Aug 13 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Consolidated Independent School District is gearing up for the 2013-2014 school year with a convocation slated Tuesday, August 20. “We have our back to school convocation event for all our staff members,” said SBCISD Community Relations Director Celia Longoria. The convocation will be held at …
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Aug 13 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – The City of Rio Hondo is currently in the process of remodeling its civic center. “It’s been going on for two months or so,” said Rio Hondo Mayor Gus Olivares of the construction currently ongoing at the city’s municipal building, located at 121 N. Arroyo …
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Aug 13 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – There’s a new high school principal in town. The Rio Hondo Independent School District Board of Trustees has approved the hiring of a principal for Rio Hondo High School, and RHISD Superintendent Ismael Garcia confirmed that Deyanira Martinez Garcia is the person for the job. …
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Aug 13 2013
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS Footballs whizzed through the air, coaches barked instructions and 118 young men ran from drill to drill as the 2013 San Benito Greyhounds kicked off two-a-day workouts this week at Bobby Morrow Stadium. Along with another 60 freshmen working out at Veterans Memorial Academy, numbers are high and …
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Aug 13 2013
Captain Loren W. Reeves, age 57, formerly of Bogata Texas died on Saturday, August 2 in Abuja, Nigeria. A memorial service will be held on Friday, August 16 at 2 p.m. in the Johntown Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Robert Dillon officiating under the direction Wood Funeral Homes. The family will receive friends from 1-2 …
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Aug 13 2013
Date: August 16 Time: 7 p.m. Event: P.U.E.N.T.E.S. Ministry Back to School Rally — school supply giveaway open to public Where: Iglesia Centro de Alabanza y Poder, 297 S. McCullough St., San Benito More Info: (956) 320-4042, (956) 893-4982 Date: August 17 Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Event: First Annual Congressional Veterans Summit, held …
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Aug 09 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Spencer Gantt is looking to stay the San Benito Greyhounds Head Football Coach and Athletic Director for the foreseeable future, and he hopes the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees agrees on Tuesday. Board members will discuss extending Gantt’s contract, which expires March 2014, during closed session at a …
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Aug 09 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com In response to criticisms of decisions he’s made as San Benito CISD Superintendent of Schools, Antonio G. Limón denied on Thursday ever acting unethically or unprofessionally. “My decisions have always been made within the scope of my authority as superintendent,” said Limón. “The fact that my decision was …
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Aug 09 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Alfonso Obregón may have to stick around for a little while longer; the question is how long. Facing a potentially lengthy investigation into San Benito CISD’s suspended superintendent, Antonio G. Limón, Obregón confirmed Friday his intentions to continue serving as the interim superintendent. Obregón said his contract ends Aug. …
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Aug 09 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) results have been released, and every school within the San Benito CISD achieved a “Met Standard” rating. “In the past, we used to have ratings that were referred to as a campus being Exemplary, which is the highest rating; …
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