Sep 29 2012
By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Some would identify fall as a time when leaves change from green to red and gold and eventually fall from the highest boughs of the tallest trees. Ideally, the sun would shine nostalgia and the wind would blow with a sweet, raw crispness. Autumn in South Texas, however, …
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Sep 29 2012
By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com October 2 marks the sixth annual National Night Out for the City of San Benito, an event designed to bring the city’s emergency responders and citizens together for an evening of fun. Hosted by San Benito Police and Fire Departments, National Night Out strives to make kids aware …
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Sep 29 2012
By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Chamber of Commerce invites the community to attend a grand reopening ribbon cutting ceremony for Resaca Books and Gifts, the official gift store of the San Benito History Museum. The entire gift shop has been renovated from what began as an old kitchen. “We gutted …
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Sep 25 2012
By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Janie Gonzalez is still fighting for her former job of 18 years as risk manager with the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District, and it is possible that she will take her Level 3 grievance up to the penultimate Level 4 within the next 10 business days. To …
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Sep 25 2012
By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Street repair (or in some cases, street disrepair) is quite the hot topic in San Benito. On Tuesday, September 18, the City of San Benito approved what some considered a somewhat controversial city-wide property tax hike of an additional $.04 per $100 valuation. Revenues generated from the tax …
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Sep 25 2012
By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Dolly’s back on the auction block. Again. The graffiti covered, partially flooded remains of San Benito’s defunct, but historic Dolly Vinsant Memorial Hospital will be auctioned on November 6, with an opening bid of its back-owed taxes in the amount of $544,831.49. There is no word just yet …
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Sep 25 2012
By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Architects, construction workers and electricians aren’t necessarily professions associated with high school students. Nonetheless, students at San Benito High School not only have the ability to study these trades, after October 1 and under the supervision of their respective instructors, they will be building homes for the San …
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Sep 25 2012
By PETE BANDA Special to the NEWS McALLEN – In the chaotic 31-5A district, where any team can seemingly beat the other on a given night, the San Benito Greyhounds have been able to ride their tenacious defense to a 1-1 record leading up to their matchup with the Warriors of McAllen Nikki Rowe. The …
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Sep 25 2012
By ALLISON LAMBRIGHT Special to the NEWS RAYMONDVILLE – Following a 1-2 start to open the season, many had already written off the Rio Hondo Bobcats before last week’s matchup against the La Grulla Gators… except the Bobcats. But after last week’s nearly flawless 30-6 victory against the Gators, the ’Cats (2-2) have shown District …
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Sep 24 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com A local man faces charges of sexual abuse after officers with the San Benito Police Department arrested him on Sunday for allegedly kidnapping his girlfriend and keeping her captive in his mobile home. SBPD Detective Rogelio Banda, Jr. said the incident began at approximately 3 a.m. on Sunday, September …
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