Feb 17 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com City Manager Manuel Lara and Mayor Joe H. Hernandez are scheduled for quite the field trip Sunday. The two City of San Benito officials will venture 21 hours by plane to China. An invitation was initially extended to Hernandez to attend a two-day economic development conference in Shenzhen, a …
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Feb 17 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito CISD Board of Trustees will hear on Tuesday the grievance filed by a board member’s wife, who claims that a fellow trustee’s spouse allegedly assaulted their son. Allegations stem from an October 11, 2011 incident in which Sandra Tumberlinson, an eighth grade teacher at Berta Cabaza …
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Feb 17 2012
By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Special to the NEWS Reports of bursting water pipes all throughout the city of San Benito have been trickling in for the past two weeks. The cause of damage to the water pipes is due to the plentiful amount of rain the area has recently experienced, which by all accounts has aided …
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Feb 17 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com An electrical cord failure was cited as the cause of a fire reported at San Benito High School early Thursday morning, which prompted school district officials to delay holding class until 10 a.m. As first reported by the San Benito News on sbnewspaper.com, San Benito CISD Superintendent of Schools …
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Feb 17 2012
By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Special to the NEWS The circus was in town Tuesday night. The Kelly Miller Circus made a stop in San Benito as part of their tour on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14 to perform for all those who wanted to treat their Valentine to more than just dinner and a movie. Instead, attendees …
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Feb 16 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The smell of smoke was still in the air at San Benito High School this morning, this after a fire had been reported earlier at the campus. San Benito CISD Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón said the fire was contained to the black box room of the high …
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Feb 14 2012
Date: Thru 2012 Event: San Benito Historicl Museum’s Pecan Sale More Info: (956) 245-8094 or email: queentut1940@att.net Date: Thru Feb. 18 Event: Fiber Arts Competition and Exhibit Where: D’Arte Centre, 115 Jackson , Harlingen More Info: (956) 425-4030 or 202-3778 Date: Feb. 15, 22, 29 – March 7, 14, 21, 28 Time: 5:00 – 6:30 …
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Feb 14 2012
By SCARLET O’ROURKE Special to the NEWS The San Benito Youth Baseball/Softball Organization (SBYBSO) is in full swing putting together teams for local kids to put their talent and dreams to the test. Not to be confused with the San Benito Youth Baseball/Softball League (SBYBSL), this entity is run by the City of San Benito …
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Feb 14 2012
By SCARLET O’ROURKE Special to the NEWS After 28 years and nine months of service with the San Benito Fire Department, Raul Zuniga has been named chief of operations. Previously a captain by rank, Chief Zuniga assumed the position of leadership after the previous OC (operations chief), Severo Ochoa, stepped down. Zuniga’s promotion became effective, …
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Feb 14 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – A Lozano man accused of forging over $4,000 in checks is behind bars. According to Jose Zamorano, investigator for Precinct 4 Cameron County Constable Robert Lopez, 43-year-old Ernesto Escamilla of Lozano has been accused of taking another man’s checkbook and using it to write hot checks. …
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