Oct 13 2012
By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com It’s the last leg of what has been a cumbersome race for reinstatement, as former risk manager Janie Gonzalez awaits the decision of Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón regarding whether she will once-again be gainfully employed with San Benito CISD. In a Tuesday meeting, school board trustees …
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Oct 13 2012
Special to the NEWS Economic growth through tourism was endorsed by Congressman Blake Farenthold Friday as he presented a $1 million check for cultural museum enhancement to city officials. “San Benito is rich in cultural history and your museums showcase that,” he told a gathering of elected officials, Economic Development Corporation members and museums representatives. …
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Oct 13 2012
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS The fate of the property formally known as Dolly Vincent Memorial Hospital is still up in the air as the Cameron County Commissioners Court were deadlocked Thursday in a 2-2 vote on the decision to accept bids for the building. The decision to accept the lower of two …
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Oct 13 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com It was once written that there are few who could challenge the loyalty 82-year-old Allen Doan possesses for the purple and gold. Let’s put that to the test. In this the first edition of “Hooked on ’Hounds,” which will highlight the city’s most spirited and avid football fans, Doan …
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Oct 13 2012
By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Seven individuals associated with a boat called Nice Tails face third-degree felony charges for alleged fraud in the Ladies Kingfish Tournament, hosted by the South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce on August 11. According to Texas Parks and Wildlife, the team’s winning flounder was not reported in the …
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Oct 13 2012
By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Police Department continues the lengthy process of qualifying three of the remaining 15 candidates to obtain the available positions of police officer within the force. One-on-one interviews with each applicant and SBPD Detective Rogelio Banda, Jr. have already transpired. At present, “We still need to …
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Oct 10 2012
NEWS Staff Report The San Benito CISD Board of Trustees voted Tuesday evening to recommend reinstating embattled risk-manager Janie Gonzalez after she was terminated this summer by Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón. Limón fired Gonzalez on August 23 for allegedly lying about communication with insurance vendors which School Board President Yliana G. Rodriguez attempted …
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Oct 09 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Several adult daycare residents from San Benito were rushed to the hospital Tuesday after the van they were riding in collided with another vehicle. It was at approximately 1:30 p.m. when witnesses say a gray Dodge van carrying said passengers and a red Ford Mustang crashed at the intersection …
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Oct 09 2012
By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A faulty plan could be one way to describe last Wednesday’s attempted burglary of a local dollar store, where two 18-year-old male suspects allegedly broke in through the storefront. The perpetrators, according to police, left behind a trail which ultimately led officers to their whereabouts. On October 3, …
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Oct 09 2012
By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A beautifully decorated foyer, adorned in vivacious orange walls and a grandiose counter display of wrapped Mexican candies and sparkly jewelry for sale serves as an entry way into the heart of the Paniagua family, who owns Vicky’s Mexican Restaurant in San Benito. Vicky’s serves authentic Mexican food, …
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