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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Apr 22 2022
By SANDRA TUMBERLINSON Museums of San Benito As volunteers waited for members of the Antique Cars of America to arrive for a tour of the Museums of San Benito in the Community Building on April 1, 2022, I noticed this stocky man in a white western hat, black Guayabera Mexican shirt and cowboy boots walking …
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Apr 22 2022
Special to the NEWS The City of San Benito’s annual Trash Bash will be held from 7 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at the City Service Center located at 925 W. Stenger St. This free event gives San Benito residents the opportunity to bring items they may want to dispose, including brush, …
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