Feb 22 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Sometimes the best way to inspire acts of kindness is with acts of kindness, and that is exactly what Noe Zavala has done. Zavala was the latest person to receive the Pay It 4ward cash prize on Thursday, February 21, in the parking lot of Jack in the …
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Feb 22 2013
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS The South Texas Adult Resource and Training (START) Center has a new program for the citizens of San Benito. The Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) program is willing to give assistance for those who are homeless or at-risk for homelessness by giving them temporary financial help, including rent and …
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Feb 22 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Economic Development Corporation held a ceremony commemoration for a local establishment taking advantage of the small business loan program. EDC Executive Director Solomon Torres said the event also served as an open house to raise awareness about said program. “We wanted anyone interested in the …
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Feb 22 2013
Special to the NEWS Three students from Rio Hondo High School competed for a spot in the ATSSB All-State Band and came out on top, beating hundreds of high school students who auditioned within their respected instruments. Among these students were Pedro Tovar, Jr. on tuba, and Jose Vasquez on trumpet. Joshua Ysaguirre, who plays …
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Feb 22 2013
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Feb 22 2013
The Montalvo residence, located on the 500 block of E. Heywood St., has been named the San Benito Chamber of Commerce Pride Committee Pride Home of the Month for February. Shown (from l-r) is Pride Committee representative Bertha Wilson, homeowner Melinda Montalvo and Pride Committee representative Debbie Layton. (Staff photo by Michael Rodriguez)
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Feb 22 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Investigators from the San Benito Police Department are piecing together the events that led to a fatal two-vehicle collision involving a motorcycle on the 33100 block of FM 732, directly across from Angela G. Leal Elementary. “At approximately 6:20 in the morning, the department received a call in …
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Feb 21 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A Harlingen man was arrested by San Benito police after being accused of sexually assaulting two relatives. Forty-five-year-old Jose Luis Gonzalez was arrested at approximately 12:49 p.m. Wednesday, February 20, at his residence on the 700 block of Orange Heights in Harlingen. “He was picked up yesterday after …
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Feb 20 2013
By ANDREA MOSQUEDA Special to the NEWS “Wow, look at the line!” exclaimed an official on his way in to the basketball playoff game between the San Benito Greyhounds and the Porter Cowboys Tuesday evening at the San Benito High School varsity gym. At 6:40 p.m., a full 50 minutes before tip-off, the line to …
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Feb 19 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A Rio Hondo man and US Homeland Security agent assigned to the Immigration Customs Enforcement agency was arrested early Sunday morning for allegedly driving while intoxicated in San Benito. According to a police report, at approximately 3:24 a.m. a San Benito police officer observed a grey 2008 Chevrolet …
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