Category: News

Minimal progress reported on cop’s evaluation

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By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com  Seasons have changed, yet citizens of San Benito are still waiting to hear whether or not officer Guadalupe “Lupi” Andrade of the San Benito Police Department will be reinstated or relieved of her position. Back in July, a standard, mandatory drug test was administered to Andrade. Upon review, …

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Chamber, EDC still without directors

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By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com It’s been over six weeks since the San Benito Economic Development Corporation and the San Benito Chamber of Commerce have been operating without executive directors, this after the former officials in said capacities stepped down. And it looks like it might stay that way, at least for a little …

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Stormwater department an unfunded mandate

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By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com  The addition of a stormwater department to the City of San Benito 2012-13 proposed budget is in direct result of an unfunded state mandate, administrators said. So what does that mean? According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), “Stormwater runoff occurs when precipitation from rain or …

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A STAR RISES: Mireles intercepts his way into Greyhound history

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By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com  “It still hasn’t hit me,” said 16-year-old Nathan (Nate) Mireles about his role in securing a victory for the San Benito Greyhounds over the Harlingen Cardinals in Friday’s 83rd Annual Battle of the Arroyo. Humble, maybe, but Mireles, who started playing football at age five is proving to …

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Proposal to remove stop loss agent heats up

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By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS Monday, the San Benito CISD Board Trustees voted to approve a proposal on the district’s stop loss insurance with an added provision to speak to ING Employee Benefits and to discuss removing Bob Treviño Insurance as the stop loss agent. The original proposal was to move the insurance …

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Remembering Ed Ogdee: Son recalls former mayor’s life

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By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com  “Edward Ogdee had a quality, an intangible quality all of us wish we had,” and according to his son, Ronald Ogdee, “it’s called charisma.” Of his father who passed away at the age of 91 on Saturday, Ron Ogdee said, “He was such a charismatic person, he could …

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Walgreens debuts wellness center

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By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com  What does San Benito have that almost no one else has? Besides Greyhound pride and an enthusiastic community spirit, as of Friday, September 7, San Benito has the first Walgreens wellness store in the area. “There are three [Walgreens] stores like this in the state: one in Houston, …

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Volunteers fight to avoid Save Dolly stalemate

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By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com  Save Dolly (SD) volunteers are fighting to avoid a stalemate in their quest to obtain access into the forlorn Dolly Vinsant Memorial Hospital, and it appears the last move may be up to attorneys from the offices of Linebarger, Goggan, Blair and Sampson. As SD Founder and Rotarian …

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SB police applicants take agility test

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By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com  Fifty-three women and men who previously passed a preliminary, written exam were invited on Friday, September 7, to the second wave of the San Benito Police Department’s search for entry level police officers. Of the 53, 30 showed up. According to Assistant Chief of Operations Michael Galvan, the …

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BIG DOGS: ’Hounds hand Cards second straight loss

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By PETE BANDA Special to the NEWS What some expected to be a shootout between two high potent and explosive offenses ended up being a defensive war for the ages as the San Benito defeated the Harlingen Cardinals, 7-3, to take back the Battle of the Arroyo trophy. While many were picking Harlingen to bounce …

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