May 17 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com This weekend, San Benito saw Julian Huerta and June Aguilera defeat two longstanding board members for seats on the San Benito CISD school board. In what has been one of the most heated elections, the two new board members are now ready to get busy as the dust …
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May 17 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The end is near …at least according to one eccentric Christian. Many have tried to predict when the world will end, and many of those predictions have proven to be inaccurate. Family Radio evangelist Harold Camping of California is on his second prediction, and this one, unlike his …
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May 17 2011
By CHRISTY CORTEZ Special to the NEWS For a team that’s use to success, having only faced a number of defeats this season that you’d be able to count on one hand, a fourth trip to the Sweet 16 was expected of the San Benito Lady ’Hounds, now ranked ninth in the state. Although …
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May 15 2011
By SCARLET O’ROURKE Special to the NEWS The people have spoken – at least that is what supporters of political candidates called out on Election Day Saturday outside City Hall when it was announced that former San Benito Mayor Joe H. Hernandez won back his post more than a year after the commission recognized his …
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May 14 2011
NEWS Staff Report The results are in! Winning back the post for San Benito Mayor on Election Day Saturday was former Mayor Joe H. Hernandez, who took 1,351 votes to Jack Garcia’s 1,054. Incumbents in the Place 1 and 2 City Commissioner races were also victorious. Pl. 1 Commissioner Tony Gonzales and Pl. 2 Commissioner Rene Villafranco won …
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May 13 2011
The Miracle That Keeps On Living By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Every breath San Benito’s own Dustin Jones takes is a miracle. Six years ago Dustin was face-to-face with death after being diagnosed with Burkitt’s lymphoma/B cell leukemia; this after a biopsy discovered a massive tumor inside his stomach. Doctors at Texas Children’s …
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May 13 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Today is the big day. After months of campaigning, voters will finally know if their candidates will be taking a seat on the San Benito city commission or school board. Local voters have already made a statement by breaking the recent municipal early voting record with 1,271 ballets …
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May 13 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com It has been just over two weeks since the fatal accident claimed the life of a San Benito teenager and left another injured, yet many questions remain unanswered as to what actually occurred on that day. According to San Benito police and fire department officials, as well as …
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May 13 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Food Pantry will always be in need of donations and volunteers, but now they have streamlined efforts to get more. James Flores, 31, has been assigned the duties of a public relations officer for the San Benito Food Pantry Inc., and he is helping to …
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May 13 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The third suspect involved in the stabbing of a San Benito man was arrested and arraigned on Wednesday morning. According to Detective Art Flores of the San Benito Police Department, 20-year-old Jose Lazaro Ramos turned himself in to the San Benito Police Department at approximately 7 a.m. on …
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