Nov 13 2012
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com “I always knew I wanted to be in the healthcare profession. I always enjoyed taking care of customers. I thought it would be beneficial to the community,” said 2005 San Benito High School alum, Thomas A. Garza. Thomas, 25, is the son of local pharmacist and Cameron County …
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Nov 13 2012
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com In October of 2011, a fire which started in the attic of a next door business ultimately closed the doors of what was once the original Noe’s Mexican Café. In January of 2012, however, Noe Martin Lima, nephew of the original owner, reopened the family establishment in a …
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Nov 10 2012
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Civil Service Commission met Wednesday, November 6, to address the fate of former San Benito police officer Candido Ortiz, who remains on indefinite suspension pending the outcome of his appeal. On June 11 at approximately 12:10 a.m., Ortiz’s wife called officials regarding a domestic dispute …
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Nov 10 2012
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito police helped solve a missing person case stemming from the disappearance of an elderly woman in Jim Wells County. The woman was founded stranded roadside near 509 and Business 77 in San Benito in the early morning hours of Monday, November 5, when the San Benito …
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Nov 10 2012
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Born in San Benito, 91-year-old Elida S. Villarreal has lived her whole life in the Resaca City. She said, “I love my city.” The only daughter of a man who loved football and baseball, our Greyhound super fan of the week said, “That’s where I got my love …
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Nov 10 2012
Special to the NEWS The City of San Benito will sponsor a March of Veterans and Ceremony this Sunday, Nov. 11, featuring a high-profile general in the Texas National Guard. The Veterans Day events begin with the March of Veterans at 8:45 a.m. in front of City Hall, 485 N. Sam Houston. All area veterans …
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Nov 10 2012
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com By the time the Veteran’s Day Parade will be held on Sunday, the San Benito Veterans’ War Memorial will have hung eight clean, new flags to be displayed. At any given time, a variety of flags fly through the sky at the memorial, but not always are the …
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Nov 10 2012
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Nov 10 2012
Members of the San Benito High School Greyhound Marching Band are seen performing at the Alamodome in San Antonio in this the band’s first-ever appearance at the UIL State Marching Band Competition. The event was held Tuesday and the band performed at approximately 6 p.m. The band placed 34th at the competition. (SBCISD photos by Isabel Alicia Gomez, KSBG TV)
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Nov 08 2012
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A former San Benito City Commissioner filed a police report on Tuesday, alleging that San Benito Mayor Joe H. Hernandez threatened to burn down his house and cause bodily harm to both the alleged victim and another individual. According to the report, Ricardo R. Rodriguez, who served as …
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