Feb 07 2012
Pedro Puga, 14, of San Benito, Texas, entered into the golden gates of Heaven on Sunday, February 5, 2012 at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville, Texas. Pedro Puga was born in January 15, 1998 in Harlingen, Texas. Pedro was a beloved little brother, accomplished chess player, and great friend. He is preceded in death …
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Feb 06 2012
Editor’s Note: The following is a press release issued by the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District regarding the death of an eighth grade Miller Jordan Middle School student. A full story will be in the Feb. 8 mid-week edition of the News. Check back at www.sbnewspaper.com for more details as they develop. San Benito CISD …
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Feb 03 2012
By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Special to the NEWS RIO HONDO – Firefighters from at least six different agencies converged east of Rio Hondo on Friday to battle a warehouse fire reportedly filled with chemicals. Fire departments from Rio Hondo, Harlingen, San Benito, Santa Rosa, La Feria and Brownsville responded to a call at approximately 1:30 p.m. …
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Feb 03 2012
Through Feb. 14 Love Our Troops Campaign Rio Athletics and Fundraising together with American Military Support is holding a Love Our Troops campaign, in which two 2012 Harley Davidson 1200 Xl cc Sportsters will be up for a drawing on Feb. 14 in La Feria. For more information, call (956) 970-7188, or email ealvarado@americanmilitarysupport.com. or …
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Feb 03 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – A video reportedly showing the brutal beating of a Rio Hondo teen led to the apprehension of a fellow high school student, according to Precinct 4 Cameron County Constable Robert Lopez’s Department. Investigator Jose Zamorano of the constable’s office reported Friday that a 17-year-old male attending …
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Feb 03 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito City Commission on Tuesday will hear in closed session the ethics complaint filed against Mayor Joe H. Hernandez by local community advocate Alfonso Benavides. Item #27 on the agenda for the Feb. 7 regular meeting reads that the commission will convene in executive session “to hear …
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Feb 03 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Greyhounds have found themselves in the thick of what may be the hottest district in 2012: 31-5A. Following Thursday’s UIL Realignment, the ’Hounds are one of nine teams to make up District 31-5A, which now includes San Benito, Weslaco, Weslaco East moving up from 4A, McAllen, …
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Feb 03 2012
By JERRY RODRIGUEZ & MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ San Benito News For 33 years, Sonia Weaver has thanked a close friend who introduced her to the man she’d marry, Gilbert Weaver. Sonia, 51, recalls living next to a car lot owned by Gilbert’s brother, but never saw him around. “I knew he was a firefighter,” she said …
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Feb 03 2012
By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Special to the NEWS San Benito recently had another centennial celebrated within the city, except this time it was for local resident Ignacio Gonzales. Ignacio, who turned 100 on Wednesday, Feb. 1, was born at San Guillermo in the La Paloma area, but spent a bit of his life in Houston where …
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Feb 03 2012
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