academics, leadership, and community service/campus service. Students must submit an application, two …

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Pizarro to play tennis at Temple College

Sierra Pizarro

By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Sierra Pizarro, a recent graduate of San Benito High School, has signed to play tennis at Temple College in Temple, TX for the Lady Leopards. Temple College has been the recipient of many tennis championships, winning three national championships in 2003, 2004 and 2007. Just recently, they competed at …

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WEB EXCLUSIVE: Board may rescind action allowing officers to select interim attorney

SBCISD

NEWS Staff Report Another special meeting of the San Benito CISD School Board of Trustees has been called, this time for Friday as the board will consider rescinding action taken Thursday. Specifically, action may be taken at a 6 p.m. meeting on Friday, June 8, to rescind the board’s authorization of its officers to negotiate …

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Dolly Vinsant fails to sell, tax attorneys taking offers

Dolly Vinsant

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com After Dolly Vinsant Memorial Hospital failed to draw a single bid at an auction on Tuesday, tax attorneys reported that offers will now be accepted for San Benito’s historic medical facility. “We’ll keep trying to sell it, and it’ll go up at our next resell scheduled in November or …

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