2013 archive
Members of the San Benito Historical Society are seen at the Joe Callandret Positive Redirection Center on Tuesday during an unveiling ceremony. In recognition of the 60th anniversary of the Joe Callandret School and in commemoration of Black History Month, the historical society unveiled its 11th historical marker dedicated to the school. Shown (from l-r) at the ceremony are Truella Haynes, George McShan, Jack Ayoub, Janie Silva, Dick Welch, Velvet Hutcherson, Marianne Welch, Tootie Madden, Sandra Tumberlinson, Mila Salinas, Rey Avila and Zeke Luna. (Courtesy photo)
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By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The 21-year-old driver of a Ford Mustang involved in a two-vehicle collision that claimed the life of a San Benito CISD school bus driver has been charged with intoxication manslaughter in connection with the incident, San Benito police reported Saturday. According to Detective Rogelio Banda Jr. of the San …
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By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The 2011-2012 Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS) report has been released for the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District. The district’s total value has increased from $812,992,753 for the 2010-2011 school year to $819,631,496 for the 2011-2012 school year, an increase of $6,638,743. Previously, the district’s total value …
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By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Special to the NEWS At the regularly scheduled meeting of the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees on Tuesday, Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón’s contract was one of several items on the agenda, alongside the matter of whether or not the district would hire a budget consultant. While no decision …
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By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Sometimes the best way to inspire acts of kindness is with acts of kindness, and that is exactly what Noe Zavala has done. Zavala was the latest person to receive the Pay It 4ward cash prize on Thursday, February 21, in the parking lot of Jack in the …
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By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS The South Texas Adult Resource and Training (START) Center has a new program for the citizens of San Benito. The Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) program is willing to give assistance for those who are homeless or at-risk for homelessness by giving them temporary financial help, including rent and …
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By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Economic Development Corporation held a ceremony commemoration for a local establishment taking advantage of the small business loan program. EDC Executive Director Solomon Torres said the event also served as an open house to raise awareness about said program. “We wanted anyone interested in the …
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By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Imagine, if you will, a general office setting – let’s say an advertising agency – filled with employees furiously typing away comfortably behind their cubicles. Their trusty Dallas Cowboys coffee mug is nearby, an iPod player sits next to their computer and their cell is always kept handy for… …
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By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com It is amazing the affect our senses can have on our lives, on our memories and the decisions we make. I have been known to purchase music, even if it is terrible, simply for the memories they evoke. Certain tastes can take me to my grandmother’s house on …
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Special to the NEWS Three students from Rio Hondo High School competed for a spot in the ATSSB All-State Band and came out on top, beating hundreds of high school students who auditioned within their respected instruments. Among these students were Pedro Tovar, Jr. on tuba, and Jose Vasquez on trumpet. Joshua Ysaguirre, who plays …
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