Jan 11 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A San Benito man has been arrested for sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl. According to Cameron County Sheriff Omar Lucio, 60-year-old Juan Roberto Garza of San Benito has been accused of sexually assaulting the child, who the suspect allegedly had access to at a home located just outside …
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Jan 11 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Faced with dwindling sources of funding aggravated by a still-weakened national economy, Tommy Ramirez, Jr. of the Boys and Girls Club of San Benito asked the San Benito City Commission for more money on Tuesday, lest the club close its doors. Commissioners responded by approving plans to create …
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Jan 11 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com A financial consultant hired by the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District has recommended closing Landrum Elementary School after a sharp decline in enrollment. School records show that Landrum’s enrollment has fallen significantly from 440 during the 2007-2008 school year to 360 in 2008-09. The campus saw a slight …
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Jan 11 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A former candidate for the San Benito City Commission was arrested on Wednesday, January 9, after allegedly harassing employees at two different businesses. San Benito police responded to Capital One Bank located on the 100 block of South Sam Houston at approximately 3:49 p.m. in reference to an …
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Jan 11 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com “I might get emotional, so bear with me,” said Isabel González Thursday morning as she approached the San Benito CISD Maintenance Department, where her father, Gustavo González, works. Gustavo, an employee with the school district for a total of 21 years, has made a full recovery after undergoing …
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Jan 11 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A Customs Border Protection Office of Air and Marine helicopter, reportedly carrying U.S. Representative Filemon Vela and Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr., was forced to make an emergency landing near a local elementary school on Thursday. The helicopter’s pilot took precautionary measures after an emergency light indicated potential problems, …
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Jan 11 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Friday was not unlike any other news day. We were gathering all the data on articles I assigned the day prior and a few that we learned of that morning. In between writing and copy editing, our staff writer requested music from an artist or band we share mutual …
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Jan 11 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A cool gust of wind sends a chill through my body as I try to keep myself from shivering. I try to control my breathing. Slow breaths. In and out, in… and out… I am starring down at my target, gun raised, and ready to bust a cap. …
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Jan 08 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Chances are that by the time you read this, you would’ve already experienced inclement weather conditions or are about to, at least according to meteorologists. The National Weather Service in Brownsville has indicated that severe thunderstorms were set to impact the inland area of Cameron County late Tuesday …
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Jan 08 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Two men were arrested over the weekend for driving while intoxicated while their children were left unsecure in the backseat of their vehicles. According to a police report, at approximately 1:38 a.m. Saturday, January 5, a San Benito police officer noticed a 2006 grey Chrysler 300 fail to …
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