Jun 28 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Citing safety precautions, the City of San Benito is preparing to demolish three deteriorating buildings. At a regular meeting of the San Benito City Commission on Tuesday, June 21, commissioners approved the demolition of the old police department, the old wastewater treatment cells, and the old airport hangar. …
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Jun 28 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The community showed its love to San Benito Police Officer Guadalupe Ayala on Saturday after citizens purchased nearly 1,000 tickets as part of a chicken plate fundraiser at the Heavin Resaca Trail. The fundraiser was organized by the policeman’s fellow brothers in blue as well as his family …
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Jun 24 2011
Special to the NEWS The San Benito Economic Development Corporation (EDC) wrapped up its Shop San Benito program with a grand prize drawing for a $1,000 shopping voucher redeemable at most participating businesses in town. “The Shop San Benito was a promotional program that reminded all of the Rio Grande Valley that this is a …
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Jun 24 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Rain, rain, don’t go away. By all accounts, it might not. According to meteorologists from the Brownsville National Weather Service, there is a chance that more rain will be coming this way next Wednesday and Thursday. “Right now we’re not expecting any rain on Sunday through Tuesday night. …
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Jun 24 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A week has passed since it was first reported that one of San Benito’s finest had discovered that, after battling cancer in 2008, a recent checkup showed that it had returned. San Benito Police Officer Guadalupe Ayala was diagnosed with Stage IV cancer, affecting his stomach and his …
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Jun 24 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – Rio Hondo City Attorney Eddie Lucio III confirmed Thursday that the city does not have any plans of selecting an interim city administrator until the commission hires a replacement. As first reported by the News on sbnewspaper.com, former City Administrator Arturo Prida was fired during …
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Jun 22 2011
Special to the NEWS BROWNSVILLE – After less than five minutes of deliberations, a Brownsville jury has convicted a 55-year-old Los Fresnos resident of distributing and possessing child pornography, United States Attorney José Angel Moreno announced Wednesday. Mark William Woerner, 55, formerly of Las Vegas, Nevada and a current resident of Los Fresnos, was convicted …
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Jun 22 2011
By CRISTINA M. GARCIA Special to the NEWS It might be a long shot for anyone on planet earth to receive an opportunity to speak with an astronaut, much less when he is relatively 200 miles above the earth’s atmosphere. The Rio Grande Valley’s Boy Scouts of America reached for the stars and landed …
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Jun 21 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com People of Earth, say “Hello” to Adios Pluto, a four-member outfit who’s main goal is to distinguish themselves from other bands in the area by making good music. “(Our sound) is very indie rock. The songs are kind of fast. We have a couple of ballads,” said frontman …
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Jun 21 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Chamber of Commerce will be holding its Seventh Annual Kids Fish tournament at the Heavin Resaca Trail on Saturday, June 25 from 4-8 p.m. “The categories are the same as every year.” said Chamber President Zeke Padilla. “We have three age groups, and there will …
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