Jun 03 2011
Special to the NEWS FORT IRWIN, Calif. – Every year, thousands of military men and women deploy to the Middle East where they live and work under austere conditions in some of the most remote areas of the world. All of this while being on a continuous lookout for whatever attack an enemy force may …
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Jun 02 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A Civil Service Hearing was held in the Cesar Gonzalez Meeting Hall at the San Benito Municipal Building on Thursday, June 2 in reference to a complaint filed by Judge David Garza against San Benito Police Captain Arnold Garcia, who was recently suspended for allegedly engaging in political …
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Jun 01 2011
By CRISTINA M. GARCIA Special to the NEWS When the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District (SBCISD) introduced the Gateway to Graduation program last school year, it was expected to succeed. Those expectations were met this year, according to school district officials. During the current 2010-2011 school year, 59 students are expected to meet the …
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May 31 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Two San Benito teenagers have been arrested for allegedly assaulting another teen with baseball bats. San Benito police officers were dispatched to a local convenience store on the 300 block of South Sam Houston Boulevard on the afternoon of Saturday, May 28 in reference to a possible fight. …
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May 31 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The Precinct 7 Cameron County Constable’s Office responded to a call on Thursday, May 19 pertaining to a burglary of the Santa Maria High School, which occurred the night before. Upon arriving at the school, deputies made contact with school personnel. The deputies recovered surveillance video of the …
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May 31 2011
By CRISTINA M. GARCIA Special to the NEWS Veterans from San Benito and surrounding areas gathered on Monday, Memorial Day in front of City Hall for the 10th annual silent march. The armed services veterans, along with the San Benito Police Department and San Benito High School’s Naval Junior ROTC, faced south with a sense …
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May 28 2011
NEWS Staff Report Luck wasn’t a Lady ‘Hound Saturday night as the San Antonio O’Connor Lady Panthers ended San Benito’s historic playoff run in heartbreaking fashion. Game two of the best-of-three game series with O’Connor had the San Benito Lady ‘Hounds attempting to claw their way back into a 1-1 series tie after losing Friday …
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May 28 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com It’s not all good news for San Benito CISD as preliminary TAKS scores indicate a possible academically “unacceptable” rating for Veterans Memorial Academy. According to San Benito CISD Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón, the preliminary TAKS scores show that the district is projected to go from being …
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May 28 2011
By CHRISTY CORTEZ Special to the NEWS CORPUS CHRISTI – The San Benito Lady ‘Hounds battled San Antonio O’Connor Friday night in Corpus Christi, but it wasn’t enough to take the lead in the series. San Antonio got things started quick putting up three runs in the first inning. The Lady ’Hounds held O’Connor in …
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May 28 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito native Carmen Martinez has been looking for her grandmother for years. Her grandmother, Carmen Cantu Guerra, passed away 11 years ago, and now Martinez is simply trying to do all she can to learn more about the circumstances surrounding her passing. “I was just trying to …
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