Feb 12 2013
City of San Benito employees are pictured working on the demolition of the former San Benito Police Department on Reagan Street Tuesday afternoon. The project is part of the revitalization of San Benito, in which buildings that city officials said have outlived their usage are demolished or refurbished, according to Code Enforcement Director John Rodriguez. (Staff photo by Francisco E. Jimenez)
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Feb 12 2013
Date: Thru Mar. 1 Time: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Tuesdays, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays Event: Annual Quilt Show featuring the top 2012 18 finalists from the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, KY Where: Harlingen Arts & Heritage Museum, 2425 Boxwood, Harlingen More Info: (956) 216-4901 Date: Thru Mar. 28 Time: …
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Feb 08 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Legal services provided to San Benito CISD by O’Hanlon, McCollom & Demerath may be terminated on Tuesday, when a special meeting will be held to consider acquiring the services of another law firm. San Benito CISD School Board President Yliana G. Rodriguez and Secretary June Aguilera called the meeting, …
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Feb 08 2013
Special to the NEWS One of the annual rites of spring in San Benito is here: Lady ’Hound Softball. The curtain on the 2013 season lifts Tuesday night when the girls go to McAllen Memorial in what is not only Opening Night, but the District 31-5A league opener as well. Veteran skipper Elias Martinez is …
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Feb 08 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A San Benito man was arrested on Saturday morning after exposing himself to a woman while inside his vehicle on West Business 77. According to a San Benito Police Department press release, a female driver, described by authorities as being in her 40s, said she first observed the …
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Feb 08 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito National Bronco League is registering for a new season of youth baseball and softball. Zeke Luna, chairman of the City of San Benito Parks and Recreation Board, which operated the San Benito Youth Baseball-Softball Organization last year, confirmed recently that Jerry Hernandez, President of the …
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Feb 08 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Citizens of San Benito and the surrounding communities are coming together to help raise money to save the local Boys and Girls Club. Among the many upcoming events to raise funds for the San Benito club is a dance and a baseball and softball tournament to be held …
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Feb 08 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The Rio Hondo Independent School District has implemented a balloon ban for all its campuses in the wake of 7-year-old Ruby Ramirez’ tragic death over a week ago due to what authorities, citing a preliminary autopsy report, believe was asphyxiation due to choking on a balloon. But what …
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Feb 08 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy was without power for nearly five hours Wednesday. It was at approximately 9:30 a.m. when the lights went out at the campus, and according to San Benito CISD Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón, the power outage was due to a transformer that …
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Feb 08 2013
Special to the NEWS Ram Partida has come full circle. Partida, a San Benito native and longtime coach, will begin his first year as the Greyhounds’ head baseball coach when the high school baseball season kicks off in just over a week. The former assistant took over the reins in the offseason and welcomes back …
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