Jun 16 2023
By PETE BANDA Special to the NEWS Just days after their historic season came to an end in the State Semi-Final game, the Lady ’Hounds received one last shot of unprecedented recognition. The 32-6A All-District selections were announced late last week and a total of ten Lady ’Hounds were honored on the list with everything …
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Jun 16 2023
By RENE TORRES Much of the county’s present and future can be revealed through its past. The following is a collection of news briefs from decades past. See if you recognize venerable names sprawled throughout today’s county streets, buildings, parks and schools. All information was reproduced from the Daily/Brownsville Herald and researched and compiled by …
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Jun 09 2023
By TONY VINDELL Special to the NEWS San Benito City Manager Manuel De La Rosa has been terminated “without cause” by the city commission. The action followed a lengthy executive session by the city commission during the Tuesday, June 6 meeting. The embattled chief administrator has been running the city of more than 24,000 people …
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Jun 09 2023
“Oh, the Places You’ll Go! Congratulations! Today is your day. You’re off to Great Places! You’re off and away! You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes You can steer yourself Any direction you choose.” Dr. Seuss – “Oh, The Places You’ll Go” By RAY QUIROGA publisher@sbnewspaper.com On the final day …
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Jun 09 2023
Special to the NEWS The Friends of the San Benito Cultural Heritage Museum has been awarded the San Benito Economic Development Corporation (SBEDC) Community Partnership Grant to benefit the Callandret Black History Museum and Freddy Fender Museum, both located within the City of San Benito. Founded in 2007, the Friends of the San Benito Cultural …
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Jun 09 2023
Special the NEWS RIO HONDO—Seven Rio Hondo ISD seniors achieved an impressive milestone weeks before their high school graduation by walking across the stage at Texas Southmost College on May 13 to receive an associate degree in general studies. Known as the “Magnificent Seven” among district leaders, Sara Benavides, Milla Bocanegra, Brandon Gonzales, Emma Pezeshki, …
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Jun 09 2023
By GABRIEL CANTU TSTC Communications The Texas Broadband Development Office (BDO), in partnership with Texas State Technical College, is asking the public for input on internet accessibility, affordability and usage. BDO, which is administered by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, will use the Digital Opportunity Plan: Public Survey to develop a Texas Digital Opportunity …
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Jun 09 2023
Special to the NEWS BATON ROUGE, LA.—Haley Hernandez of San Benito recently was awarded a Study Abroad Grant worth $1,000 from The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi–the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Hernandez is one of 125 students nationwide to receive the award. The grants are designed …
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Jun 09 2023
By SANDRA TUMBERLINSON San Benito Historical Society April brought seemingly unrelated events together, leading stories to all sorts of San Benito connections which impacted the citizens of this little community in many ways, and to other folks across the miles. By April, Spring Baseball was in full swing, commercials appeared on TV reminding everyone the …
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Jun 09 2023
By PETE BANDA Special to the NEWS After one of the most spectacular playoff performances in recent memory, sophomore Amira Rodriguez was recognized on a national level. Scorebook Live, one of the top prep sports websites in the United States, held a national vote for player of the week and Rodriguez won in a landslide …
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