Apr 19 2013
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS The San Benito City Commission approved Tuesday four streets officials plan to request contracts for construction bids. The decision came after discussion from City Commissioners, City Manager Manuel Lara and Assistant City Manager Hector Jalomo. The roads that were agreed by the Commission are Shafer from South Oscar …
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Apr 19 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com A San Benito man is behind bars for allegedly sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl and impregnating her, police reported Friday afternoon. According to a press release issued by Detective Rogelio Banda Jr. of the San Benito Police Department, 19-year-old Humberto Garcia of San Benito was arrested at his Corral …
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Apr 19 2013
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS San Benito City Commissioners unanimously agreed to approve contracts with the San Benito Chamber of Commerce and the Boys and Girls Club of San Benito during their regular city meeting Tuesday evening. The city entered into said contracts Tuesday; however, the term for the Chamber ends by September …
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Apr 19 2013
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS The first annual Child Abuse Prevention 5K Run/Walk, an event sponsored by San Benito CISD, is scheduled later this month. The goal of the run and walk, slated Saturday, April 27, is to help create awareness for child abuse and its repercussions. “In 2012, almost 2,000 cases of …
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Apr 19 2013
NEWS Staff Report San Benito Lady Greyhound golfer Emma Valle competed at the Region IV Girls’ Golf Tournament in San Antonio Wednesday and Thursday. According to San Benito High School golf coach Rene Montalvo, Valle, a sophomore who’s already a two-time regional qualifier, placed 40th of 95 participants in the tourney, which was held at …
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Apr 19 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com It was hours before I got any real work done on Friday. Every time I tried to focus, I heard another update in the manhunt for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, one of two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings. I even started my day learning about what had transpired just hours …
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Apr 19 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com “I read the news today, oh boy… ” The famous opening line from The Beatles classic, “A Day In The Day” echoes the sentiments I have felt almost every day this week, the sentiments I feel at this moment as I watch my Twitter feed flow with updates …
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Apr 19 2013
RIO HONDO, TX—John Brodecky, Jr. was born November 21, 1926 in Tavener, Texas to John and Johanna Brodecky. He was a longtime resident of the Rio Hondo area. Most of John’s career was spent around a life of farming where he was known to raise the best watermelons. He was in a partnership with Robert …
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Apr 19 2013
Julian Garcia, Jr., 85, a holy man, went to heaven on March 12, 2013 in Harlingen. He was preceded in death by his wife, Gregoria Castillo Garcia; his saintly mother, Guadalupe Cantu Garcia; his father, Julian Garcia, Jr.; his sister Emma Garcia and nephew Joe Garcia, Jr. He is survived by his brother, Francisco (Brady) …
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Apr 19 2013
Date: April 21 Time: 2 p.m. Event: Dr. Greg Selber, author of “Bronc Ball: The History of College Basketball at Pan American,” discussion and book signing Where: The Museum of South Texas History, 200 N. Closner Blvd., Edinburg Date: April 23 Time: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Event: Social Justice and Peace Conference: Kidnappings and …
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