Sep 22 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com A San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy (VMA) student was found Thursday after going missing from the campus, according to San Benito CISD officials. Initial reports indicated that the student, described as a 15-year-old male, was last seen at approximately 3 p.m. running into some brush located just north of …
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Sep 20 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com A proposed City of San Benito organizational structure, which utilizes a two assistant city manager setup, was tabled by commissioners at Tuesday’s regular meeting. Commissioner Bill Elliott made the motion, stating that the structure had already been approved in budgeting and didn’t need commissioners’ approval since it is up …
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Sep 20 2011
Heavy metal arrests By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com San Benito police said they cracked a big case on Tuesday after arresting five men in connection with the theft of over 20,000 pounds of scrap metal. Lieutenant Martin Morales of the San Benito Police Department (SBPD) reported Tuesday the apprehension of Brownsville residents Rene Almieda …
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Sep 20 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Help local troops stationed overseas, win a chance to see the Dallas Cowboys. Even trade? The folks at American Military Support (AMS) think so. AMS, a nonprofit organization, specializes in sending care packages (or “Quality of Life” packages) to soldiers who’re natives of the Rio Grande Valley. According to …
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Sep 20 2011
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS The San Benito City Commission approved at Tuesday’s regular meeting a $10.00 base water fee to be imposed on multi-unit homes. As previously reported by the News, recommendations have for weeks been made by the Utilities Board to impose a fee after research found that multi-unit homes housing, …
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Sep 20 2011
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS The Raiders of Brownsville Rivera better be prepared Friday night. That’s when the San Benito Greyhounds (2-1) will present themselves on their home turf for the first time during the regular season against a Brownsville team hot off a win against Corpus Christi Moody for week four excitement. …
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Sep 20 2011
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS RIO HONDO – It’s going to be a battle of fur-ocious proportions this Friday as the Rio Hondo Bobcats (2-2) will battle against the Raymondville Bearkats (3-1). After trampling over the Falfurrias Jersey Bulls last Friday night with a score of 27-0, the Bobcats feel exceedingly confident that …
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Sep 20 2011
By STACEY GONZALEZ Special to the NEWS WESLACO – To put it simply, this game is big. After thumping the Nikki Rowe Warriors, 35-27, during week two action, the Los Fresnos Falcons will now face the Weslaco Panthers at Bobby Lackey Stadium in their first district game. It isn’t just any district game, however, as …
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Sep 17 2011
Board takes no action on superintendent By CRISTINA M. GARCIA & MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ San Benito News Members of the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees exchanged heated words at a regular meeting Thursday night, when a packed house was in attendance in anticipation of agenda items that have recently sparked city-wide debate. As previously reported …
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Sep 17 2011
State’s low ranking in food security fuels urgency By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a report Tuesday ranking Texas second worst in the country in food security, this as San Benito Food Pantry records revealed a 269 percent increase in families seeking free meals. According to the …
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