Aug 20 2011
By CRISTINA M. GARCIA Special to the NEWS From the Lady ’Hounds to the Lady Lobos, San Benito’s own Kassandra Contreras and Amanda Garza have stepped up to the plate once again. After graduating in May, Contreras and Garza have eagerly made the decision to attend Sul Ross University in Alpine, Texas. With smiles on …
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Aug 20 2011
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS Tuesday evening the San Benito City Commission was informed that the city had its credit rating upgraded to A1, according to Moody’s, to an A rating from Standard and Poor’s (S&P), and a A+ rating from Fitch Ratings. Don Gonzales from Estrada Hinojosa Investment Bankers presented the news …
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Aug 16 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Greyhounds will see some action on Friday… finally! Lining up against the ’Hounds at Bobby Morrow Stadium in the first scrimmage of the year, for the purple and gold anyway, will be the La Joya Palmview Lobos, a speedy bunch looking to stretch their legs against …
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Aug 16 2011
NEWS Staff Report Music and history will come alive Saturday, Aug. 20 as the Texas Conjunto Music Hall of Fame & Museum will host its 11th Annual Texas Conjunto Music Induction Awards at the San Benito Knights of Columbus Hall. This year’s inductees include Ramón Ayala, Rogelio Botello Rios, Daniel Garzés, Rubén Garza and Angel …
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Aug 16 2011
Couple training to benefit Leukemia & Lymphoma Society By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS Richard and Rebecca Galvan of San Benito are running for their lives… and other peoples less fortunate. They are both members of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LSS), a non-profit organization concerned with the treatment and cure of leukemia, lymphoma, …
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Aug 16 2011
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS Last Tuesday evening the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved a comprehensive anti-bullying measure. A committee comprised of both San Benito CISD officials and community members created the 18-page handbook due to concern about the growing number of bullying incidents. This handbook is to be a …
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Aug 16 2011
Special to the NEWS Betty Lou (Betsy) Alexander Holbert or better known as “Grandma Betsy” was honored with a luncheon Sunday, Aug. 14, at the San Benito First Presbyterian Church, where she celebrated her 80th birthday. Betsy was born at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen Aug. 11, 1931. She attended schools in San Benito …
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Aug 12 2011
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Aug 12 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Two San Benito area families remain displaced following as many unrelated fires that occurred this week. At approximately 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 10, a fire was reported at a trailer home located in the Arroyo Estates subdivision between San Benito and Rio Hondo. Firefighters from the aforementioned municipalities extinguished …
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Aug 12 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The Honda Accord shown (above) was reportedly the vehicle that struck an elderly man in a Thursday morning accident. (Courtesy photo) A San Benito man has been hospitalized after sustaining head injuries following an auto-pedestrian accident on Wednesday. According to a San Benito Police Department (SBPD) report, 78-year-old Santiago …
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