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What made headlines in 2010?

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By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Much has happened in the city of San Benito since Dec. 30, 2009, when the San Benito News annual Top Ten Stories of the year was last published. The city has witnessed some critical events transpire and help make 2010 a memorable year for San Benito. What follows …

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Deadline for city attorney qualifications nears

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By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ The deadline for city attorney applicants to submit their qualifications to the City of San Benito is Friday, Dec. 31, said City Secretary Lupita Passement. Passement stated that she only knew of one firm that submitted qualifications thus far but did not know which. The city advertised in the Nov. 21 …

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Mayor to tweet city information

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By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Mayor Jack Garcia has embraced a new era of technological and social outlets for the city by activating a Twitter account. “It’s partly city, and partly for some of my friends that encouraged me, my family, and my love for cycling and so forth,” Garcia said. Twitter is a real-time information …

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Sullivan Elementary music presentation a hit

By JOE R. BOWLING, JR. Special to the NEWS Students at Sullivan Elementary School in San Benito displayed their acting and singing talents this week in their annual Christmas Presentation and received rave reviews on the performance. This year, under the direction of Jamie Rodriguez students from third, fourth and fifth grade joined in for …

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Reaching a Milestone

HARLINGEN – Dr. Susan Hunter, Obstetrician-Gynecologist, has performed her 100th gynecology surgery using the da Vinci robotic surgical system at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, resulting in a 38-year-old South Texas woman being able to recover faster and get back to work sooner after having a hysterectomy to relieve pain, abnormal bleeding and discomfort.

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Organizations spread Christmas spirit

Local organizations are trying to do their part in helping to spread the Christmas Spirit.

On Wednesday the San Benito Housing Authority helped deliver toys to families with children ages 12 and under.

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Local boy’s Christmas wish

A child may ask for many things during Christmas time, and more than likely the things that they are asking for are very expensive. Yet, parents (I mean Santa) still manage provide their children with most of their Christmas wishes.

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Limon discusses school board shooting

On Tuesday, December 14 during a regular school board meeting in Panama City, Florida, 56-year-old Clay A. Duke walked to the front of the room and spray-painted a red “V” with a circle around it before pulling out a gun and ordering everyone, with the exception of the male board members, to leave the room. The man then opened fire on the board before being shot by a security guard.

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Christmas cheer for all to hear…

As Buddy the Elf from the movie “Elf” would say, “The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear.” Nobody seems to agree more than Madelyn Victoria Vallejo.

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Delinquent tax collection contract approved

The legal firm of Goggan, Blair and Sampson, LLP will again collect delinquent taxes for San Benito, contingent upon approval of an agreement by the city’s attorney.

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