Dec 20 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Two San Benito residents were arrested on robbery charges early Tuesday morning after one of their victims, an off duty Falfurrias police officer, gave local authorities the description they needed to catch the alleged perpetrators. San Benito Police Operations Chief Martin Morales reported Tuesday the arrest 19-year-old David Solis …
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Dec 20 2011
By CARLOS GONZALES Special to the NEWS The Battle of the Arroyo between San Benito and Harlingen will now be known across the entire state of Texas after it was announced that the video sent in by KSBG TV 17 which depicted the fierce grudge match won the 2011 Nike High School Rivalry Tour Contest. …
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Dec 20 2011
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Dec 16 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Chamber of Commerce Annual Christmas Parade has been postponed… again. Scheduled for Friday, Dec. 16, the parade has been rescheduled for Monday, Dec. 19 at 6 p.m. It is the second time the holiday procession has been postponed, both occurrences as a result of inclement weather. …
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Dec 16 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Since the first annual San Benito News “The Best Tamales in Town” contest, local resident Irma Gonzalez and SB Wings owner Adolfo Toriz have developed a friendly rivalry of sorts. The first and second year, Gonzalez took the bragging rights by winning the contest in consecutive attempts. Toriz, however, …
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Dec 16 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Officials with IDEA Public Schools continue to remain mum on accusations that they had not contacted the authorities when a student was allegedly beaten earlier this month. The allegations in question stemmed from a Dec. 5 incident in which an eighth grade male student who attends IDEA Public Schools …
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Dec 16 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Claims made in a witness statement taken during the investigation of the alleged assault of a seventh grade Berta Cabaza Middle School student indicate that the incident did not appear “out of the ordinary.” Sandra Tumberlinson, longtime Berta Cabaza teacher and wife of current San Benito CISD Board Member …
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Dec 16 2011
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS Members of the San Benito City Commission aren’t saying much on their appointments to the recently approved charter committee. Place 3 Commissioner Bill Elliot gave no comment on the matter, stating only, “I’ll make a comment when I announce my appointment.” Mayor Pro Tem Tony Gonzales said, “I …
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Dec 13 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ & TREY PUGA San Benito News A San Benito IDEA Public Schools student reportedly suffered from a concussion following an alleged beating at the hands of his fellow classmates. According to a San Benito Police Department (SBPD) report obtained by the News Tuesday via an open records request, the male student was …
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Dec 13 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The year was 1944 when a then 19-year-old Mauricio G. Flores, who just a year prior was living the quiet life of a grocery store clerk in San Benito, found himself in the South Pacific aboard the U.S.S. Massachusetts, where his life nearly came to an end on more …
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