Nov 05 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com LOS FRESNOS – Twenty-five year-old Marine Corps veteran Edoardo “Eddie” Polanco was killed in an auto-pedestrian accident on March 18, 2012, outside of Los Fresnos on State Hwy 100, where he was reportedly jogging in training for an upcoming marathon. Since then, a makeshift memorial was placed at …
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Nov 05 2013
Special to the NEWS Once they got going, the Los Fresnos Lady Falcons were hard to stop. The 32-5A co-champions trailed briefly in all three sets but prevailed in straight sets 25-14, 25-17 and 25-19 over San Benito in their Class 5A bi-district match on Tuesday night. Los Fresnos (34-8) will now face the winner …
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Nov 05 2013
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS WESLACO – Unfortunately, this will be the ’Hounds’ last hurrah for 2013. San Benito was eliminated from playoff contention last week thanks to PSJA High’s win over Weslaco, making Friday’s game at Weslaco the season finale. The ’Hounds (3-6 overall, 3-4 district) were idle last week but had …
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Nov 05 2013
Date: Ongoing Event: San Benito Historical Society annual fresh Texas pecan sale fundraiser More Info: (956) 399-2502, (956) 245-8094 Date: Thru Dec. 31 Event: American Military Support Operation: RGV Christmas Care Packages More Info: (956) 425-1549 Date: Nov. 9 Time: 8 a.m. Event: Texas Conjunto Music Hall of Fame and Museum Inaugural Squeezebox Boom 5k …
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Nov 02 2013
Jose Luis (Big Joe) Hinojosa, 43, of San Benito, TX, entered into eternal peace on Wednesday, October 30, 2013. Joe was born in San Benito, TX to Raquel and Hector Hinojosa on April 4, 1970. He graduated from San Benito High School in 1988. He went on to work for SBCISD at Miller Jordan Middle …
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Nov 02 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com If you’ve already surmised that the increase in security at San Benito High School has a little something to do with the varsity cheerleading controversy, consider it a good guess. In an exclusive interview with the San Benito News on Thursday, San Benito Consolidated Independent School District Interim Superintendent …
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Nov 02 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Consolidated Independent School District has thus far spent over $2,000 on the investigation into suspended Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón. Not calculating the amount of money—$165,303 annually—spent to keep Limón on paid administrative leave, or the salary of Alfonso Obregón, who since June has been …
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Nov 02 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Police Department is investigating the circumstances of an accident in front of an elementary school Wednesday morning. “We got called at 7:26 in the morning in reference to a two-vehicle accident,” said SBPD Detective Rogelio Banda Jr, who added that the vehicles involved were a …
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Nov 02 2013
Special to the NEWS District 32-5A co-champion Los Fresnos will host the San Benito Lady Greyhound volleyball squad in playoff action on Tuesday. Scheduled for 6:30 p.m., Nov. 5, the bi-district volleyball match will feature the 32-5A Lady Falcons (34-8), who tied Brownsville Veterans Memorial for the district championship, against the upstart Lady ’Hounds, who …
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Nov 02 2013
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS PORT ISABEL — It may have felt like another night at the office for the Port Isabel Tarpons, but this one had so much more meaning. The Tarpons got big plays offensively, played hard-hitting defense and were simply too much for a gritty Rio Hondo team as Big …
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