Sep 14 2013
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS Perhaps there’s no better feeling than getting that first win. But quieting the naysayers and pulling off an “upset” in the process certainly don’t hurt, either. A week after a terrible outing in the Battle of the Arroyo, the San Benito Greyhounds were solid all the way around …
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Sep 14 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com SINTON – The Rio Hondo Bobcats traveled approximately 143 miles to Sinton to take on the Pirates on Friday, Sept. 13, and it was one for the history books as the two undefeated teams battled to the very end. The Bobcat offense was able to accumulate approximately 437 …
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Sep 14 2013
Date: Sept. 14 Time: 1:30 p.m. Event: The Valley Byliners presents author and poet Brenda Nettles Riojas on “Reaching Aha! – Inspiration Zone Ahead” Where: Harlingen Public Library, 410 ’76 Dr., Harlingen More Info: (956) 399-8505 or visit rgvbyliners.org. Date: Sept. 21 Time: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Event: Market Day Where: Plaza de San …
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Sep 11 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ & FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ San Benito News An altercation at a local elementary school led to a shooting Wednesday night involving a San Benito police officer who reportedly discharged his firearm at four suspects. Operations Chief Martin Morales Jr. of the San Benito Police Department confirmed that officer Joe Ledesma fired as …
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Sep 11 2013
Special to the NEWS BROWNSVILLE – Desiree Lee Padilla, 22, was sentenced today to 25 years in prison with no possibility of early release for aggravated sexual assault of a child. Judge Migdalia Lopez of the 197th state District Court sentenced the San Benito resident to 25 years for aggravated sexual assault a child and …
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Sep 10 2013
LOS INDIOS, TX—Diamantina Ortega Bennett, 79, went to be with our Lord on Monday, September 9, 2013, at Harlingen Medical Center in Harlingen, Texas. She was born December 20, 1933 and served as the first mayor of Los Indios from September 1994 to September 2010. Diamantina also served on many community organizations and projects in …
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Sep 10 2013
Jose Saucedo, 90, of San Benito, Texas, passed away on Monday, September 9, 2013 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen. He was preceded in death by his wife, Maria Del Socorro Saucedo; and a grandson, Jimmy Saucedo. Mr. Saucedo is survived by his children, Francisco (Ignacia) Saucedo, Jose (Carmen) Saucedo Jr., Israel (Graciela) Saucedo, …
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Sep 10 2013
Special to the NEWS The San Benito City Commission approved an $11.6 million general fund budget for FY 2013-2014 on Tuesday that includes salary increases for all employees, but designed primarily to benefit hourly wage earners employed by the city. With implementation of the budget on Oct. 1, the first day of the new fiscal …
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Sep 10 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com LOS INDIOS – Diamantina “Tina” Bennett, former mayor of the City of Los Indios, died on Monday, Sept. 9 at the age of 79. Bennett served as Los Indios’ first mayor from 1994 until her retirement in 2010 due to health reasons, according to a city press release. …
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Sep 10 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito Mayor Joe Hernandez arrives at his barbershop on Robertson Street at approximately 9:30 a.m. with clients already waiting outside for a haircut. After all, for the man who considers his work an art form, Hernandez is a master of his craft after 50 years in the …
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