Dec 23 2013
By MONICA ZUÑIGA Special to the NEWS RIO HONDO – The Rio Grande Valley isn’t exactly a winter wonderland, but when the cold fronts come in, if you are left without a jacket the cold snaps can feel especially chilly. The Rio Hondo Junior High Student Council took matters into their own hands and decided …
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Dec 23 2013
By MONICA ZUÑIGA Special to the NEWS If there was one word to characterize San Benito High School football, it’s not “team”… it’s “family.” Every year the team and San Benito Greyhound Quarterback Club collaborate to give back to the community. This year it hit home when the beneficiary family were members of the football …
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Dec 23 2013
By MONICA ZUÑIGA Special to the NEWS Some say that teenagers are ungrateful, entitled and irresponsible. Don’t tell that to the San Benito High School varsity baseball team. It all began as an idea that Greyhound superfan Sonia De La Cruz had that evolved into an all-out surprise in the form of a one-day adoption …
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Dec 21 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Economic Development Corporation (EDC) held a ceremony Friday morning to announce the awarding of a $1.2 million federal grant, which has gone toward the purchase of the now-former First National Bank property located off Business 77 opposite the Heavin Resaca Trail. City of San Benito …
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Dec 20 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com MOULTON—A San Benito man working at an oil feed in the Lavaca County area was killed Tuesday in an explosion that occurred onsite. Jose Manuel Torres, a 45-year-old native of San Benito, was pronounced dead by Lavaca County Justice of the Peace Carol Renner at 11:17 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. …
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Dec 20 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Security officers employed with the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District remain concerned about one of their own bringing a firearm to Veterans Memorial Academy. The security officers in question, who spoke to the San Benito News under anonymity, recently expressed outrage that fellow security officer Gabriel Borja has …
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Dec 20 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Dr. Ismael Cantu cited fairness on Wednesday when asked why he opted to take substantially less money than his predecessors as the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District interim superintendent. “This is an interim position, and because it’s an interim position it’s not longterm,” Cantu said. “I just didn’t …
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Dec 20 2013
Special to the NEWS San Benito police are currently searching for a registered sex offender who has allegedly not complied with registration requirements. San Benito Police Department Detective Rogelio Banda Jr. reported via press release on Friday the search for 61-year-old Aaron Mendez, a registered sex offender listed as a moderate risk. Banda stated in …
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Dec 20 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Police Department is increasing the number of officers on patrol to combat an anticipated rise in burglaries expected during the holiday season. Known as Operation Noel, SBPD Operations Chief Martin Morales Jr. explained that intent of the department is to help reduce the crime rate …
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Dec 20 2013
Guadalupe “Lupito” Hernandez, Jr., 32, of San Benito, Texas, entered into eternal rest on December 17, 2013. He was a graduate of San Benito High School, Class of 2001 and a star athlete of his class. He enjoyed the company of his pets, Sunny, Rico, puppies, and two parakeets. Our beloved Lupito, a man of …
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