Aug 05 2022
By PETE BANDA Special to the NEWS With the summer days winding down, the Rio Hondo community has one more major event before the start of the school year, and it’s one week away. The fourth annual Bridgefest is set for Saturday, August 13 in Rio Hondo, and this year is shaping up to be …
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Aug 05 2022
By TONY VINDELL Special to the NEWS The City of San Benito is now under Stage 2 of its water conservation plan and residents should start making plans to follow through. The council approved the implementation of Ordinance Number 2376 during Tuesday’s Aug. 2 meeting. City Manager Manuel De las Rosa said he hopes the …
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Aug 05 2022
By DAVID LOPEZ Special to the NEWS Former boxer and living legend Abel Fonseca II has been fighting another battle with his health after beating cancer more than two years ago. The former trainer has been battling graft vs host disease (GvHD) from the blood transfusion he received from his brother, Tyler, in 2019. GvHD …
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Aug 05 2022
By DAVID LOPEZ Special to the NEWS The federal government is demanding San Benito CISD pay back $780,000 in ESSER II funds for mismanaging funds. Contrary to media reports published last week stating the district was fined by the federal government, San Benito CISD Public Relations Director Isabel Gonzalez said in an email Tuesday that …
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Aug 05 2022
Special to the NEWS According to a statement issued by the City of San Benito, on Saturday, July 30, 2022, at approximately 10:30 p.m., San Benito Police Officers responded to the 1100 Block of W. Business 77 in reference to a three-vehicle crash. Upon arrival, the statement went on to read, officers discovered that the …
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Aug 05 2022
By PETE BANDA Special to the NEWS Over the last few years, San Benito High School has seen a steady rise in kids parlaying their athletic prowess into scholarships to continue their sports careers at the next level. With the new school year right around the corner, one more name was added to the ever …
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Aug 05 2022
By DAVID LOPEZ Special to the NEWS An 18-year-old woman from San Benito was charged with the murder of her newborn infant in Nunn, Colorado, according to a press release from the Weld County District Attorney’s office. Leiyla Marissa Cepeda was arrested and charged last June with two counts of first-degree murder. Cepeda was 17-years-old …
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Jul 29 2022
By RENE TORRES The attack on Pearl Harbor plunged the United States into World War II. Soon after, rationing was a way of life and Americans had to learn to live with less of everything that made up their daily lives. Although America’s game took a back seat during the conflict, it did not go …
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Jul 29 2022
Special to the NEWS The San Benito Public Library, in cooperation with the EFNEP of Cameron County and Texas A&M Agrilife Extension, is currently presenting the Healthy Heroes Program. Lessons, which began July 25, 2022, are held every Monday, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. The program will run for six lessons, each lasting 30 minutes …
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Jul 29 2022
Special to the NEWS Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is reminding Texas shoppers they can save money on clothes and school supplies during the state’s sales tax holiday on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 5-7. State law exempts sales tax on qualified items — such as clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks — priced below $100, …
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