Apr 29 2022
By PETE BANDA Special to the NEWS After a successful first season back in San Benito, one that saw the Lady ’Hounds compile their most wins since the 2018 season, Head Coach Elias Martinez is now preparing his team for a one-game playoff with district 31-6A champion PSJA North. The Lady Raiders have been the …
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Apr 29 2022
Editor’s note: Moments in Time is a collection of published briefs that highlight the history of the Rio Grande Valley. Steve Hathcock is a local historian. By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the NEWS Bodies of 49 men exhumed at Isabella The work of exhuming the bones of soldiers buried here during the Mexican war, in …
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Apr 29 2022
By TONY VINDELL Special to the NEWS A new pavilion and shoreline restoration are the latest projects at the Adolph Thomae Jr Park in Arroyo City. The two plans were announced during a ground breaking ceremony held Monday, April 25, along the bank of the Arroyo Colorado. The 40-by-48-feet pavilion will cost about $200,000, while …
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Apr 29 2022
Special to the NEWS The Resaca City’s own, Isela Munoz will advance to the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference to be held later this summer. He is among a number of Texas State Technical College (TSTC) students who, as SkillsUSA gold medalists, will advance to the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference that will …
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Apr 29 2022
By RAY QUIROGA publisher@sbnewspaper.com Current and former San Benito Police Officers reunited at San Benito’s El Gallito Restaurant last Wednesdays in an effort to not only reconnect but to also honor those SBPD officers who have passed over the years. The reunion brought together SBPD alum dating back to the 1970s and was primarily the …
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Apr 29 2022
By TONY VINDELL Special to the NEWS The first workshop to discuss the 2022-23 budget for the San Benito Independent Consolidated School District was held this week. Trustees heard a dismaying report on a declining student population as they began to look into the district finances before adopting the budget by the end of June. …
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Apr 29 2022
By DAVID LOPEZ Special to the NEWS Last Thursday, Cameron County held an online public meeting that brought together its smaller jurisdictions and gathered public input for its Amended Hazard Mitigation Plan. Consultant H2O Partners, Inc. conducted a preliminary risk assessment for the participating jurisdictions, including Indian Lake, La Feria, Laguna Vista, Los Fresnos, Port …
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Apr 22 2022
By PETE BANDA Special to the NEWS Despite a valiant effort down the stretch, the San Benito Lady ’Hounds were unable to complete a comeback bid in their season finale, falling to the top ranked Weslaco Lady Panthers, 10-8. With the loss, San Benito is locked into the fourth seed in District 32-6A and will …
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Apr 22 2022
M. KATHY RAINES Throngs of noisy, migrating male yellow-headed blackbirds, heads and chests aglow in the setting sun, descended upon limbs and open swaths of lawn to forage for seeds and insects at the South Padre Island Convention Center last April. I can hardly wait to see them again. Our wondrous spring fall-out—during which fatigued …
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Apr 22 2022
By TONY VINDELL Special to the NEWS An annual comprehensive financial report for the City of San Benito shows the municipality as being in good standing due to its fiscal management. A report prepared by the accounting firm of Cascos & Associates shows the city making more than $703,000 in revenues over than what was …
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