Feb 03 2023
By DAVID LOPEZ Special to the NEWS This Friday is San Benito Public Library Director Gerardo “Gerry” Salazar’s last day in office. Salazar served as director for 13 years and plans to spend some needed time at home following his retirement. “My favorite thing about working at the library was having the opportunity to have …
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Feb 03 2023
By PETE BANDA Special to the NEWS Despite a late season rut that has seen them drop three of their last four contests, the Lady ’Hounds basketball team still looks poised to make their first playoff game since the 2017 season. Despite back-to-back lopsided defeats, San Benito is currently sitting in the final playoff spot …
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Feb 03 2023
By PETE BANDA With just a handful of games left in the season, the San Benito Greyhound basketball team has asserted itself as the cream of the crop in District 32-6A and have already begun to lap the competition. With a thrilling 43-36 steamrolling of the Harlingen Cardinals in front of a packed home crowd, …
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Feb 03 2023
By DAVID LOPEZ Special to the NEWS The San Benito Public Library is debuting a new astronomy program next Tuesday, Feb. 7, from 5-6 p.m., featuring hands-on activities and astronomy-related presentations. The subject matter is appropriate for students in fourth grade and above and will take place every first Tuesday of every month from 5-6 …
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Feb 03 2023
Special to the NEWS According to a Cameron County Sheriff’s Office statement, on January 27, 2023, a Cameron County Sheriff Deputy was dispatched to Gateway International Bridge, in reference to a male with an active warrant. Upon arrival, the deputy made contact with U.S. Customs Agents who had Humberto Velasquez, a Los Fresnos resident, detained …
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Feb 03 2023
NEWS Staff Report LOS FREBNOS—The Cameron County District Clerk’s Office will host a Passport Fair in Los Fresnos on Sat., Feb.. 11, 2023. The event will take place between 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Los Fresnos City Hall, 520 E. Ocean Blvd., Los Fresnos. The event is open to the public. For appointments, call (956) 544-0886 …
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Feb 03 2023
By RENE TORRES National Aluminum Week meant that pots, pans trays, pitchers, kettles and a variety of household utensils were critical in the war effort and each Valley community was expected to contribute to the effort. Texas Governor W. Lee O’Daniel reminded his fellow Texans that each family should donate from five-eighths to three fourths …
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Jan 27 2023
By DAVID LOPEZ Special to the NEWS The Texas Conjunto Music Hall of Fame and Museum has slated its grand opening for Feb. 18 at 3:30 p.m., in conjunction with Market Days, on historic Robertson Street. The Hall’s new home is now the iconic Aztec Building on 402 W. Robertson St., adjacent to the Resaca. …
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Jan 27 2023
NEWS Staff Report The 2023 Sonny Brazil Classic Livestock Show is set for this Saturday, January 28, 2023 at San Benito CISD’s Veterans Memorial Academy Sonny Brazil Agricultural Science Complex, 2115 N. Oscar Williams Rd. in San Benito. The event, sponsored by the San Benito Future Farmers of America (FFA), is a precursor to the …
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Jan 27 2023
Special to the NEWS According to a prepared statement by the Cameron County Sherrif’s Office, on January 18, 2023, a Cameron County Sheriff Deputy conducted a traffic stop on a Ford Escape, at the intersection of Frontage and Williams Rd. in San Benito. Upon making contact with the driver, she was identified as Consuelo Ambriz, …
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