Oct 08 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ & CARLOS GONZALES San Benito News Uvence Galvan didn’t recognize many of his former teammates from the 1961 San Benito Greyhounds on Friday night, but he didn’t have to. Once 15 members of that squad met at the 50 yardline on Bobby Morrow Stadium, it was as if they had been transported …
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Oct 08 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Live bullet casings found in the possession of several Landrum Elementary School students on Thursday were traced back to a nearby park, where dirt had been imported from the local police department’s shooting range, San Benito school and city officials said. San Benito CISD Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. …
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Oct 08 2011
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS The South Texas Adult Resource and Training (START) Center announced the 2011 Freddy Fender Humanitarian Award recipients Friday at the Freddy Fender Museum in San Benito. The Freddy Fender Humanitarian Awards is an annual fundraiser for the START Center and is designated for those who through various forms …
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Oct 08 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Cindy Clayborn, the Miller Jordan Middle School Science Dean who’s working to bring professional basketball players to her campus in hopes of attending an anti-bullying rally said on Friday that George Hill may in fact attend. Hill, formerly of the San Antonio Spurs and recent acquisition of the Indiana …
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Oct 08 2011
By CRISTINA M. GARCIA Special to the NEWS Madelyn Victoria Vallejo is a small town girl with a heart bigger than Texas. In agreement are the hundreds of friends, family, and fans who headed for Wink’s Saloon, Grill, and Roping Arena outside Brownsville as boots hit the dance floor when Madelyn Victoria (stage name) took …
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Oct 04 2011
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS Tuesday evening, the San Benito City Commission approved an ordinance that would restrict citizens from holding political demonstrations and picketing within the walls of the San Benito Veterans War Memorial, this as much debate has circulated between citizens, local veterans and members of the Veterans Advisory Board. In …
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Oct 04 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com San Benito Greyhound fans are in for a treat. At least that’s according to Celia Longoria, Director of Communications and Marketing for San Benito CISD. Longoria announced the district’s plans on Tuesday to honor the 1961 San Benito Greyhounds football team, considered by many the greatest of all to …
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Oct 04 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com A part-time security guard at San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy appealed the findings of sexual harassment and gender discrimination allegations she levied on San Benito CISD Police Chief Santiago R. Garcia, who was cleared of any wrongdoing. In her level three appeal – which was filed Monday, Oct. 3 …
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Oct 04 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com A Civil Service hearing in which an examiner heard the appeal of San Benito Police Captain Arnold Garcia and his brother Lieutenant Tony Garcia, both of whom were accused in 2010 of transporting beer using a police unit, concluded Tuesday with no verdict. According to Assistant City Manager Arturo …
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Oct 04 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com It’s not uncommon for San Benito’s own Michelle Sanchez, now seasoned in competitive archery, to sometimes wear pink at state tournaments. Point of fact, Sanchez, 33, is not very fond of the color. Cause for the color of her apparel, however, is due in large part to her competitive …
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