Mar 01 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com “It makes no census to me,” joked Ron Rogers on Monday. The issue at hand, though, is actually no laughing matter to those concerned with the federal government’s nationwide count. The website of the US Census Bureau shows that as of 2009 the population in San Benito was …
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Mar 01 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – A high speed chase in Rio Hondo led to the arrest of one man while authorities continue searching for the driver, officials with Precinct 4 Cameron County Constable’s Office said. According to Jose Zamorano, Chief Deputy for the Constable’s Office, a deputy constable was patrolling …
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Feb 26 2011
The Third Annual Texas Independence Day Celebration was held Friday and Saturday outside the Museums of San Benito, located on 210 E. Heywood St. Shown are various scenes of Saturday’s festivities, which included reenactments of the Battle of the Alamo as well as a parade featuring trailriders, reenactors, local veterans and members of the San Benito Historical Society. Pan de campo (camp bread made within a Dutch oven), chili and refreshments were also on sale. Friday’s events consisted of educational symposiums that touched on the role of Hispanics in the Texas Revolution. All events commemorated the 175th anniversary of Texas independence from Mexico. (Staff photos by Francisco E. Jimenez and Michael Rodriguez)
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Feb 25 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com It’s over … at least for now. Mark A. Feanny, M.D. of National Healthcare Development Partners (NHDP), who was working last year with San Benito Enterprises, LLC, the current owners of the defunct Dolly Vinsant Memorial Hospital, announced Friday in an exclusive correspondence with the News that the attempts …
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Feb 25 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ & FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ San Benito News Officials with the San Benito Youth Baseball/Softball League (SBYBSL) recently addressed a number of concerns regarding the quality of coaching and league fees, all of which brought forth by parents and coaches. Several of whom expressed such concerns to the News on Friday, some spoke …
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Feb 25 2011
Meeting Demand By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com It’s a growing trend, and that’s not necessarily a good thing. On Wednesday, the San Benito Food Pantry, a non-profit organization whose sole purpose is to feed the hungry in town, saw its biggest turnout in its 20-year history. The last time the pantry saw anywhere …
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Feb 25 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Five candidates have filed for their candidacy in area elections since the last San Benito News report. Three of four Rio Hondo ISD School Board incumbents have filed for reelection; they are trustees Noe Alaniz, Jr., Pl. 1, Tomas Gomez, Pl. 5, and Manuel Flores, Jr., Pl. 6. …
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Feb 25 2011
Community Corner By SCARLET O’ROURKE Special to the NEWS The bottom of the ninth and bases are loaded. Families fill the stands cheering for their daughters, but a couple there is not cheering for any particular player. They are not there to show their pride for a daughter or granddaughter, but rather for the love …
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Feb 22 2011
Special to the NEWS Joe G. Gonzalez announced his intentions Monday to seek reelection to the San Benito CISD School Board of Trustees, Place 4. He will be seeking his fifth term in office. Gonzalez stated in a press release that in order to have a successful district one needs to have several factors. Those …
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Feb 22 2011
Special to the NEWS San Benito School Board President Oscar Medrano has announced that he will seek re-election for another term on the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees, Place 6. Medrano was elected to the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees for a three-year term in May of 2008. Medrano had previously served on …
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