Jan 27 2013
By DANIEL V. RODRIGUEZ Special to the NEWS The Boys and Girls Club of San Benito convened with city officials Friday evening to address some of the club’s financial matters. Boys and Girls Club Board of Directors President Tommy Ramirez, Jr. and Chief Professional Officer Mario Cervantes along with volunteer financial consultant Lolita Cervantes met …
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Jan 25 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: Feb. 9 Time: 5:30 …
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Jan 25 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ & FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ San Benito News Following news that the mysterious and controversial Santa Muerte statue at the San Benito Municipal Cemetery had been found destroyed on Wednesday, two university professors who’re considered experts on the occult offered their opinions on the matter. Dr. R. Andrew Chesnut, author of Devoted to Death: …
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Jan 25 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com In a post-Sandy Hook society, it’s no surprise that, during a joint meeting on Tuesday between the San Benito City Commission and the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees, the subject of school safety was addressed. Discussed was the implementation of combined-response procedures and protocols should a school …
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Jan 25 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A Rio Hondo man was arrested by deputies of the Cameron County Sheriff’s Department on Sunday, January 20, for allegedly sexually assaulting two young girls. Nineteen-year-old Eloy Galvez was accused of sexually assaulting two sisters, the oldest of whom was 6-years-old. Cameron County Sheriff Omar Lucio reported that …
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Jan 25 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Since publishing the story about the mysterious Santa Muerte statue and various followup articles, the San Benito News has received hundreds of comments through various forms of communication and media, including emails, tweets, text messages, website and Facebook comments. We’ve also felt the wrath of self-proclaimed “brujos” and “brujas” …
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Jan 25 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com I have writer’s block. Bad. Normally this isn’t a problem, but being that I have a deadline to meet, and beers to drink, I am becoming more agitated by the minute. I flip through a stack of books I have on my desk looking for inspiration. Anything. That …
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Jan 23 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com It appears as though someone may have taken the removal of a controversial statue of the Santa Muerte at the San Benito Municipal Cemetery into their own hands. The remains of the destroyed statue were discovered early Wednesday morning approximately 30 feet from its previous location. Also found …
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Jan 23 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito police have reported that a 65-year-old disabled man was allegedly assaulted and robbed by the same people he was trying to help. According to a San Benito Police Department press release, 53-year-old Eduardo Reyes Valladares of San Benito was arrested on the 1000 block of West …
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Jan 23 2013
By ANDREA MOSQUEDA Special to the NEWS “Nikki Rowe may be number one in District, but the boys know that if we just focus on our own game, everything else will fall into place,” said San Benito Greyhounds head basketball coach, Eddie Abrego, before Tuesday night’s game against the Warriors. Abrego’s sentiments rang true in …
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