Feb 03 2012
By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Special to the NEWS The San Benito Greyhounds varsity basketball team will soon prepare to bid farewell to their only three seniors Eddric Juarez, 18, Rey Perez, 17, and Christian Garza, 17. Eddric was in eighth grade, when he first realized basketball was the sport for him. His cousin who played varsity …
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Feb 03 2012
By CARLOS GONZALES Special to the NEWS Domination is the only word that can describe the San Benito Greyhounds and Lady ’Hounds this past Thursday when they traveled to PSJA for the District 32-5A wrestling tournament. Both teams displayed their best efforts of the season, which paid off with numerous athletes qualifying for the regional …
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Feb 03 2012
On January 28, 2012, Colonel Jose Rene Gonzales (United States Air Force Retired) passed away surrounded by his family members. Colonel Gonzales was 71 years old and a native of his beloved San Benito. He served with distinction in the Air Force for 26 years and was stationed in the United States, Europe, Latin America, …
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Jan 31 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 akeith@rioathleticsandfundraising.com. …
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Jan 31 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – The Precinct 4 Cameron County Constable’s Department confirmed Tuesday the arrest of a man who allegedly started the Jan. 25 grass fire. According to Constable Robert Lopez and investigator Jose Zamorano, 17-year-old Isaac Garza was jailed Thursday, Jan. 26 and charged with arson, a state jail …
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Jan 31 2012
By TREY PUGA Special to the NEWS The San Benito High School FFA’s inaugural livestock show, the Sonny Brazil Classic, was held Saturday, Jan. 28. According to San Benito High School Agriculture Teacher Eddie Garcia, there were 160 entries, of which 14 schools participated along with eight 4H clubs. But the Brothers Cavazos would be …
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Jan 31 2012
By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Special to the NEWS It took only seconds for Mario Maya, 61, and his wife of 41 years, Janie Maya, 59, to fall in love. It is those 41 years of happiness and togetherness that are truly inspirational, seeing that they were wed at the age of 19 and 17. “We met …
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Jan 31 2012
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS Last Thursday, the San Benito Charter Review Committee met for the first time to discuss suggestions on how to revise the charter. As previously reported by the News, the San Benito City Commission approved of the committee last month to help review said charter and to focus on …
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Jan 31 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Fundraising efforts are under way for Ray Saldaña and other organizers of the Second Annual Diabetes Fundraiser. Saldaña said all monies donated at the March 24 event, which will entail a run/walk and Zumba event at San Benito’s Heavin Memorial Trail, will go toward the Rio Grande Valley Diabetes …
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Jan 31 2012
By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Special to the NEWS The San Benito High School chess team participated in a Region 8 chess tournament this past Saturday and Sunday held at Veterans Memorial Academy located in San Benito, where they won first place in their category. The outstanding player of the team was junior Simon Vasquez III, who …
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