Mar 09 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com It all started with 18 girls in Savanna, Georgia. That’s where, on March 12, 1912, Juliette Gordon Low initiated what would become a nationwide organization that now boasts three million strong. Indeed, as the founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA, Low would be pleased to see how …
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Mar 09 2012
By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Special to the NEWS A food fight that took place late last month at the San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy has led to the change in lunch schedules for the students. The food fight began, according to San Benito CISD police, when one student allegedly threw a piece of bread into a …
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Mar 09 2012
By TREY PUGA Special to the NEWS The students attending Landrum Elementary School Friday were able to get a bit of insight to a few careers during the Career Fair held on campus. Among those participating included H-E-B, Gladys Porter Zoo, the Cameron County Sheriff’s Department, the Darrell Hester Juvenile Detention Center, U.S. Immigration and …
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Mar 08 2012
Editor’s Note: The following is a news release provided to the San Benito News at 11:47 a.m. today by Celia Longoria, Public Relations Director for the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District. Two San Benito CISD campuses placed on lockdown this morning are resuming normal activities now that the lockdown at each campus has since …
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Mar 06 2012
Date: Thru 2012 Event: San Benito Historical Museum’s Pecan Sale More Info: (956) 245-8094 or email: queentut1940@att.net Date: Thru March 15 Event: American Military Support: Love Our Troops campaign More Info: (956) 425-1549 Date: March 7, 14, 21, 28 Time: 5 – 6:30 p.m. Event: Chess Club Where: San Benito Public Library, 101 W. Rose …
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Mar 06 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com It’s all set. Candidates in the City of San Benito and San Benito Consolidated Independent School District (SBCISD) general elections filed in their bids for elected office. As first reported by the San Benito News Monday via sbnewspaper.com, former San Benito CISD superintendent and current Region 13 professional educator …
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Mar 06 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Mario Montez is something of a collector. While strolling through flea markets, garage and yard sales, the 47-year-old San Benito resident has been known to have an eye for the peculiar. The weirder the better. He also likes his history, and every once in a while he’ll come upon …
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Mar 06 2012
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS Tuesday evening, the San Benito City Commission read through the first reading of the ordinance proposing to amend various sections of the City Charter. The reading was met with general approval throughout the commission with the exception of a few items. During the reading, City Attorney Ricardo Morado, …
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Mar 06 2012
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS San Benito City Commissioners discussed Tuesday a measure to suspend the current ordinance for RVs and not to charge a $10 water base fee for empty lots. Victor Garza representing the Utility Board made a presentation before the commissioners to “suspend enforcement of the ordinance as it applies …
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Mar 06 2012
By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Special to the NEWS The fourth annual Texas Independence Day is slated for this Friday and Saturday, March 9-10 in honor of the fallen soldiers who fought for Texas’ freedom. The actual date of Independence is March 2, in which this past year the state celebrated its 176th anniversary. “This event should …
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