Oct 04 2011
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS The San Benito City Commission may select an engineering firm from four applicants at a special meeting scheduled for Wednesday afternoon. Applicants include Freese and Nichols, Innovative Civil Engineering, Cruz Hogan, and the city’s current engineering firm Coym, Rehmet & Gutierrez. The city approved appointing a committee during …
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Oct 04 2011
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS The San Benito Quarterback Club will raffle two Greyhound football helmets at Friday night’s game to help a fellow player. The funds gathered from the raffle, scheduled at the San Benito Greyhounds vs. Los Fresnos Falcons football game at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 7, will help #76 Pete …
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Oct 01 2011
By CRISTINA M. GARCIA Special to the NEWS BROWNSVILLE – The San Benito Greyhounds took fans and skeptics on both sides of the field on a rollercoaster ride during Friday night’s football game at Sams Stadium, where they defeated the previously undefeated Brownsville Pace Vikings. San Benito (4-1) started up their ’Hound power with a …
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Sep 30 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Change is here. Effective Oct. 1, Lieutenant Martin Morales of the San Benito Police Department (SBPD) will assume the responsibilities of Operations Chief (OC), a position created following the reassignment of now-former Chief George Gomez to captain and the promotion of Human Resources Director Arturo Rodriguez to Assistant City …
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Sep 30 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com San Benito Police Captain Arnold Garcia and his brother, Lieutenant Tony Garcia, will take the stand Monday during their appeals hearing concerning a 2010 incident in which they were accused of transporting beer using a police unit. The allegations to be appealed by the Garcia brothers stem from an …
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Sep 30 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Authorities continue the search for the three suspects believed to be involved in arson, a crime which stemmed from a recent fire that left a San Benito home significantly damaged. According to San Benito Fire Marshal Henry Lopez, firefighters were called to a residence located on the 100 block …
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Sep 30 2011
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS RIO HONDO – Tuesday evening, the Rio Hondo City Commission decided to take no action regarding City Administrator Hipolito Cabrera’s non-disclosure for his prior driving while intoxicated (DWI) arrests. As previously reported by the News, it was discovered that Cabrera did not disclose those arrests on his application …
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Sep 30 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com She’s more than just a pretty face. Madelyn Victoria Vallejo, 21, performing simply as Madelyn Victoria, will celebrate a first in what’s sure to be a promising career in country music by holding an album release party for her first EP, a self-titled, five-track effort already sparking a buzz …
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Sep 30 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com HARLINGEN – Sinking the 8-ball can win a game of pool, and now it can also help benefit cancer research. Richard and Rebecca Galvan of San Benito are organizing a BCA 8-Ball Championship tournament, to be held Oct. 7-9, at Rack Daddy’s in Harlingen, located on 1802 S. 77 …
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Sep 28 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com City of San Benito Human Resources Director Arturo Rodriguez confirmed that he’ll be addressing officers with the San Benito Police Department (SBPD) at approximately 10:30 p.m. tonight so as to formally introduce Lieutenant Martin Morales as the new Operations Chief (OC), a position created following the reassignment of now-former Chief …
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