Sep 15 2023
By HOMER HERNANDEZ & RAY QUIROGA publisher@sbnewspaper.com In a rare afternoon meeting last week Friday, the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District (SBCISD) Board of Trustees convened for a special meeting that was highlighted by a nearly two-hour, closed-door session to discuss the Superintendent of Schools, Theresa Servellon’s duties, responsibilities, and her contract, as per …
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Sep 15 2023
By PETE BANDA Special to the NEWS For most kids, just getting through school with passing grades would qualify as a major victory and beating the latest level on their favorite video game would turn them unto the ultimate warrior. Ricardo “Kwi Kwi” Guerrero is far from your average child, however, and the 14-year-old is …
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Sep 15 2023
By RAY QUIROGA publisher@sbnewspaper.com Participants of a San Benito-based dance studio welcomed a special guest last week, as Miss Galaxy International 2024, Janelle Medellin, a Weslaco native, visited the Resaca City’s own Step By Step Dance Studio, on two occasions, Sept. 7, and 11, 2023, to the excitement of the studio’s dancers, management and attendees. …
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Sep 15 2023
By PETE BANDA Special to the NEWS One of the oldest families in San Benito’s history held a reunion last week with descendants from across the United States returning to the century-old family farm. The family of Denver Hance, a Valley pioneer who moved to the area after World War I, came together for a …
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Sep 15 2023
By PETE BANDA Special to the NEWS MCALLEN, TX—The San Benito Greyhound Varsity Football Team added another check in the win column last week when it dismantled the previously unbeaten McAllen Memorial Mustangs. The game had the makings of an all-out dogfight in the first quarter, but that quickly changed as the game progressed. San …
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Sep 15 2023
Special to the NEWS The San Benito Public Library (SBPL) was once again granted accreditation and is a fully qualified member of the Texas Library System (TLS) for the upcoming 2023-24 state fiscal year, according to the City of San Benito. While this distinction is an annual occurrence, it signifies the library’s ongoing commitment to …
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Sep 08 2023
By HOMER HERNANDEZ Special to the NEWS The San Benito City Commissioners convened for their regularly scheduled City Commission meeting at City Hall on Tuesday, September 5, 2023. Several noteworthy updates were presented during the meeting, including an update from San Benito Police Chief Mario Perea concerning recent bomb threats issued across the Rio Grande …
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Sep 08 2023
Special to the NEWS RIO HONDO, TX—A popular drive-in eatery is donating funds to a local classroom project. Rio Hondo independent School District’s Elementary School received a donation of $438 for the project “Kinder Class Supplies!!!” for grades PreK-2 from SONIC Drive-In as part of the business’ educational grant program. According to a press release …
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Sep 08 2023
By GABRIEL CANTU TSTC Communication Specialist gabriel.cantu@tstc.edu HARLINGEN, TX—A commitment to patient care often motivates many vocational nurses to do more for patients — especially to further their medical education. That pledge became the driving force for Jeana Flores, who recently graduated with an Associate of Applied Science degree in Nursing from Texas State Technical …
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Sep 08 2023
By RENE TORRES Ulysses S. Grant, who saw action at the Battle of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, in Brownsville, marched here from Corpus Christi in 1846. Exploring the South Texas frontier, where no camera had ever captured its wilderness, was an eye-opening experience for the northern boys. “There was not, at that …
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