Sep 20 2024
By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS A San Benito citizen and a former elected city commissioner joined together Monday to seek out voters who cast their ballots in past municipal elections to oust some of the current members of the city commission. To accomplish this, Eddie Loa, a citizen of San Benito, and Carol …
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Sep 20 2024
NEWS Staff Report LOS FRESNOS, TX. —The Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center (NMCAC) is hosting its 31st Annual Conjunto Festival Oct. 4-5, 2024 at Los Fresnos Memorial Park, 900 North Arroyo Blvd. Admission is $10 per person, per day at the gate. Music begins at 5 p.m. on Friday and 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, and …
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Sep 20 2024
Special to the NEWS Cameron County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested an area man last week accused of family violence and drug possession. According to the Cameron County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO), deputies arrested an individual known as “Big Mike” for assault family violence, possession of marijuana, and endangering a child. On Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, at approximately …
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Sep 20 2024
Special to the NEWS BROWNSVILLE, TX —Cameron County officials recently announced that the County’s application for a multi-purpose resaca restoration study has been selected by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as one of 12 projects across the United States to be funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law signed into law by President Joe Biden. …
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Sep 20 2024
By TSTC COMMUNICATIONS Special to the NEWS HARLINGEN, TX—Briana Resendez, of San Benito, is one of several students enrolled in what has been dubbed as one of the best college programs in the country. “College Factual” recently placed Texas State Technical College (TSTC) at the top of its list of Best Lineworker Associate Degree Schools …
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Sep 20 2024
By ARABELLA SERRATA Special to the NEWS The City of San Benito held a regular meeting on Sept. 17. Mayor Pro Tempore Pedro Galvan was absent from the meeting. The invocation was delivered by City Commissioner Place One, Thomas Goodman. The meeting opened with the San Benito Public Library receiving official accreditation from the Texas …
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Sep 20 2024
By STEVE HATHCOCK Moments in Time is a collection of recovered newspaper briefs and other publications, compiled by Laguna Madre area historian, Steve Hathcock, offering a look back at the history of the Rio Grande Valley. Herd of 108 alleged to belong To Sautenia Co. Sold At San Benito Sheriff C. T. Ryan, through sequestration …
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Sep 16 2024
By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS The San Benito Greyhounds and the Laredo United Longhorns came into their non-district game Friday night at Bobby Morrow Stadium seeking to rebound from non-district losses last week. It was the host Greyhounds, however, who are still seeking their first win of the season as they were shutout, …
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Sep 13 2024
I’m from San Benito, Texas, Down a dirty dusty road. There was sugarcane and cotton, How I used to watch it grow.” – Charley Crockett, “The Valley” By RAY QUIROGA publisher@sbnewspaper.com The City of San Benito honored one of its favorite sons, burgeoning country star Charley Crockett, on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in a morning …
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Sep 13 2024
By ARABELLA SERRATA editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Cultural Arts Department [CAD] is set to debut a new exhibit at the San Benito Cultural Heritage Museum on Sept. 26, officially named “Freddy Fender: Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Baldemar Huerta.” An event listing from the official CAD Facebook account promises, “exclusive memorabilia, photographs, and artifacts …
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