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Rotary hosts new navigation district port director

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By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The new Port Isabel/San Benito Navigation District (PISBND) Port Director was the guest speaker at a San Benito Rotary Club meeting on Thursday, July 14 at Blanquita’s Mexican Restaurant. Steve Bearden of Santa Rosa recently took over as Port Director for the district, a position previously held by …

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Woman charged with intoxication assault

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NEWS Staff Report BROWNSVILLE – A San Benito woman was arrested Wednesday following a one-vehicle accident that sent two local men to the hospital, according to reports. The woman, 21-year-old Cristina Veronica Torres of San Benito, was charged with two counts of intoxication assault. She was arraigned Wednesday and her bail was set at $50,000. …

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On the Road to Nationals

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Local youth league teams bound for Round Rock By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Local softball teams will soon hit the road en route to what may be their crowning achievement: a national title. For the San Benito Youth Baseball/Softball League, heading to Round Rock on Tuesday, July 19 for the 2011 South PONY National …

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The Good News in San Benito

I often hear from citizens of San Benito, among them are the usual suspects dying to know what’s next in store for this great community of ours. But while the truth may not be as sexy as some would hope, be refreshed in knowing that although we’ve endured political chaos in the last few years, …

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Mom accused of leaving 7 kids in car

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By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A woman was arrested at the Cameron County Annex Building on the morning of Monday, July 11 for allegedly leaving her seven children unattended in her vehicle. Thirty-year-old Blanca Lucia Chavez Amaya Sifuentes, a Mexican national who lives in San Benito, is accused of leaving her seven children …

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Businesses experience outbreak of fires

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By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A number of unrelated fires have been wreaking havoc among local businesses within the past week. It all started on Saturday, July 9, when two separate fires damage to as many local businesses. According to Fire Marshal Henry Lopez of the San Benito Fire Department, a call came …

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Teenage girl recovered at Los Indios Bridge

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NEWS Staff Report A 14-year-old girl reported missing Thursday returned home to her family over the weekend, according to San Benito police. Lieutenant Martin Morales of the San Benito Police Department (SBPD) reported that 14-year-old Linda Luna of San Benito returned Saturday at about 4:30 p.m. She was said to be in good health. “She …

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Rio Hondo woman busted for animal cruelty

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Special to the NEWS LOUISIANA – A man and a woman were found guilty in Orleans Parish Court for cruelty to animals and not having the proper permit to possess a non-human primate on July 7. Joan Susanne Newberger (aka Joan S. Poole), 64, of Rio Hondo, Texas, and James Wells Poole, 62, of St. …

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Ordinances, Municipal Park contract on city agenda

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NEWS Staff Report The San Benito City Commission will hold its regular meeting on Wednesday, July 13 at 5:30 p.m. inside the Cesar Gonzalez Meeting Hall within the San Benito Municipal Building. Following the Pledge of Allegiance and the invocation, the commission will discuss several items in what may be a lengthy meeting, including a …

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OH-MY-GAR!

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This alligator gar, measuring in at seven feet, seven inches, was caught by Leo Ruiz while fishing at a resaca in Los Fresnos on Saturday. Ruiz hooked the gar and harpooned it in the head. It took about an hour and a half and it took three men to pull it from the river. (Courtesy photos)

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