Date: September 2 Time: 7 p.m. Event: Narciso Martinez Writers Forum Where: Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center, 225 E. Stenger St., San Benito More Info: (956) 350-3905 Date: September 21 Time: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Event: Market Day Where: Plaza de San Benito, 225 E. Stenger St., San Benito More Info: (956) 399-5321 Date: …
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Aug 20 2013
HOOKED ON HOUNDS: Online vote to decide fan contest winner
NEWS Staff Report It’s been 10 months since the San Benito News featured six longtime San Benito Greyhound fans in the Hooked on Hounds weekly series, and now it’s time for readers to vote for their favorite. The winning fan, or fans, will be awarded a San Benito Greyhounds football helmet donated by Head Coach/Athletic …
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Aug 20 2013
Principal move raises concerns
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Oscar Medrano of the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees has called into question the recent transfer of a middle school principal. On Tuesday, Medrano expressed concern with the manner in which Interim Superintendent Alfonso Obregón moved Mary Alice Martinez from the principal post at Miller Jordan Middle School …
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Aug 20 2013
EDC to spend thousands on TV spots, Market Days
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Economic Development Corporation (EDC) held a regular meeting on Thursday, August 15 in which the board took action on a number of items, including a downtown Market Days proposal. “The EDC Board has allocated $10,000 for several events beginning in October all the way through …
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Aug 20 2013
RHISD prepares for start of school
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – As the Rio Hondo Independent School District (RHISD) is preparing for the first day of curriculum, the 2013-2014 school year has already produced many changes. “There are a couple of things that are different from last year,” said Superintendent of Schools Ismael Garcia. “First of …
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Aug 20 2013
Lady ’Hounds find success early in season
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Lady Greyhounds + confidence = success—that’s the formula varsity head volleyball coach Ruby Medina has attributed to the early success of her 2013 squad. Though it’s too soon to deem the Lady ’Hounds a team of championship caliber, San Benito’s victory over the Harlingen Lady Cardinals …
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Aug 20 2013
Calendar of Events (August 21 – August 24)
Date: September 2 Time: 7 p.m. Event: Narciso Martinez Writers Forum Where: Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center, 225 E. Stenger St., San Benito More Info: (956) 350-3905 Date: September 21 Time: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Event: Market Day Where: Plaza de San Benito, 225 E. Stenger St., San Benito More Info: (956) 399-5321 Date: …
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Aug 20 2013
Gertrudes “Tula” L. Sanchez
Gertrudes “Tula” L. Sanchez, 90, went to be with our Lord and Savior on Sunday, August 18, 2013 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was born in San Benito, Texas and she worked with San Benito School District for 25 years in the cafeteria. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. …
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Aug 20 2013
Jose Coronado
Jose Coronado, age 81, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, August 3, 2013. Jose was born in San Benito, Texas on February 6, 1932 to Victoriano and Cruz Coronado. Jose joined the Army at age 17 and proudly served as a paratrooper in 82nd Airborne in the Korean War. Jose was very active in …
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Aug 24 2013
CONSIDER THIS: The sadness of trolling sbnewspaper.com
August 24, 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Considering the times we live in, internet trolling is no longer a shocking phenomena. Trolling, for those of you who are unaware, is an anti-social behavior that consists of posting inflammatory comments on the internet—usually on message boards, social media sites, blogs and everywhere else on the web—in an …
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