Feb 10 2023
By TONY VINDELL Special to the NEWS After a three-week delay, the San Benito City Council gave its okay for the routine evaluation of the top administrator for the municipality. City Manager Manuel De La Rosa received a score of 4.9 on a five-point scale and his job was discussed during executive session held during …
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Feb 10 2023
By TONY VINDELL Special to the NEWS Something is cooking at the San Benito Consolidate Independent District. Besides teaching its student body the essentials of education – reading, writing and arithmetic – the district here is now embarking in another subject, with the goal to certify some of its graduates to work in the gastronomy …
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Feb 10 2023
By PETE BANDA Special to the NEWS With the regular season officially over for girls’ basketball, San Benito can finally say its playoff drought has been snapped. Despite a late-season slump that saw them drop three of their final four games, the Lady ’Hounds mustered just enough magic to punch their post-season ticket for the …
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Feb 10 2023
By PETE BANDA Special to the NEWS San Benito has long been viewed as one of the top athletic programs in all of South Texas. From a dominating football team to the record-setting softball squad, San Benito seems to find itself near the top of whatever sport it’s competing in. While the football and softball …
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Feb 10 2023
By PETE BANDA Special to the NEWS The magical ride goes on for the San Benito basketball team as the Greyhounds continued their undefeated rampage through one of the toughest districts in the Valley. With Tuesday’s 55-34 drubbing of a Weslaco team fighting for a final playoff spot, San Benito pushed their win streak to …
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Feb 10 2023
By RENE TORRES Although his life was cut short by tragedy, former Pan American University (now UTRGV) centerfielder Jody Ramsey symbolized the best of baseball and life, capturing the public’s imagination with his exploits on and off the field. Recruited from San Jacinto College by legendary UTPA Head Baseball Coach Alfred “Al” Ogletree, who coached …
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Feb 03 2023
Special to the NEWS Texas Governor Greg Abbott visited the controversial “Border Wall” construction along Military Hwy. 281 south of San Benito on Monday and took the opportunity to announce the new position of Texas Border Czar to oversee border security in what Abbott dubbed as President Joe Biden’s absence. According to the Governor, Mike …
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Feb 03 2023
Special to the NEWS The San Benito Rotary Club recently hosted a San Benito woman who has distinguished herself as a person of leadership and vision with AT&T. Lollie Ramirez-Bennett recently retired from AT&T with a long and distinguished career as the National CEO for Women of AT&T (WOA). Her retirement date of January 15, …
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Feb 03 2023
By TONY VINDELL Special to the NEWS Two new principals have been approved by the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees. Marcus Ysasi is now the new head at the high school while Dr. Lucas Gomez took the helm at La Paloma Elementary. The two came on board following a closed–door session …
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Feb 03 2023
Special to the NEWS The City of San Benito announced on Wednesday that Anibal Garcia was recently promoted to Assistant Public Works Director. Garcia, a veteran of the U.S. Navy, was hired as the City’s Capital Improvement Project Coordinator in July 2022 and currently serves as Interim Public Works Director. After his military service, where …
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