Jul 31 2012
By MONICA ZUÑIGA Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com While she’s only a memory now, San Benito High School graduates of the 1940s will never forget her. In fact, every year, for the past seven years, they honor Ruth McAnally, their senior English teacher, by awarding deserving students with a $1,500 scholarship in her name. The funds used …
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Jul 27 2012
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Special to the NEWS Up for review at Wednesday’s meeting of the San Benito Civil Service Commission was a proposed amendment to the Civil Service rules for police officers and firefighters to expand the pool of those eligible for inner-department promotions, this after all applicants who’ve recently tested have yet to …
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Jul 27 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com San Benito CISD Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón defended a $13,000 pay raise on Thursday that was exclusive to a central office administrator. The raise comes after district officials continue implementing nearly $2 million in budget cuts to help offset what was initially projected as a $3 million …
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Jul 27 2012
By MONICA ZUÑIGA Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com He swears, “It all came from the fields.” That’s the sentiment of Roel Sandoval Flores, a local artist whose work was on display at the Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center in San Benito on Thursday. At his exhibit, Flores said his art is inspired by his migrant work and …
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Jul 27 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Faces concealed and wearing camouflage, video surveillance footage recently caught a number of individuals vandalizing a San Benito school. According to San Benito CISD Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón, there have been at least three incidents this summer in which Berta Cabaza Middle School was targeted by vandals. …
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Jul 27 2012
By COLE AVERY San Benito News Election Day for the Democratic and Republican primary runoffs is Tuesday. Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Several races were left unsettled after the May election, including the race for the newly formed District 34 Congressional District. Other high-profile races include two Democrats’ bids for …
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Jul 27 2012
By MONICA ZUÑIGA Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com It takes a lot more than just words. That was the theme Thursday as members of the group Save Dolly took action in helping upkeep the grounds of Dolly Vinsant Memorial Hospital. With a conflicting art show being held in the Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center, the regular meeting …
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Jul 26 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com An elderly San Benito man was rushed to the hospital Thursday after he was attacked by bees and suffered from as many as 500 stings. Detective Rogelio Banda of the San Benito Police Department said in a news release that an 88-year-old man was attacked at 2:17 p.m. while …
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Jul 26 2012
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Special to the NEWS The San Benito Civil Service Commission met Wednesday to discuss Police Operations Chief Martin Morales’ request for a fitness for duty evaluation of Officer Guadalupe “Lupi” Andrade, who was placed on temporary leave with pay after a substance was flagged in a drug test administered to her …
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Jul 24 2012
By MONICA ZUÑIGA Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com For as long as she can remember, Dolly Martinez Barrera recalls receiving a phone call every year from the staff at Dolly Vinsant Memorial Hospital in San Benito. Barrera was asked to don an Army Air Corps uniform similar to the one worn by Wilma “Dolly” Vinsant, the wartime …
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