Feb 17 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com City Manager Manuel Lara and Mayor Joe H. Hernandez are scheduled for quite the field trip Sunday. The two City of San Benito officials will venture 21 hours by plane to China. An invitation was initially extended to Hernandez to attend a two-day economic development conference in Shenzhen, a …
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Feb 17 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito CISD Board of Trustees will hear on Tuesday the grievance filed by a board member’s wife, who claims that a fellow trustee’s spouse allegedly assaulted their son. Allegations stem from an October 11, 2011 incident in which Sandra Tumberlinson, an eighth grade teacher at Berta Cabaza …
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Feb 17 2012
By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Special to the NEWS Reports of bursting water pipes all throughout the city of San Benito have been trickling in for the past two weeks. The cause of damage to the water pipes is due to the plentiful amount of rain the area has recently experienced, which by all accounts has aided …
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Feb 17 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com An electrical cord failure was cited as the cause of a fire reported at San Benito High School early Thursday morning, which prompted school district officials to delay holding class until 10 a.m. As first reported by the San Benito News on sbnewspaper.com, San Benito CISD Superintendent of Schools …
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Feb 17 2012
By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Special to the NEWS The circus was in town Tuesday night. The Kelly Miller Circus made a stop in San Benito as part of their tour on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14 to perform for all those who wanted to treat their Valentine to more than just dinner and a movie. Instead, attendees …
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Feb 17 2012
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Feb 17 2012
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Feb 17 2012
A local Tiger Cub Scouts troop of the Boy Scouts of America enjoyed a tour of the San Benito News Thursday evening, in which the children flipped through pages of issues dating as far back as the 1940s, observed reporters and graphic designers’ workstations as well as getting a glimpse of the printing press. (Staff photos)
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Feb 17 2012
SAN BENITO, TX/ LAWTON, OK—Nellie Lee McGee, 92, passed away on Monday, February 13, 2012 in Lawton. Nellie was born on October 30, 1919 in San Benito, TX to Fred Hudson and Nellie Camella (Walker) Christiansen. She grew in San Benito, graduating from San Benito High School. She worked in a naval observatory in Washington, …
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Feb 16 2012
SAN BENITO, TX — Joel Rodriguez, 72, entered into eternal rest on Monday, February 13, 2012 at his residence in San Benito. Joel enjoyed fishing, playing the guitar and spending time with his family. He is preceded in death by his son, Ismael Rodriguez; his daughter, Maria Rodriguez; and two brothers. Joel is survived by …
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