Jun 19 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – The annual Rio Hondo First Baptist Church Vacation Bible School is underway. The bible school will take place all week at the First Baptist Church, located at the 400 block of Bristol Avenue from 5 to 9 p.m. “At 5 o’clock the children will …
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Jun 19 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.-8 p.m. Event: Kids Fishing Tournament Where: W.H. Heavin Resaca Trail in San Benito; weigh-in station at Kennedy Park, 400 Freddy Fender Ln., …
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Jun 19 2013
Elvia Lugo Hernandez passed away peacefully on June 11, 2013 at the age of 87. She was born on July 22, 1925 in the City of San Benito, Texas. She was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years Felipe Lopez Hernandez, and her parents Enrique and Lupita Lugo. She is survived by her …
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Jun 19 2013
Willie Lee Baker, Jr., 76, of San Benito, Texas, passed away on June 13, 2013 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Willie was born on August 28, 1936 to Willie and Fannie Baker in Baxter, Arkansas. He moved to Monroe, Louisiana at an early age and later moved to Raymondville, Texas. He worked …
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Jun 14 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A San Benito man is accused of attempting, and nearly succeeding, to steal a city vehicle from the City of San Benito Service Center early Friday morning. At approximately 2:44 a.m., an officer with the San Benito Police Department observed a white F-150 pickup truck exit the service …
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Jun 14 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 15 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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Jun 14 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito police reported Friday that a mobile number used to text a bomb threat at Rio Hondo High School has been linked to the highly-controversial teenage phone harassment case. Assistant Operations Chief Michael Galvan of the San Benito Police Department said that the bomb threat, sent via …
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Jun 14 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A recent county-wide crackdown on eight-liners by the Cameron County District Attorney’s Office has reportedly resulted in the closure of most, if not all, arcades in the San Benito area. Questions have arisen regarding the lack of reports in reference to the efforts made by the DA’s Office …
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Jun 14 2013
Special to the NEWS The Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center in San Benito will host Teatro Luna, a Chicago-based theater company, on June 19. The group of female performers is bringing their groundbreaking work to the Rio Grande Valley for free. Luna has been called “theatre that matters” by The New York Times and is …
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Jun 14 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com What better way to commemorate the commencement of a chapter in one’s life than to cut off all your hair and donate it to charity? That is exactly what 18-year-old Mary Rivas did. It was actually her second time donating her hair to charity, and it probably won’t …
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