Jan 20 2023
By PETE BANDA Special to the NEWS After a brutal start to its season, one that saw it drop seven of its first eight games, the San Benito Greyhound Varsity Basketball Team has gotten out to a perfect start to its district schedule. San Benito kicked off its 2023 slate of games with a thrilling …
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Jan 20 2023
By PETE BANDA Special to the NEWS With the girls’ basketball playoffs less than three weeks away, the San Benito Lady ’Hounds’ Varsity Basketball Team is already on the verge of clinching its first playoff spot since the 2017 season. With a whopping 21 wins in the first 30 games, San Benito has been on …
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Jan 20 2023
By RENE TORRES As WWII veterans returned home with perhaps deep physical and emotional scars inflicted by war, Valley communities were trying to ease the pain as they welcomed their boys with celebrations made for heroes. Port Isabel made merry with the ex-GIs as they attended church en masse for morning services; later had a …
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Jan 13 2023
Special to the NEWS On January 5, 2023, Cameron County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to Villafranco Rd. in San Benito, in reference to a burglary in progress. Prior to their arrival, deputies were advised by Cameron Dispatch that the homeowner had a suspect pinned down to the ground. According to a Cameron County Sherriff’s Office (CCSO) …
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Jan 13 2023
Special to the NEWS According to a statement by the City of San Benito and the San Benito Police Department (SBPD), at approximately 10:18 a.m. last Thursday, SBPD officers responded to the 400 block of Juarez St. in San Benito in reference to an individual in a grey passenger car firing a gun in the …
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Jan 13 2023
Special to the NEWS San Benito High School announced cheerleaders Denali Saucedo, Naveiah Sauseda, Cassandra Cruz and Kylie Garza represented their school and community during the recent New Year’s Day parade in London, England. The cheerleaders represented Varsity Spirit, the global leader in cheerleading, dance team, band apparel, camps, competitions, and a division of Varsity …
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Jan 13 2023
By DAVID LOPEZ Special to the NEWS San Benito CISD’s Curriculum Committee meeting on Tuesday began with its INICIOS Academies Schools of Choice presentations, where multiple schools presented the results of their INICIOS programs, including elementary schools Sullivan, Dr. Raul Garza STEAM Academy, and Ed Downs Fine Arts Academy. Up next, the Board of Trustees …
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Jan 13 2023
Special to the NEWS According to a Cameron County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) statement, on January 9, 2023, Cameron County Sheriff’s Deputies attempted to conduct a traffic stop on Southbound 77/Rancho Viejo area, on a sports motorcycle for an alleged speeding violation. According to the statement, the driver of the motorcycle allegedly refused to stop and …
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Jan 13 2023
ALEXANDREA BAILEY I have no doubt each individual audience member left El Paseo Art’s Foundation’s staged reading of Tuesdays with Morrie at the South Padre Island Convention Center this week, at least a little bit changed, if not completely. Before I continue this column, I feel it should be noted that I have not read …
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Jan 13 2023
By RENE TORRES Although Valley teams had played football under baseball lights, none had done so under regulation football lights. In 1934, San Benito made history as it bowed in a new era of night football. Resaca City was the first in the Rio Grande Valley to install regulation football lamps and in order to …
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