Nov 16 2012
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Two criminal cases against San Benito Mayor Joe H. Hernandez are now pending. Hernandez waived arraignment and entered a plea of “not guilty” on Thursday, November 15, when he appeared at the 445th District Court, well before his 9 a.m. scheduled hearing. Hernandez left before seeing Judge Rolando …
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Nov 16 2012
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The jury is out regarding just how happy the holiday season will be for non-contracted San Benito CISD employees, as School Board President Yliana G. Rodriguez has denied the request of two senior trustees to hold a special meeting on Monday, addressing holiday bonuses for staff meeting certain …
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Nov 16 2012
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito CISD School Board members, advised by the district’s attorney Juan Cabrera, met last week to amend a policy which had previously allowed Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón the ability to hire and fire contractual employees at his discretion. Trustee Oscar Medrano said of the amendment, …
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Nov 16 2012
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Police Department welcomed on Thursday its two newest entry level police officers, Larry Michael Medina, 22, of Harlingen and Elizabeth Cantu, 22, of San Benito. Medina and Cantu graduated from Police Academy on November 10 and were officially sworn in at the SBPD by Police …
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Nov 16 2012
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the NEWS The City of San Benito’s March of Veterans and Ceremony was highlighted by the presence of a high-profile general in the Texas National Guard and unveiling of a second bronze statue at the Veterans War Memorial. The March of Veterans was led by Major General Joyce L. Stevens, …
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Nov 16 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Anyone remember when the San Benito Greyhounds used to burst onto the field at Greyhound Stadium through a hazy but very cool mist of smoke? It was almost magical. Well, Ramiro Sauceda was the guy behind that smoke machine. The 72-year-old Greyhound fan, this week’s Hooked on ’Hounds candidate, …
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Nov 13 2012
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com This case just got more complicated. As former San Benito City Commissioner Ricardo R. Rodriguez continues to press for the investigation into his allegations that San Benito Mayor Joe H. Hernandez made terroristic threats against him and other members of the community, more developments continue to transpire. Said …
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Nov 13 2012
By PETE BANDA Special to the NEWS RIO HONDO – Following admirable service to his country in the Vietnam War, running a company of his own and fathering children and now becoming a grandfather, there was always one thing that eluded 63-year-old Juan Villarreal: a diploma. But he can scratch that off his list of …
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Nov 13 2012
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Officials with the City of San Benito elected to adhere to advisement from the city’s financial planners, Estrada Hinojosa & Company, Inc., and borrow nearly $3.1 million in the form of a Certificate of Obligation to repair city streets. The effort should be finalized December 6, according to …
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Nov 13 2012
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com If many of the citizens of San Benito had their way, the forlorn building formerly known as Dolly Vinsant Memorial Hospital would be back up and running as a medical facility. But Dolly Vinsant is presently owned by the following taxing entities, in the amount of back-owed taxes: …
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