May 11 2012
By CHRISTY CORTEZ Special to the NEWS The San Benito Greyhounds traveled to Alice, Texas Friday to take on Laredo Alexander in the area round of the playoffs, and they took their game along with them. The Greyhounds defeated Laredo Alexander in seven innings, allowing only one run. Starting pitcher Greg Rodriguez stayed strong on …
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May 11 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com In an exclusive interview with the San Benito News on Friday, the ninth grade teacher whose bizarre rant about Jesus Christ was captured on video and put on YouTube engaged in similar behavior while fielding questions about the incident. During a telephone interview, 42-year-old Imelda Paredes, a Spanish teacher …
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May 11 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The time has come for citizens of San Benito and Rio Hondo to travel to the polls and make their voices heard. Saturday, May 12 is Election Day, and from 7 a.m.-7 p.m., voters in the two aforesaid communities will decide eight races. In San Benito, Place 3 City …
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May 11 2012
By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com At a press conference held inside the Texas Department of State Health Services in Harlingen on Thursday, District 38 State Representative Eddie Lucio III said he will continue to seek reelection despite contracting lupus. The representative said the purpose of the press conference was about more than just announcing …
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May 11 2012
By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Officers arrested a man believed to be one of two suspects who participated in the Stripes convenience store robbery on April 21. Jerome Huerta, 19, from San Benito was arrested Thursday on the 1000 block of West Johnson Street in Harlingen on charges for aggravated assault, a first degree …
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May 09 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com There have been new developments in the story about a San Benito ninth grade teacher who was captured on video announcing to her class that she’s “married to God.” The video, which was filmed Monday afternoon, was initially uploaded on YouTube and depicts a female electives teacher speaking in …
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May 09 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com A teacher at San Benito’s ninth grade campus found herself on YouTube this week when a student recorded the educator announcing to her class that she’s “married to God.” The San Benito News received a tip Tuesday evening about a video depicting a female electives teacher, who students commenting …
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May 08 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Has the federal indictment of Cameron County District Attorney Armando Villalobos set a dangerous precedent? For San Benito Police Operations Chief Martin Morales and Assistant Chief of Operations Michael Galvan, the answer is yes. With the DA accused of extortion and accepting cash bribes in exchange for the favorable …
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May 08 2012
By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Voters in San Benito will head to the polls on Saturday to decide five races. The San Benito CISD election collected 1,321 ballots cast in early voting from April 30 to May 8, which are 28 less than last year; meanwhile, early voting in the City of San Benito …
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May 08 2012
By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The man who filed an ethics complaint against Mayor Joe H. Hernandez in January is currently behind bars on charges of harboring a runaway. A press release issued by the San Benito Police Department (SBPD) reported that Alfonso Benavides, 57, was arrested Monday, May 7 after authorities said a …
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