Dec 20 2024
By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS Fred Lopez was a powerlifter in life and since his passing last month, he now lifts the spirts of those who remember him through memories he left and fond thoughts of who he was. Lopez affected many who knew him and even those who never had the opportunity …
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Dec 13 2024
By ARABELLA SERRATA editor@sbnewspaper.com San Benito Consolidated Independent School District [SBCISD] will hold an official US Chess Foundation [USCF] tournament at Veterans Memorial Academy on Jan. 11. This event is part of the district’s afterschool program [ASP]. According to a district informational flyer, the event requires all contestants to be current members of the USCF. …
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Dec 13 2024
By ARABELLA SERRATA editor@sbnewspaper.com South Texas AuthorCon is gearing up to return for its second year, this time in San Benito. The event will take place at La Plaza San Benito on Feb. 14-15 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. There is no admission fee, and children will be able to pick one free book from the …
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Dec 13 2024
By ARABELLA SERRATA editor@sbnewspaper.com The Greyhound Showdown recently finished its second year in San Benito, taking place on Dec. 7 at the Sonny Brazil AG Complex located at the San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy grounds. The event allowed students to show and monitor the animals they raised during the school year in preparation for the …
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Dec 13 2024
NEWS Staff Report The 82nd Annual San Benito Christmas Parade and the annual San Benito Rotary Christmas in the Park mark a weekend of Christmas events. The City of San Benito’s 82nd Annual Christmas Parade is slated for Saturday, Dec. 14 at 6 p.m. As tradition, the parade will proceed through Downtown San Benito on …
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Dec 13 2024
By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS LA FERIA, TX—The Lady Bobcats have continued to play impressive basketball as they earned three of four wins against schools with higher classifications at the annual Tommie Wiseman Tournament. The Lady ’Cats defeated Edinburg Economedes (74-23), Los Fresnos (69-34), and Edinburg North (53-52). Only a loss sandwiched in …
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Dec 13 2024
By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS Against the Roma Lady Gladiators at home last week, it took just 10 seconds for the San Benito Lady Greyhound Varsity Basketball Team to score off a Kalista Olivares trey, and take a lead they would never surrender throughout the game. San Benito had a double figure lead …
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Dec 06 2024
By ARABELLA SERRATA editor@sbnewspaper.com Area residents and organizations are rallying around a family that lost their home and belongings in a fire last week. The blaze occurred at the Mata family home in the early hours of Friday, Nov. 29. Immediately, they scrambled out of the house with nothing but each other and the clothes …
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Dec 06 2024
NEWS Staff Report San Benito police arrested two men who allegedly stole a holiday decorative inflatable from a home, according to a department news release. At approximately 4 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 3, an officer was flagged down by a resident who saw a man allegedly stealing an inflatable from outside his home. A description …
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Dec 06 2024
Special to the NEWS BROWNSVILLE, TX—A 23-year-old San Benito man was ordered to federal prison after attempting to run over an FBI agent while trying to evade arrest in a stolen vehicle, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani this week. Damian Evans Lopez pleaded guilty to assaulting a federal officer on Sept. 9. This week, …
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