Apr 15 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Candidates for the Rio Hondo ISD School Board addressed a crowd of over 35 citizens Thursday for the San Benito News “Meet the Candidates” Community Forum. The event was co-sponsored by the Rio Hondo Pony League and held inside the Deep River Family Bar and Grill, …
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Apr 15 2011
By CHRISTY CORTEZ Special to the NEWS The San Benito Lady ’Hounds struggled against the Brownsville Lopez Lady Lobos Friday, a team which they had brutally defeated in the first round of district play. In seven innings of play the Lady ’Hounds scraped off the win with a score of 3-0. Their typical no …
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Apr 15 2011
The San Benito Lady Greyhound track team is shown earlier this week at the high school before departing to the District 32-5A track preliminaries. (Staff photo by Francisco E. Jimenez) By CHRISTY CORTEZ & MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ San Benito News Remember the numbers five and one … chances are the San Benito Lady Greyhound varsity …
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Apr 15 2011
For Love of the Game By CHRISTY CORTEZ Special to the NEWS San Benito Greyhound sophomore sensation Adan Guzman is a rare baseball player who doesn’t come around very often. On the field he’s a warrior that goes above and beyond to help his teammates win, whether it be diving for foul balls or hitting …
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Apr 15 2011
For David By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com David Joshua de la Garza loves to ride the Orbiter at the carnival. He loves it so much, in fact, that he is known to get on the ride in excess of 50 or more times in one visit. David is also autistic. He was …
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Apr 15 2011
By SCARLET O’ROURKE Special to the NEWS With the onset of local elections comes a flurry of community concerns in which citizens seek resolve. With a “Meet the Candidates” community forum to be hosted April 21 by the San Benito News for the San Benito CISD School Board candidates and the South Texas Adult Resource …
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Apr 15 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The City of San Benito released its annual report Friday, in which its net assets in fiscal year (FY) 2010 rung in over $40 million, an increase by the hundreds of thousands compared to the year prior. Total revenue reported for the year was $20,641,031 while the programs and …
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Apr 13 2011
SBNEWSPAPER.COM EXCLUSIVE! By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A public hearing was held Wednesday morning at the San Benito Municipal Building for officer David Ortega of the San Benito Police Department (SBPD), who received a three-day suspension last year for allegedly refusing a direct order from Sergeant Rene Garcia to complete a questionnaire. …
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Apr 12 2011
NEWS Staff Report Use of city facilities in Rio Hondo for the San Benito News “Meet the Candidates” community forum, was denied Monday by Mayor Alonzo Garza. In the meantime, another location has been confirmed as owners of the Deep River Family Bar and Grill graciously offered their establishment for the forum, which will be …
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Apr 12 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Fire Department, along with several other fire departments and law enforcement agencies battled an intense grass fire on Sunday afternoon between Highway 100 and FM 732 in San Benito. “It was a large grass fire, we were out there for about three hours,” said Fire …
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