Date: May 27 Time: 8:45 a.m. Event: Memorial Day and Silent March of Veterans Where: Beginning at San Benito City Hall, 495 N. Sam Houston Blvd., and ending at the Veterans War Memorial More Info: (956) 361-3800 Date: May 28-June 6 Event: Registration for the San Benito Public Library Summer Reading Program Where: San Benito …
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May 20 2013
SHAKE UP: Limón makes several principal reassignments
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Facing possible suspension on Thursday, San Benito CISD Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón confirmed on Monday a number of administrative changes in assurance of the district’s progression, he said. “To ensure that the district continues moving in the forward direction, I am making the following reassignments of personnel …
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May 20 2013
BREAKING: Meeting called to suspend SBCISD superintendent
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com A special meeting of the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees has been called by Board President Yliana G. Rodriguez to suspend Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón. According to Limón, the meeting is scheduled for 4:45 p.m. on Thursday, May 23, at the John F. Barron Administration Building …
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May 17 2013
Maria G. Saldivar
SAN BENITO–Maria G. Saldivar, 93, passed away Friday morning at a local hospital surrounded by family and friends. She is survived by her son Jose Saldivar; four daughers Oralia Gonzales (Jose), Maria S. Rodriguez, Ermelinda Llanes (Jose E.) and Tengie Leon; 12 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. She was a faithful Jehova’s Witness for …
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May 17 2013
ELITE AGAIN: Lady ’Hounds defeat SA O’Connor, 3-2
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS They’re baaaaack!!! On a night that featured a little bit of everything, the San Benito Lady ’Hounds are back in the Elite Eight. In the bottom of the seventh inning of a 2-2 game against San Antonio O’Connor, Jackie Elizondo singled and courtesy runner Sabrina Mendoza reached third …
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May 17 2013
Late author’s life to be celebrated Sunday
Special to the NEWS Charles M. Robinson III Day is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday, May 19, at the Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center on 225 E. Stenger St. in San Benito. Hosted at the center by the San Benito Historical Society, the event will pay tribute to Robinson, who served as the editor of …
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May 17 2013
New exhibit opens at San Benito museums
Special to the NEWS Travel the world without a passport. The San Benito Historical Society, a member of the Museums of San Benito, announced its newest temporary exhibit, Top of the World: Men’s Hats from Around the Globe. This exhibit is located in the hallway display case and will run through June 29. The exhibit …
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May 17 2013
San Benito man gets 40 years for double murder
Special to the NEWS San Benito resident Jose Luis Vega pleaded guilty Tuesday to a July 2010 double murder in Harlingen. Judge Benjamin Euresti of the 107th state District Court sentenced Vega to 40 years. Edgar Villanueva and Augustin Gonzalez Jr. were cruising a Harlingen street on a Saturday night when Vega used his vehicle …
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May 17 2013
Spring football has Gantt optimistic about 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com It is never too early to begin preparing for football season, especially when you are from San Benito. The San Benito Greyhounds are well into their Spring Football program, and Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Spencer Gantt is already setting high expectations for his young team. “We’re …
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May 17 2013
CONSIDER THIS: Be better sportsmen, not the better team
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com High school sports in the Rio Grande Valley, or anywhere, really, can be an unfortunate business. Some of the more despicable acts include coaches who taunt players and unruly fans who decide that the best way to express themselves is by lashing out, and sometimes even rioting. The line …
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