Dec 29 2010
To the Editor, San Benito lost one of its most colorful characters recently. “Slim” was 92 years young. Until about four years ago when he fell and hurt his head, you would not have believed that “Slim” was older than about 70. Many folks called him “Tex” but that was a misnomer as he was …
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Dec 29 2010
SAN BENITO, TX—Ofelia Corkill Sanchez, 91, passed away on December 26, 2010, at Retama Manor in Harlingen. She was a lifetime resident of San Benito. She was preceded in death by her parents Frank and Elvira Corkill; stepmother Olivia Corkill; husband Simon Sanchez; son Carlos Sanchez; sister Minerva Vasquez; brothers Lois Corkill, Frank Corkill and …
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Dec 29 2010
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Much has happened in the city of San Benito since Dec. 30, 2009, when the San Benito News annual Top Ten Stories of the year was last published. The city has witnessed some critical events transpire and help make 2010 a memorable year for San Benito. What follows …
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Dec 29 2010
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ The deadline for city attorney applicants to submit their qualifications to the City of San Benito is Friday, Dec. 31, said City Secretary Lupita Passement. Passement stated that she only knew of one firm that submitted qualifications thus far but did not know which. The city advertised in the Nov. 21 …
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Dec 29 2010
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Mayor Jack Garcia has embraced a new era of technological and social outlets for the city by activating a Twitter account. “It’s partly city, and partly for some of my friends that encouraged me, my family, and my love for cycling and so forth,” Garcia said. Twitter is a real-time information …
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Dec 27 2010
SAN BENITO, TX—Armando S. Escobedo, 57, of San Benito entered into eternal life on Saturday, December 18, 2010 at Valley Baptist Medical Center. He is preceded in death by his loving wife, Magdalena Escobedo, his brother, Roberto Mata, and sister, Alicia Escobedo. He was a land surveyor for MGM since 1988. He enjoyed spending time …
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Dec 22 2010
By JOE R. BOWLING, JR. It really doesn’t matter what level of football one plays. When it comes down to turnovers, allowing big plays on special teams, and mistakes will get you beat on most nights if you have enough of them. This was the case as the San Benito LSU Tigers fell to the …
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Dec 22 2010
The rise of the San Benito girls basketball squad continued Friday night as they fought through a hostile environment and found a way to beat a very good team in overtime at Los Fresnos.
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Dec 22 2010
On Tuesday, December 14 during a regular school board meeting in Panama City, Florida, 56-year-old Clay A. Duke walked to the front of the room and spray-painted a red “V” with a circle around it before pulling out a gun and ordering everyone, with the exception of the male board members, to leave the room. The man then opened fire on the board before being shot by a security guard.
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Dec 22 2010
As Buddy the Elf from the movie “Elf” would say, “The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear.” Nobody seems to agree more than Madelyn Victoria Vallejo.
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