May 14 2013
Special to the NEWS Despite not finishing the season the way they’d have liked, there was some good news for the San Benito Greyhounds baseball team this week. A total of 10 players were named to the District 31-5A all-district team, which was selected by each of the district’s coaches. Leading the way was freshman …
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May 14 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO — With the 2012-2013 baseball and softball seasons coming to a close in Rio Hondo, recognition is due for both ballclubs. “I think the girls did very well,” said Head Softball Coach Brett Esparza of the bi-district qualifying Lady Bobcats. “We were very young this year. …
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May 14 2013
Date: May 18 Event: Movies in the Park Where: W.H. Heavin Amphitheater on the resaca in San Benito More Info: (956) 399-5590 Date: May 19 Time: 2 p.m. Event: The San Benito Historical Society Charles M. Robinson III Day Where: Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center, 225 E. Stenger St., San Benito More Info: (956) 517-4555 …
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May 14 2013
SAN BENITO—Enriqueta Montalvo (Sifuentes) Laws of San Benito passed away on May 4, 2013 surrounded by her children and grandchildren. She was born on October 15, 1938 to Fausto and Hilaria Montalvo. She worked many years for Dolly Vinsant Hospital as a cook and continued to do so for the San Benito School District, from …
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May 13 2013
NEWS Staff Report A San Benito man accused of assaulting his brother-in-law faces additional charges after allegedly biting a police officer. Richard Mancilla, 26, of San Benito was taken into custody Wednesday, May 8, on charges of assault on a public servant, a third degree felony, resisting arrest and assault (family violence) – class A …
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May 11 2013
NEWS Staff Report RIO HONDO — There’s a new mayor in town. According to votes that have not yet been canvassed, Place 1 Rio Hondo City Commissioner Gustavo “Gus” Olivares unseated Mayor Alonzo Garza Sr. by four ballots, 254 to 250, on Election Day Saturday, May 11. On his victory and upcoming work as the …
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May 11 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com A babysitter spent the night in jail on Friday after the toddler she was paid to care for was found wandering the Heavin Resaca Trail alone, San Benito police said. Alma Hernandez, 28, of San Benito was arrested Friday for endangering a child, a state jail felony which stems …
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May 10 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com As the former Dolly Vinsant Memorial Hospital is currently undergoing renovations for Southwest Key Programs, a non-profit organization which will provide shelter for unaccompanied minors entering the United States, local businesses in San Benito may be reaping the benefits. The shelter will create approximately 23 new jobs, not …
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May 10 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Police Employees Association is in its preliminary stages of negotiations with the City of San Benito. Lieutenant Isaac Vasquez of the association said, “We’re trying to establish a bargaining team. We’re going to try to get all the officers in and get the issues that …
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May 10 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The season may be over but the praise for Lady ’Hound sophomore golf sensation Emma Valle continues. Valle, 16, who in her two years golfing for San Benito High School has qualified for regionals in consecutive years, has been named the 31-5A Most Valuable Player. She wasn’t the only …
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