Dec 09 2022
By PETE BANDA Special to the NEWS LA FERIA—The Lady ’Hounds’ varsity basketball team continued its head turning start to the season by capturing its first tournament championship last week. San Benito turned in a dominant performance at La Feria’s annual Tommy Wiseman Tournament, going 4-0 with victories over Roma, Sharyland, La Feria, and Pioneer. …
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Dec 09 2022
By RENE TORRES After WWI, the craving for sports grew just like the consumption for liquor did as well. The roaring twenties was the decade of progress, prohibition, jazz, speakeasies and a period that also saw a tremendous growth in the popularity of sports. Boxing led the way; the largest crowd and biggest moneymaker occurred …
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Dec 02 2022
By RENE TORRES On Dec. 7, 1941, life in the United States was interrupted by Japan and the attack on Pearl Harbor. After this point, people prepared to live with less of everything that made up their daily lives. One historian wrote: “Citizens wondered if there would be enough to eat when soldiers needed food …
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Dec 02 2022
By PETE BANDA Special to the NEWS After dropping five of their first six game to open the season, the Lady ’Hounds basketball team have won nine of their last 10, including a 76-5 thumping of the PSJA North Lady Raiders last week. San Benito will hope to continue their winning ways on December 6 …
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Dec 02 2022
By PETE BANDA Special to the NEWS The San Benito Greyhounds saw their miraculous season come to an end last week when the undefeated defending state champion Austin Westlake Chaparrals delivered a 44-7 knockout blow to the Purple and Gold. Despite the loss, San Benito undoubtedly gained respect across the state with their gritty defensive …
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Dec 02 2022
By GABRIEL CANTU TSTC Communications Learning about aviation pioneers such as the Wright Brothers, along with Charlie Taylor, the mechanic who helped build and maintain some of the Wrights’ engines and airplanes, provided the initial spark that got Texas State Technical College student Carlos Garcia interested in aircraft and flying. Little did the San Benito …
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Dec 02 2022
By TONY VINDELL Special to the NEWS A financial audit of the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District shows that the district is in good standing. The report, prepared by the accounting firm of Carr, Riggs and Ingram, was presented by Matthew Montemayor during a special board of trustees meeting held Tuesday, Nov. 22. It …
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Dec 02 2022
By DAVID LOPEZ Special to the NEWS Growing up in an environment where fundraising and helping charities was something his father did often, nine-year-old Victor Manuel Gonzalez III knew he could make a difference. The now third-grade student of Ed Down Fine Arts Academy began his charity efforts in Kindergarten when he decided to organize …
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Dec 02 2022
Special to the NEWS WASHINGTON, D.C. —Music icon and local San Benito legend Baldemar Huerta, professionally and better known as Freddy Fender, received a posthumous honor this week as members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) nominated a number of musical works for inclusion in the National Recording Registry, Fender’s being among them. This week, …
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Dec 02 2022
Special to the NEWS The Second Annual Christmas at the Park event is slated for Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022 at Rotary Park, adjacent to the Callandret Black History Museum, 305 Doherty St., San Benito. The event is organized by the Rotary Club of San Benito, a civic organization, and is open to the community. The …
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