Jun 21 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Resaca Fest is scheduled for Sunday, July 3, and it is looking to be another fun-filled event for the whole family. “We scheduled the event on Sunday this year because of all the other events that will be going on that weekend, and also for the people leaving, …
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Jun 21 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – Prepare for some fun in the sun. The First Annual Arroyo Days celebration will be held Saturday, June 25 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the grounds of Rio Hondo City Hall, located on 121 N. Arroyo Blvd. in Rio Hondo. Sponsored by the City …
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Jun 21 2011
Special to the NEWS Thirty-eight-year-old Robin Haus of San Benito felt like she was running out of time and options in her battle with acute lymphocytic leukemia, so she made that dreaded call to somebody she hoped could find homes for two of her dogs. Robin no longer is responding to treatment, and her last …
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Jun 17 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – Rio Hondo City Administrator Arturo Prida was terminated Tuesday night following a unanimous vote of the Rio Hondo City Commission. As first reported by the News on sbnewspaper.com Wednesday, the decision to terminate Prida came from items 14 and 15 on the agenda. “It was …
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Jun 17 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com In 2008, San Benito Police Officer Guadalupe Ayala was diagnosed with colon cancer. Ever resilient, he was able to overcome surgery, one which would require the removal of part of his large intestine, and was declared cancer-free. But 2011 hasn’t been as kind to him. After a recent …
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Jun 17 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com For a San Benito graduate, the sky is the limit, both figuratively and literally. Christella “Christy” Medina, a 1989 graduate of San Benito High School, has successfully obtained a pilot’s license from Indy Jet Center at the Greenwood Municipal Airport in Greenwood, Indiana. “I’m very proud of her. …
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Jun 17 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – Four Rio Hondo High School students are competing in the 2011 Van Horn, Texas Ranch Rodeo. The four students, 16-year-old Adam Juarez, 16-year-old Caleb Ortega, 17-year-old Jaime Ortega, and 16-year-old Manny Tamez, departed on Van Horn on Thursday at 9 a.m. “My goal is to …
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Jun 15 2011
NEWS Staff Report RIO HONDO – City Manager Arturo Prida was terminated Tuesday night following a unanimous vote of the Rio Hondo City Commission. City Attorney Eddie Lucio, III, who also serves as State Representative for District 38, confirmed Wednesday morning that Prida was indeed terminated and will be receiving a two-week severance package; the …
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Jun 14 2011
Mendez assigned as math coach at VMA By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Changes have been made. After San Benito CISD School Board members went into closed session for over an hour at a regular meeting Monday, this in discussion of hourly personnel attendance and accountability and reassignment of professional staff, it was decided …
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Jun 14 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers made a seizure on Sunday, June 12 at the Los Indios International Bridge after officers discovered marijuana inside a vehicle. CBP officers came into contact with a 24-year-old man driving a gray 1996 Hyundai Accent at the Los Indios International Bridge. …
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