2012 archive

Llanes enters school board race

Anna Llanes

Special to the NEWS Anna Garza Llanes, a Home Mortgage consultant of 15 years with a national financial institution and a home lending field worker for 28 years, has filed for the Place 2 post in the upcoming San Benito CISD School Board election. She is a 1978 graduate of San Benito High School and …

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Calendar of Events (April 1-April 3)

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Date: Thru May 11 Event: Angels Pet Rescue+ Raffle: Seven Sets of Pearl Earrings for Mother’s Day Where: Brownsville Animal Shelter, 416 FM 511 in Omito More Info: (956) 371-7320 or email llaneyll@aol.com Date: March 31 Time: 6-10 p.m. Event: Resaca City Music Series at the Amphitheater Where: W.H. Heavin Amphitheater, 705 N. Bowie St., …

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DRUG BUST: Teen with 770 pounds of marijuana arrested

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By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Special to the NEWS On Tuesday, March 27, the San Benito Police Department (SBPD) apprehended a 16-year-old male believed to be transporting marijuana. Officers attempted to pull over the teen, who was driving a black Jeep Cherokee at the intersection of FM 732 and Pennsylvania Road, when the suspect lost control and …

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Miller Jordan teacher arrested

Ida Garcia

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com A San Benito teacher was arrested Thursday for allegedly hindering the apprehension of her daughter and son-in-law, both of whom were accused of theft at a local retail store. Detective Lupi Andrade of the San Benito Police Department (SBPD) reported Friday that longtime San Benito CISD educator Ida Garcia, …

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Aggravated robbery suspects behind bars

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By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com A search for the man responsible for a convenience store robbery recently turned up two suspects as San Benito police arrested those believed responsible on Thursday. It was approximately 12:05 p.m. when detectives from the San Benito Police Department (SBPD) arrived at a residence located on the 21100 block …

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KIM’S DREAM: Banda realizes childhood goal, opens dance studio

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By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com It was about six years ago when this writer first met Kimberly Banda, then an ambitious 21-year-old fellow graduate of San Benito High School who had already earned herself a dream gig – teaching dance. But as the sponsor for her alma mater’s dance team, the San Benito High …

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Local chess player a formidable competitor

By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Special to the NEWS Ten-year-old Michael Dylan Thomas of San Benito has a love for chess, but he had never really kicked it up a notch until now. Within his first few months of playing, he has become rated higher than most, earning himself a rating of 1117. He has competed in …

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’Hounds roll to victory over Porter, 3-2

Jerry Arizpe

By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Special to the NEWS After three hours of game play, the San Benito Greyhound baseball team pulled off an upset victory against Porter High School, 3-2. The team started off slow but later began showing signs of life by the third inning, when Aaron Figueroa scored the first run. Following him were …

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Calendar of Events (March 28-March 31)

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Date: Thru May 11 Event: Angels Pet Rescue+ Raffle: Seven Sets of Pearl Earrings for Mother’s Day Where: Brownsville Animal Shelter, 416 FM 511 in Omito More Info: (956) 371-7320 or email llaneyll@aol.com Date: March 28 Time: 5 – 6:30 p.m. Event: Chess Club Where: San Benito Public Library, 101 W. Rose More Info: (956) …

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ANIMAL CRUELTY? Canine dubbed ‘Devil Dog’ found in severe condition

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By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com In what one authority said could be the worst case of animal cruelty in the last 15 years, Cameron County Animal Control officers found on Monday the canine dubbed “the devil” by a family who claimed it killed their pit bull. But what may have been more ghoulish was …

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