Sep 27 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The community has put its support behind a firefighter and his cancer-stricken wife in the form of fundraising efforts. Members of the San Benito Fire Department, along with the Iglesia Emmanuel Church in San Benito and the San Benito Funeral Home, organized a chicken plate sale to help fellow …
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Sep 27 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The Cameron County Juvenile Justice Department will again be celebrating the completed construction of another home built by the department’s Home Construction Program cadets. Initiated in 2008, the program has since seen the construction of six homes. A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held Thursday, Oct. 6 at the …
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Sep 27 2011
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS The San Benito City Commission passed an ordinance prohibiting the placement of vehicles and/or signs on city property during their regular meeting Tuesday, Sept. 20. The ordinance imposes a $500 fine every night someone parks on Sam Houston Boulevard between Expressway 83 and Business 77 during the hours …
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Sep 27 2011
By CRISTINA M. GARCIA Special to the NEWS BROWNSVILLE – The San Benito Greyhounds will head to Sams Stadium in Brownsville where 4-0 Pace will host the 3-1 ’Hounds for the second district game on the season. The Vikings are one of the two undefeated teams in District 32-5A along with the Weslaco Panthers. The …
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Sep 27 2011
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS LOS FRESNOS – The Brownsville Lopez Lobos (1-3) are expected to slink back with their tails between their legs this Friday – at least that’s what the Falcon faithful are planning. The Los Fresnos Falcons (3-1), in the fifth week of high school football excitement, plan to take …
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Sep 23 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com At least one San Benito city commissioner opposed the manner in which the police and fire chiefs are to be reassigned and planned to “hold accountable” the city manager for as much. Commissioner Celeste Zepeda Sanchez said that while she expressed her understanding that City Manager Manuel Lara has …
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Sep 23 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com City of San Benito officials confirmed Friday that the Texas Municipal League (TML) settled this summer with former department heads Jaime Rosas and Sylvia Padilla in a lawsuit they filed against the city two years ago. In the lawsuit, filed in the 357th Judicial District Court, Padilla claimed she …
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Sep 23 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – City Administrator Hipolito Cabrera has been placed on executive session for Tuesday night’s regular commission meeting, this after it was discovered that he did not disclose prior arrests for driving while intoxicated (DWI) on his application for employment, Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) records showed. …
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Sep 23 2011
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS The 2011-2012 City of San Benito general fund budget, approved Tuesday by the commission, showed a return of longevity pay. First, there were some revisions in the budget from what was previously reported in the News. Total expenditures rose slightly from the previously reported $9,765,378 to $9,770,423, while …
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Sep 23 2011
By JOE BOCANEGRA & MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ San Benito News Tuesday evening, the San Benito City Commission decided to table a proposed ordinance that would restrict any political demonstrations from being held at the new San Benito Veteran’s War Memorial. According to members of the San Benito Veteran’s Advisory Board, the memorial was to be set …
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