Sep 22 2012
By PETE BANDA Special to the NEWS Any coach will agree that offense, defense and special teams are the three key aspects of every football game. Well, on Friday night at Bobby Morrow Stadium, the San Benito Greyhounds kept their perfect home record intact by relying on explosive special teams and a defensive effort for …
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Sep 22 2012
By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com “She’s doing great,” said Danny De La Rosa, head coach for the San Benito High School girls’ cross country team, of his star runner, 18-year-old Brenda Lopez. “Right now, Brenda’s the number one kid in our region. That consists of San Antonio, all the way down.” At last …
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Sep 22 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Former San Benito News editor, Charles M. Robinson III once fought a goose. It’s interesting that, for a man whose work as an author and historian received critical acclaim and accolades, this is how he’s remembered by his friends and former colleagues. Then again, those who knew him well …
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Sep 22 2012
By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com What began as a proposal to raise the city’s 2012-2013 budget by over $400,000 spiked to $675,583 and was approved by city officials on Tuesday, September 18. At $10,761,006, this year’s budget is nearly three-quarters of $1 million more than last year’s. Notable changes, as previously reported by …
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Sep 22 2012
By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A young boy’s life depends on the goodness of those in his community and surrounding areas. The City of San Benito will host a bone marrow drive at City Hall from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Thursday, October 4, for Nolan Naranjo, a 5-year-old boy from San Benito who, …
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Sep 22 2012
By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Whether or not an individual is well-educated on all of the candidates and their stances, because of efforts such as National Voter Registration Day, registering to vote is a quick, virtually painless process. Literature on the National Voter Registration Day’s official website states that, in 2008, “six million …
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Sep 18 2012
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS San Benito City Commissioners have passed not only a property tax increase designed to generate additional revenues to fix city streets but also water fees to be imposed on multi-unit homes and RV parks. The property tax hike, also known as Ordinance No. 2489, was voted on unanimously …
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Sep 18 2012
By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A solid 30 seconds of cheers resounded at Bobby Morrow Stadium at just after 10 a.m. on Tuesday as Marcus David Lowery, 21, stepped onto the football field to be honored by the San Benito Greyhounds, with Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Spencer Gantt by his side. …
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Sep 18 2012
By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Is the canning of former San Benito CISD Risk Manager Janie Gonzalez a witch hunt, as she claims in her Level 3 grievance, or was the termination legitimate? This is what San Benito CISD Planner/Evaluator Ruben Franco, who has been tasked with making a determination on Gonzalez’s grievance, …
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Sep 18 2012
By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com It’s been a longtime coming, but veteran firefighter TJ Tijerina, who was recently promoted to captain of the San Benito Fire Department and assistant operations chief, said “good things come to those who wait.” “We have two new captains with the fire department,” announced Assistant City Manager Arturo …
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