Jan 31 2012
Special to the NEWS The City of San Benito will be conducting an Amnesty Program during the months of February and March on all outstanding warrants pending before the San Benito Municipal Court. The amnesty is extended to violators with outstanding Class “C” misdemeanor warrants, most of which are traffic related. The Amnesty Program will …
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Jan 31 2012
By CHRISTY CORTEZ Special to the NEWS The San Benito Lady ‘Hounds powerlifting team continued their dominance on the powerlifting scene Saturday at Berta Cabaza Middle School. The Lady ‘Hounds defeated PSJA North, 51-31, for first place as a team. Newcomer Rae Ann Villafranco shook up the scene with a first place medal finishing 15 …
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Jan 31 2012
SAN BENITO—Maria Villafranco Gandara, 95, passed away at Solara Hospital on Monday afternoon. She is survived by her son Roberto Martinez of Houston; two daughters Ninfa Martinez of Las Vegas and Magdalena Navar of Illinois; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and a host of friends. Visitation were held on Thursday from 10 a.m.-9 p.m., with …
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Jan 27 2012
Through Jan. 28 Shop Hop Shop Hop, a three-day shopping event will be held at 16 businesses in Harlingen and San Benito. For more information, call (956) 202-3778 or visit www.shophopharlingenandsanbenito. Through Feb. 14 Love Our Troops Campaign Rio Athletics and Fundraising together with American Military Support is holding a Love Our Troops campaign, in …
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Jan 27 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com LA PALOMA – The shooting death of a La Paloma man may have been the result of a debt, according to the Cameron County Sheriff’s Department. As first reported Wednesday by the San Benito News via sbnewspaper.com, San Benito police confirmed the apprehension of the suspect believed responsible for …
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Jan 27 2012
By CARLOS GONZALES Special to the NEWS Opponents who stepped onto the mat this year with the Lady ’Hounds were already at a disadvantage from the start. All season, the San Benito varsity girls’ wrestling team has been able to overpower and basically outmatch any opponent they faced, finishing the season undefeated with a whopping …
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Jan 27 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Lieutenant Michael Galvan has moved up in rank… free of charge. The 12-year veteran of the San Benito Police Department (SBPD) accepted the position of assistant operations chief on Friday, Jan. 27 without an immediate increase in pay. Galvan, 42, was surrounded inside an SBPD conference room by his …
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Jan 27 2012
By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Special to the NEWS The annual Region 8 chess tournament will be held at the Veterans Memorial Academy in San Benito Saturday, Jan. 28 to Sunday Jan. 29 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The tournament is believed to have more than 100 schools participating, and approximately 1,400 students competing for their …
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Jan 27 2012
By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Special to the NEWS After a long back and forth battle, the Lady ’Hounds came up short for the victory on Friday while at home over the Weslaco Lady Panthers with a score of 52-48. Though it was not a victory, there were still many positive aspects to look at. Alex Cerda, #4, …
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Jan 27 2012
By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Special to the NEWS Damian Grant Preciado, 16, or as he likes to call himself “Fanaa” (which to him means funny) may just be a sophomore in high school but puts the “pow” in the power forward position for the ’Hounds basketball varsity team. “I have been playing since I was born,” …
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