May 04 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com She was an educator, a historian, a model, and one of 100 important women in the Rio Grande Valley. Clara Bow Williams Zepeda, an educator of over 40 years in San Benito, died on Sunday, May 1 in Austin, Texas. She was a woman who in her 80 …
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May 04 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A 59-year-old man reported missing Tuesday by the San Benito Police Department (SBPD) has been found. William “Bart” B. Tumlinson of San Benito had been missing since Sunday, May 1, when he was last seen at his apartment on the 1800 block of Combes Street at approximately 10 a.m. by …
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May 04 2011
NEWS Staff Report Aspiring journalists, authors, poets, business professionals and students are encouraged to attend the first Community Writer’s Club meeting, scheduled for Thursday, May 5 at the San Benito Public Library, located on 101 W. Rose St. Hyped as a venue to promote a nurturing environment for aspiring writers of any field, the club will …
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Apr 30 2011
By CHRISTY CORTEZ Special to the NEWS The San Benito Lady ’Hounds have known success very well and have only flirted with defeat this season. Last night the Lady ’Hounds had a bit of a fright in Harlingen, albeit winning 12-6. Game two of their series against the Harlingen Lady Cards was bad on the …
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Apr 30 2011
By CHRISTY CORTEZ Special to the NEWS Some things change, some stay the same. The first time the San Benito Lady ‘Hounds faced the Harlingen Lady ‘Cards was in preseason, when they blew Harlingen away 10-0. This time it was postseason and the only similarity was their ongoing rivalry. San Benito took the field in …
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Apr 30 2011
Shown is the chaotic scene of a fatal rollover accident that left one teenager dead and another in stable condition. According to police, the driver of the vehicle lost control and rolled over up to six times. (Photo by Jose Ramos) By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A San Benito teen was killed …
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Apr 30 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Embattled San Benito Police Captain Arnold Garcia was indefinitely suspended without pay on Thursday due to “unauthorized police activity,” according to a San Benito News sources. Garcia was specifically accused of a Civil Service violation, in which he has 10 days to appeal. Indefinite suspension in Civil Service terms …
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Apr 30 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Approximately 50 people filled the board room of the John F. Baron Administration Building for the San Benito News “Meet the Candidates” Community Forum, which was sponsored by the San Benito Friends of the Library. Managing Editor Michael Rodriguez served as the moderator of the forum, in …
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Apr 30 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The South Texas Adult Resource and Training (START) Center held its Meet the Candidates forum, sponsored by the San Benito News, for the San Benito Municipal Elections on Wednesday evening at the Community Building. Candidates from the upcoming city elections addressed an audience of about 70 people. …
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Apr 30 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Three men were arrested on Thursday after a burglary was reported on the 26300 block of FM 803 in San Benito. The call came into the Cameron County Constable Department Precinct 4 at approximately 1 p.m. in regards to a burglary in progress. According to a Constable’s press …
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