Jun 30 2023
By TONY VINDELL Special to the NEWS The 2023-24 school year budget for the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District has been adopted. The $122 million plus package contains a two-percent across the board increase for the district staff plus a $1,200 retention stipend for every full time employee working for the district until the …
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Jun 30 2023
RENE TORRES The production of one of the better-known beers in the country (Budweiser) came to a complete stop when the national ban on sale, manufacture and transportation of alcohol took place. “Prohibition,” was the dry movement implemented by the 18th Amendment and the Volstead Act. The ban was in place from 1920-1933. Anheuser-Busch survived …
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Jun 23 2023
By PETE BANDA Special to the NEWS With the Texas heat hitting record highs these last few weeks, Michael and John Duke Carrillo decided they wanted to help law enforcement officers get through these grueling conditions. The brothers, ages four and six, witness the time and effort their father Michael Sr.- a State Trooper -puts …
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Jun 23 2023
By TONY VINDELL Special to the NEWS A sign announcing the presence of a new tenant tells motorists that another business is coming to town. It’s F&T Valley Motor Sports, and it’s moving into the building once occupied by Mad Boar Harley Davidson at 3515 W. Expressway, which is just south of Paso Real/FM 509. …
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Jun 23 2023
By TONY VINDELL Special to the NEWS A search for a new manager for the City of San Benito has begun. The city commission voted to hire a recruiter for the search, following the ousting of former administrator Manuel De La Rosa whom the commission terminated at its previous meeting held on June 6, 2023. …
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Jun 23 2023
Special to the NEWS The City of San Benito is inviting the public to celebrate Independence Day at ResacaFest 2023 on Saturday, July 1. The annual community event, which celebrates the spirit of America, features food vendors, arts & crafts displays, children’s activities, a car show, cold beverages, live music, and a fireworks show. Festivities …
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Jun 23 2023
By RENE TORRES Edinburg College opened its doors to students in 1927, the same year the college began competing in sports. According to sources, the name of the mascot, “The Broncs” was chosen by one of the coaches that came from Southern Methodist University, known as the Mustangs. So, Broncs was an obvious choice. The …
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Jun 23 2023
By GABRIEL CANTU TSTC Communications Specialist HARLINGEN, TX—Texas State Technical College recently welcomed around 20 high school counselors and career and technical education teachers from across the Rio Grande Valley to immerse themselves in some of the college’s technologies and hands-on labs during TECHcelerate, a three-day technical education conference held at TSTC’s Harlingen campus. Kadie …
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Jun 23 2023
By PETE BANDA Special to the NEWS RIO HONDO, TX—The Rio Hondo Bobcat baseball team wrapped up the best season in school history last month, finishing the year with a sterling 28-4 record that included a 22-game winning streak to start the season. While the ’Cats ultimately fell to the number one ranked 3A team …
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Jun 23 2023
Special to the NEWS The San Benito Rotary International Club has designated the religious/spiritual community as this year’s HomeTown Heroes. Started three years ago during the peak of the COVID-19 epidemic, Rotary selected groups of individuals who worked quietly and heroically to help the community cope with the stress of COVID-19, and its many effects …
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