Jul 22 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com A San Benito stepmom is still in custody on two counts of injury to a child, charges which stem from accusations that she used pliers to pull her stepdaughter’s tongue. Cameron County Sheriff Omar Lucio said 34-year-old Gloria Emilia Gonzalez of San Benito was arrested Tuesday and charged with …
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Jul 22 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Eighteen-year-old Hugo Ramos played his cards right in a three-year basketball stint at San Benito High School, where he lettered for as long and averaged 15 points a game, not to mention five assists and as many rebounds. So what is a Greyhound to do after successfully ending his …
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Jul 22 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Cramped inside a small kitchen that could fit no more than a few people at a time, the Boys & Girls Club of San Benito have often struggled – especially this summer – to meet the demand of preparing meals for as many as 220 children. It wasn’t a …
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Jul 22 2011
Special to the NEWS Notice of special meeting of the City Commission and Joint Workshop will meet with the Utility Board on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. at San Benito Municipal Building (Cesar Gonzalez Meeting Hall), 401 North Sam Houston, San Benito. During the course of this meeting, the City Commission may retire …
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Jul 19 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com It was over three years ago when the San Benito News published an article exposing gang life in the city. The story was accompanied by photos of teens as young as 15 brawling in an unrelenting display of raw brutality – this while on-lookers shouted instructions on how to …
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Jul 19 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The City of San Benito Zoning Board of Adjustments approved Thursday, July 14, a conditional use permit for a business specializing in the open storage of scrap or used materials. City officials also confirmed that the approval does not have to go before the city commission. According to a …
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Jul 19 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com It’s been nearly three decades since Lt. Col. Amando Ruiz III has had the opportunity to live anywhere for more than six years. As such, life in the United States Marine Corps has its challenges, and moving 11 times, rotating between five different states, staying two or three years …
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Jul 19 2011
Special to the NEWS The South Texas Adult Resource and Training (START) Center in partnership with the Mexican Consulate announced on Tuesday the establishing of a Plaza Comunitaria in San Benito. The START Center of San Benito formally signed an agreement on the morning of July 19 with the Mexican Consulate that cemented the efforts …
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Jul 15 2011
Helms, Saldaña recall San Benito’s dream season By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com This year marks the 50th anniversary of the historic campaign of the 1961 San Benito Greyhound football team, an unforgettable squad of savvy go-getters who came a game shy of reaching the state championship game. That year, the team set the …
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Jul 15 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com As if the plethora of awards and smorgasbord of recognition were not enough for the Sam Benito Lady ’Hounds softball team’s trophy case, the San Benito News has decided to add one more to the list. The Lady ’Hounds have been named the 2011 San Benito News Citizens …
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