Sep 17 2013
NEWS Staff Report San Benito police arrested a local man for allegedly purchasing alcohol to minors. According to a San Benito Police Department press release, 23-year-old Ivan Chavez was arrested Sunday, Sept. 15 at approximately 4:26 p.m. after officers were called to the 300 block of S. Oscar Williams Road. There, contact was made with …
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Sep 17 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The City of San Benito is currently in the process of collective bargaining with the San Benito Police Employee Association for the upcoming fiscal year. The city is also working to establish a pay structure for the San Benito Fire Department. “Because the fire department does not have …
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Sep 17 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – A Rio Hondo man was arrested on Monday, Sept. 16, as the latest fugitive to be apprehended as a result of the Cameron County District Attorney’s Office Operation Magnet. Eleazar Guajardo Jr., 34, of Rio Hondo was arrested by U.S. Marshals at a Harlingen motel …
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Sep 17 2013
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS PHARR — After a huge win to open district last week, the San Benito Greyhounds certainly aren’t going to rest on their laurels. The ’Hounds look to make it two straight wins when they go to PSJA Stadium on Friday night to face winless PSJA Memorial. But the …
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Sep 17 2013
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS Experience most certainly counts. Going into Tuesday’s match at McHi, the San Benito Lady ’Hounds volleyball team sported a 4-1 mark in District 31-5A, just a game out of first place. And it’s all thanks to continuity and experience, coach Ruby Medina said. Want the whole story? Pick …
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Sep 17 2013
Date: Sept. 21 Time: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Event: Market Day Where: Plaza de San Benito, 225 E. Stenger St., San Benito More Info: (956) 399-5321 Date: Sept. 21 Time: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Event: San Benito CISD Special Education Department Wheelchair Clinic Where: Dr. C.M. Cash Elementary, 400 Poinciana St., San Benito …
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Sep 16 2013
Special to the NEWS Cameron County will be making available sand and empty sandbags for county residents to fill today until 7:00 PM at its County Precinct Warehouse Barns in Brownsville, San Benito, and Harlingen. Each vehicle will be allowed to pick up six (6) sandbags. Businesses are being allowed ten (10) bags. Residents are …
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Sep 14 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com City of San Benito officials expressed concern Friday with the findings of a San Benito News investigation that raised questions regarding the authenticity of information provided by power plant developers. The investigation uncovered inconsistencies concerning the location of offices that Telemark Development Group Inc., its parent companies and representatives …
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Sep 14 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito city officials are making preparations for Tropical Storm Ingrid, which is expected to make landfall approximately 100 miles south of Brownsville. While the storm is not expected to make landfall near the Rio Grande Valley, city officials are still taking every precaution for the abundance of …
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Sep 14 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com School district officials have indicated that a number of security measures recently implemented at elementary campuses were designed to ensure student safety. Several San Benito CISD campuses have already adopted a policy that does not allow parents to walk their children to class; Ed Downs Elementary is the latest …
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