Jun 21 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com A new program at the Boys and Girls Club of San Benito aims to put the fun back in reading fundamentals, “but you don’t have to take my word for it.” The club has opened a reading room at its 410 Stookey Rd. location in San Benito where members …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.sbnewspaper.com/2013/06/21/club-opens-reading-room-dedicated-to-academic-enrichment/
Jun 21 2013
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS RIO HONDO – Last October, everyone thought Juan Puga was finished playing football. The Rio Hondo senior quarterback tore the anterior crucial ligament in his right knee in a game against La Feria. He did not play again and could only stand on the sidelines and watch. But …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.sbnewspaper.com/2013/06/21/making-a-comeback-puga-returns-from-season-ending-injury-in-big-way/
Jun 21 2013
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS Several local graduates who starred on the baseball and softball diamonds their senior seasons will get one last game under the Valley high school lights in the annual Rio Grande Valley Coaches Association East-West All-Star Senior Showcase games on Saturday night. The eighth annual senior-only contests will be …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.sbnewspaper.com/2013/06/21/local-ballplayers-to-play-in-all-star-games/
Jun 21 2013
Special to the NEWS RIO HONDO – The Deep River Dribblers Boys Basketball Summer League will start on Wednesday, June 26, at the Rio Hondo Junior High Gymnasium. There is a registration fee and each team must have at least eight players. The teams will be divided into three divisions that include seventh through eighth, …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.sbnewspaper.com/2013/06/21/rh-summer-league-to-begin-wednesday/
Jun 21 2013
Date: Thru June 28 Event: San Benito Public Library Summer Reading Program Where: San Benito Public Library, 101 W. Rose St., San Benito More Info: (956) 361-3860 Date: June 22 Time: 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Event: 13th Annual Texas Conjunto Music Hall of Fame and Museum Induction Ceremony Where: San Benito Community Building, 210 …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.sbnewspaper.com/2013/06/21/calendar-of-events-june-23-june-25/
Jun 21 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com When I first walked into the San Benito News, I became intoxicated by the smell of ink. There was just something about that musky odor that I associated with professionalism and serious journalism. Of course, at 23 years old and lacking experience, I was anything but professional or serious. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.sbnewspaper.com/2013/06/21/consider-this-how-i-sniff-out-the-news/
Jun 19 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Members of the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees want answers on an Internal Revenue Service Notice of Levy that was issued to the school district regarding its on-site clinic’s provider owing nearly $60,000 in delinquent taxes. The notice dated May 2013 states that ISD Managed Care Services Inc., …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.sbnewspaper.com/2013/06/19/board-to-address-clinic-providers-tax-delinquency/
Jun 19 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Alfonso Obregon’s pay as interim superintendent for San Benito CISD will be addressed behind closed doors at Friday’s regular board meeting following concerns that his salary had not been previously agreed upon in open session. Scheduled for 7 p.m. on June 21, the Board of Trustees is expected to …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.sbnewspaper.com/2013/06/19/trustees-question-interim-supers-salary/
Jun 19 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com California author Hector R. Barrera, Ph.D., recently returned to his hometown of San Benito to debut his latest children’s book and to recognize the students who illustrated it. It was on the night of June 1 at the Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center in San Benito, when Barrera discussed …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.sbnewspaper.com/2013/06/19/author-pens-culturally-diverse-childrens-book-recognizes-local-students-illustrations/
Jun 19 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The 10th Annual San Benito Greyhounds Boys Basketball Hoops Camp kicked off on Monday, June 17, at the SBHS Varsity Gym. Eddie Abrego is at the helm of his third season as Head Varsity Coach for the San Benito Greyhounds. With that comes the responsibility of ensuring that …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.sbnewspaper.com/2013/06/19/greyhound-hoops-camp-underway-at-sbhs/
Recent Comments