Sep 13 2024
By ARABELLA SERRATA editor@sbnewspaper.com San Benito Consolidated Independent School District’s [SBCISD] Homecoming celebrations are slated for next week, Sept. 16-20. SBCISD posted the announcement on its social media pages. Also announced was the 50th reunion of the San Benito Belles. The “pride and joy” of San Benito is slated to have a special halftime performance …
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Sep 13 2024
By ARABELLA SERRATA editor@sbnewspaper.com San Benito Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees held a meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 10. The pledge of allegiance was given by Juan Blanco, III, and the invocation was given by Angelique Danielle Trevino. Both presenters are students at Judge Oscar De La Fuente Elementary School. Special recognition was given …
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Sep 13 2024
RENE TORRES Everybody agreed that the 20s was the decade of change, and it spoke with a “roar.” America and the world were still feeling the effects of WWI at the dawn of the decade. In fact every facet of life that dominated during the war underwent a drastic change. The period made a fundamental …
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Sep 13 2024
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the NEWS AUSTIN, TX—To prepare his team for the postseason, San Benito head coach Dan Gomez amassed some of the top teams in the state for the Greyhounds’ non-district schedule. This week the ’Hounds faced what is arguably their toughest opponent of the year, as they took on the …
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Sep 13 2024
By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS RIO HONDO, TX — Led by running back Mario Lopez, the Bobcat Varsity Football Team returned to its winning ways Thursday night against the winless Hidalgo Pirates with 53-22 home victory. Lopez, who rushed for more than 160 yards, scored three Rio Hondo touchdowns of 2, 6, and …
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Sep 06 2024
By ARABELLA SERRATA Special to the NEWS The City of San Benito held a regular Commissioners’ meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 3. A proclamation was made to declare Sept. 7 as Charley Crockett Day in San Benito as a celebration of the artist and the hardships he has overcome. It was announced that Crockett will make …
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Sep 06 2024
By ARABELLA SERRATA Special to the NEWS David Favila, now former Director of Public Relations for the City of San Benito, recently stepped down from his role. Favila alerted the NEWS of his departure on Thursday, Aug. 29 and his last day with the City was Friday, Aug. 30. According to Favila’s LinkedIn account, he …
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Sep 06 2024
By ARABELLA SERRATA Special to the NEWS The San Benito Consolidated Independent School District [SBCISD] is set to enforce parking rules for the 2024 Greyhound home season for their VIP parking area at Bobby Morrow Stadium. According to a post on the district’s official Facebook page, VIP parking requires a permit to enter. The post …
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Sep 06 2024
By ARABELLA SERRATA editor@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO, TX—A local teen succumbed to injuries sustained in a deadly crash over the holiday weekend. The Texas Department of Public Safety [DPS] confirmed this past weekend that the deadly car accident occurred in Rio Hondo. The accident occurred on Aug. 30, at approximately 8:30 p.m. at North Sam Houston …
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Sep 06 2024
Special to the NEWS LOS FRESNOS, TX —On Monday, Sept. 2, 2024, Cameron County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to 32000 block of Mescal St., about an alleged assault. According to a Cameron County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) report, upon arrival, deputies made contact with a male who was identified as the victim. According to the report, …
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