Nov 08 2024
By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS The San Benito Greyhounds didn’t allow the playoff-bound Brownsville Veterans Memorial Chargers to win comfortably in a District 32-6A game last Friday as they lost by a slim 28-18 score at Bobby Morrow Stadium. Now the Greyhounds will enter the annual Battle of the Arroyo this Friday against …
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Nov 08 2024
By ARABELLA SERRATA editor@sbnewspaper.com Dancers from Step by Step [SBS], a San Benito-based dance studio, will perform with That’s So Mariana at an NBA G-League Rio Grande Valley Vipers game on Jan. 31, 2025. SBS Dance Studio is operated by San Benito’s own Dr. Kimberly Banda, the owner and director of Step By Step Dance …
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Nov 08 2024
Special to the NEWS HARLINGEN, TX—Some 350 Texas State Technical College students and alumni, including some from the San Benito area, had an opportunity to talk about their job skills, qualifications and professionalism during interactions with representatives of 48 companies during the fall semester Industry Job Fair at TSTC’s Harlingen campus on Tuesday, Oct. 29. …
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Nov 08 2024
By RAY QUIROGA publisher@sbnewspaper.com BROWNSVILLE, TX—Visiting judge to the 197th District Court Michael V. Garcia of Wells County issued an order on Monday, Nov. 4, “restraining” the City of San Benito from enacting the results of a Charter Amendments Election on the Nov. 5 General Election Ballot. This comes on the heels of last week’s …
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Nov 08 2024
By ARABELLA SERRATA editor@sbnewspaper.com BROWNSVILLE, TX—Republicans dominated several key nationwide, statewide and local races during the Nov. 5 General Election. Cameron County Election Office results favored Democrat candidate Colin Allred with 50.93% of the vote, but Republican Ted Cruz won his bid for re-election as State Senator with 53.2% of the votes, according to the …
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Nov 01 2024
By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS RIO HONDO, TX—The Bobcat varsity football players scored three times in the second quarter, including special teams and defense, to earn a 37-0 victory against the Raymondville Bearkats, last Friday at Bobcat Stadium. The victory enabled the Bobcats (6-2 on the season) to be in first place in …
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Nov 01 2024
Special to the NEWS BROWNSVILLE, TX —In team sports, critical aspects go into making a well-rounded squad, such as skill and conditioning. Camaraderie also plays a vital role in how a team functions. For the Texas Southmost College Scorpions women’s team players Melanie Saldaña and Aleythia Gutierrez, this past season has been one marked by …
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Nov 01 2024
By RAY QUIROGA publisher@sbnewspaper.com BROWNSVILLE, TX —Visiting judge Michael V. Garcia of Wells County is reviewing evidence and testimony from a Monday morning hearing at the 197th District Court to determine whether the City of San Benito and the San Benito City Commission violated any laws or its own charter when the Commission approved a …
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Nov 01 2024
By ARABELLA SERRATA editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Public Library has debuted two special displays: an altar for the Day of the Dead and a commemoration of San Benito’s rich baseball history. Library Assistant Director Jonathan Mills shared that Dr. Enriqueta Ramos and her husband funded the community altar. The altar has been shared with the …
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Nov 01 2024
By ARABELLA SERRATA editor@sbnewspaper.com The Fifth Annual Dia de los Muertos Caminata is slated for Nov. 3, from 9-11 a.m. starting at Heavin Park and ending at La Matanza of 1915 Historical Marker at the rest area on Frontage Rd headed towards Brownsville. Ricardo Madrigal and his wife, Janie Algeria, work together to bring the …
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