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Mar 05 2013
DOLLY THE SHELTER? Ramirez: Southwest Key to house over 100 kids at old hospital
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Lead Regional Trainer Kevin Ramirez of Southwest Key Programs said on Tuesday, Feb. 26, that an “unaccompanied minors shelter” will soon open at the former Dolly Vinsant Memorial Hospital property in San Benito. Southwest Key is a nonprofit organization with national reach that, according to the program’s website overview, …
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Mar 05 2013
RHISD searches for new super
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The Rio Hondo Independent School District is looking for a new superintendent. RHISD Superintendent Anneliese McMinn, who has served the district in said capacity for nine years, will be retiring at the end of the school year. “We feel that it is a tremendous loss to the district,” …
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Mar 05 2013
VIVA TEJAS: Texas independence to be celebrated Saturday
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito will remember the Alamo on Saturday, March 9, during the fifth annual Texas Independence Day Celebration, to be held at the municipal fairgrounds off FM 510. “Hopefully this year it will be bigger and better,” said Jack Ayoub of the Texas Heritage and Independence Celebration Association …
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Mar 05 2013
Local man wanted for sexual assault of a child
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A San Benito man wanted for the alleged sexual assault of a child is the Cameron County District Attorney’s Fugitive of the Week after failing to appear at a hearing on April 18, 2012. Thirty-year-old Eric Lugo, who according to the DA’s office also goes by Eric Lugo-Rocha, …
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Mar 05 2013
Boys and Girls Club to receive $7,500 donation
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The Boys and Girls Club of San Benito will be accepting a check for approximately $7,500 from HEB on Wednesday, March 6. “Tomorrow, at four o clock, HEB will be presenting a check to help the Boys and Girls Club stay open,” Tommy Ramirez Jr., President of the …
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Mar 05 2013
’Hounds sweep at Mercedes tourney
Special to the NEWS MERCEDES – “Two tournaments, two trophies. Not bad.” As skipper Ram Partida noted, there was nothing “bad” about the Greyhound baseball team’s weekend at the annual Knights of Columbus tournament in Mercedes. In fact, it was all good. San Benito cruised through the field, mowing down Marine Military Academy (16-0), Harlingen …
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Mar 05 2013
STARBUCK’S PROBLEMS: Beware the Coalition of Creepers
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Special to the NEWS A man walked into Starbuck’s, my other home, and looked at me quizzically before asking, “Hey, aren’t you Heather the Writer?” sort of like it was my full name. Never mind the sheer fact that this stranger knows who I am and what I’m doing (he also …
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Mar 05 2013
Athletes place first at varsity track meet
NEWS Staff Report The San Benito High School boys varsity track team competed at the Flying W Track Relays held at PSJA Stadium on Saturday, March 2. Rafael Duenes placed first in the 3200 meter run with a time of 9.55.56, while Aaron Garcia ran a time of 10.33.36. Competing in the 400 meter relay …
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Mar 05 2013
Niah Nevaeh Ortega
Baby Niah Nevaeh Ortega went to be with the Lord on Friday, March 1, 2013 at Valley Baptist Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her brother, Jay Anthony Cuevas. She is survived by her mother, Oralia Olivia Ortega; her brother, Eduardo Cuevas, Jr.; maternal grandparents: Viola and Salvador Ortega; two aunts: Olga Ortega-Soria …
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