By TONY VINDELL Special to the NEWS Oct. 1 kicks off the new fiscal year for the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District, and with it, a number of changes have been made for the district of some 9,000-plus students. First and foremost, residents will be getting a break in their next property taxes as …
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Sep 30 2022
Native earns top directing honors at film fest
By PETE BANDA Special to the NEWS By the time he was seven-years-old, Dylan Hensley was making a habit of filming most family events with his parents’ handheld video camera. With a supportive family whose only demand was not to tape over any previous recordings, Hensley’s passion for filmmaking grew each year and eventually evolved …
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Sep 30 2022
County readies for election
TONY VINDELL Special to the NEWS Election Day is less than 40 days away and voter turnout is expected to be high. Remi Garza, the elections administrator in Cameron County, said more than 206,000 people have registered to vote and the last day to do so is Oct. 11. He also said early voting will …
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Sep 30 2022
Trevino responds to sheriff
By TONY VINDELL Special to the NEWS Cameron County Judge Eddie Trevino Jr. is responding to County Sheriff Eric Garza’s claims that his department has been cut from funding because of politics. “We have the responsibility to respond to the sheriff comments about reducing his office resources,” Trevino said during a press conference held Tuesday, …
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Sep 30 2022
Lopez offers rebuttal to district’s report
DAVID LOPEZ Special to the NEWS The release of San Benito CISD’s independent forensic audit compiled by Weaver and Tidwell L.L.P. showed to the new school board and district community that there were issues with the practices of the previous board and Superintendent Nate Carman. Among these issues were paying companies tens of thousands of …
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Sep 23 2022
Lipstick helped win WWII, provided femininity
By RENE TORRES Although lipstick admittedly contributed on a small scale to the war effort, women, in those times, were expected to be as feminine during the World War II era as they did prior to the conflict. Perhaps lipstick did not untangle the knots of despair of the afflicted soldier, but it provided hope …
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Sep 23 2022
Hounds clobber Patriots in 53-7 victory
By PETE BANDA Special to the NEWS The San Benito Greyhounds continued to roll with another non-district blowout victory last Friday night. The Greyhounds were dominant from start to finish and ended with a 53-7 win over the Mission Veteran Patriots that pushed their non-district winning streak to eight games and gives them a 4-0 …
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Sep 23 2022
SBCISD, RHISD students complete JCRP
Special to the NEWS A total of 140 students representing 25 area school districts recently graduated from the Junior Clinical Research Program (JCRP), a partnership between DHR Health, and Region One ESC. Rio Hondo and San Benito school district were among those participating in the program. Over the course of the summer, students and educators …
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Sep 23 2022
90-year-old man dies from bee attack
By DAVID LOPEZ Special to the NEWS RIO HONDO—A 90-year-old man died after being attacked by bees on his property, stated a press release from the Rio Hondo Police Department. Last Tuesday, the man in question was mowing his lawn when he disturbed an old boat in his yard, which he did not know contained …
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Sep 23 2022
STMF highlights entertaining weekend
NEWS Staff Report The South Texas Music Festival, featuring talented music groups Sunny Sauceda y Todo Eso, Texas Evolution, Grupo Naval, and headliners La Mafia, is slated for this weekend at W.H. Heavin Memorial Park located in the heart of San Benito, along the Resaca City’s famed Resaca trail. Chart-topping, Grammy Award-winning Tejano band, La …
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