Jan 20 2012
De Alba located on the 800 block of Stenger has been named the San Benito Chamber of Commerce Pride Committee Pride Business of the Month for January. Shown store employees Aidee Chapa, manager, Hugo Treviño, Leocadia Rubio, Juan Hernandez, Paulo Luna and Pride Committee representative Debbie Layton. (Staff photo by Michael Rodriguez)
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Jan 17 2012
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS During Tuesday’s regular city meeting, San Benito City Commissioners approved unanimously to table City Manager Manuel Lara and Mayor Joe Hernandez’s trip to China on city business pending further information. An invitation was extended to Hernandez and Lara to attend an economic development conference in Shenzhen, a major …
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Jan 17 2012
GRAND PRAIRIE/SAN BENITO, TX—Jose I. Rodriguez, 79, passed away peacefully on January 12, 2012 at V.A. Hospital in Dallas, Texas surrounded by loved ones. Jose was a World War veteran of the Korean War who was honorably discharged from the Unites States Army. He retired after working maintenance for Texas Department of Health and Human …
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Jan 17 2012
SAN BENITO/BROWNSVILLE, TX —Berta T. Casas, 87, of San Benito/Brownsville, TX passed away Sunday, January 15, 2012 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen. She enjoyed baking, sewing, cooking, traveling, and spending time with her family. She also was involved with the Retired Teachers’ Association and a Catholic Prayer Group. She is preceded in death …
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Jan 17 2012
Ricardo Alvear, 51, of Olmito, TX, passed away peacefully on January 14, 2012 after battling cancer for over a year. He spent his last hours surrounded by family and friends at Valley Baptist Hospital in Harlingen. Ricardo Alvear was born in Brownsville, TX to Consuelo Lopez and Jorge Alvear. Rick attended Brownsville schools and Our …
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Jan 17 2012
By TREY PUGA Special to the NEWS For better or worse, it’s been a time of ups and downs for the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District (SBCISD), at least according to the Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS) report. The district’s financial value of the 2010-2011 school year increased to $812,992,753 from $792,165,445 prior. The …
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Jan 17 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Dr. Laurence M. Hardy is looking for something. Fueled by love for his mother, Florence McNeil Hardy, and admiration of her talent, Hardy’s journey has taken him from his home in Shreveport, Louisiana to his birthplace in Tulsa, Oklahoma and now here in San Benito, Texas, where he hopes …
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Jan 17 2012
Special to the NEWS HARLINGEN – Dr. Manuel Espinoza, Urologist, has performed the Valley’s first robotic surgery to repair a ureter – a narrow tube which carries urine from the kidneys to the bladder. Following the first surgery, a 64-year-old Valley man said he is now free of pain he has lived with for the …
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Jan 17 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com A benefit concert is on tap Friday, Jan. 20, in which canned food or monetary donations gains entry. The donations accumulated will go to the San Benito Food Pantry as part of a benefit to aid the non-profit organization in its efforts to feed needy families. The event is …
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Jan 17 2012
By CARLOS GONZALES Special to the NEWS The San Benito Greyhound wrestling team defeated the PSJA Bears this past Thursday in another non-district meet. The Greyhounds were able to come away with matches won by one pin, three by points, and four forfeits. The Greyhounds will next host Weslaco East Thursday for the last match …
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