Dec 14 2010
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Workforce Solutions Cameron has received a state level award at the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) 14th Annual Texas Workforce Conference, which was held in Dallas Nov. 17-19. Workforce Solutions Cameron was awarded the Performance Incentive Award for “Lowest Percentage of Childcare Expenditures on Administrative/Operations Costs.” The award included a $50,000 prize. …
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Dec 13 2010
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ HARLINGEN – The chess team of the San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy (VMA) Afterschool Program arrived to Valley International Airport in style on Monday as students brought back a national title won in Florida over the weekend. The team, consisting of VMA students Brandon Flores, Jose Luis Urrutia Jr., Jason Daniel Sauceda, Erick …
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Dec 10 2010
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Vandalism currently plagues the W.H. Heavin Amphitheater and Park as new flood lights and Christmas decorations, most of which donated to the City of San Benito by a local retailer, were found destroyed. The holiday decor was recently put on display as part of a Christmas tree lighting ceremony and concert held …
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Dec 10 2010
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ At the San Benito Rotary Club meeting held inside the Municipal Building on Thursday, guest speaker Miles Hutchinson, Supervisory Senior Resident Agent of the Brownsville Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) office, found himself in a familiar position – discussing the violence in Mexico. Hutchinson gave a presentation on the ongoing drug …
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Dec 10 2010
Special to the NEWS BROWNSVILLE –Armando R. Villalobos, County and District Attorney for Cameron County, announced Friday that James Edward Pearson, 53, of Weatherford, Texas, was found guilty on two counts of intoxication manslaughter. Assistant County and District Attorneys Maria DeFord and Brandy Bailey presented evidence, exhibits, and arguments to a jury in the 357th …
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Dec 10 2010
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ A Civil Service grievance hearing was held Wednesday inside the San Benito Municipal Building for Police Captain Arnold Garcia, who received a three-day suspension and a demotion for allegedly failing to complete a drug test in June of this year, this while he was assistant chief. Garcia and his attorney, Roberto …
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Dec 10 2010
Editor’s Note: Leading up to the Second Annual The Best Tamales in Town contest, the News will feature in preceding editions articles announcing each of the five judges. This is the fourth of the five-part series. By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ It’s out in the open now, and there’s nothing she can do about it – Jana …
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Dec 10 2010
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ In an effort to offer its readers the best possible online resources, the San Benito News has launched a revamped version of its website, sbnewspaper.com, designed to offer a plethora of services previously unavailable, such as an E-Edition and more. For the next three months browsers can read the E-Edition, a virtual …
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Dec 07 2010
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ San Benito will be diagnosed with a case of Saturday Night Fever Dec. 11 when its 60th Annual Lighted Christmas Parade is scheduled. The theme: 1970’s Disco. At 6 p.m. over 100 entries will descend upon Sam Houston Boulevard, a procession that will move south toward the Expressway from Business 77, as …
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Dec 07 2010
By JOE R. BOWLING, JR. The bright lights of the holiday season were brought to life Saturday night at a ceremony held at the W.H Amphitheater in San Benito. Several families attended and special singing helped bring to life the tradition of turning on the lights to celebrate another Christmas. Mayor Jack Garcia was in …
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