Apr 08 2022
By TONY VINDELL Special to the NEWS On Tuesday, April 5, San Benito Consolidated Independent School District’s administrative committee heard a presentation by a company that most likely will be hired to conduct the search for a new school district superintendent. Marian Strauss, a staffer with Austin-based Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) of Executive …
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Apr 08 2022
By DAVID LOPEZ & TONY VINDELL Special to the NEWS New interim SBCISD Superintendent of Schools, Teresa Servellon is finding herself on the receiving end of parental vitriol after the SBCISD administration eliminated varsity cheerleading tryout scores, resulting in all auditioning students to be admitted to the squad. This decision led to the disbanding of …
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Apr 01 2022
By PETE BANDA Special to the NEWS Despite narrowly missing out on a surprise playoff birth, the Lady ’Hound basketball team managed to put together an impressive season that undoubtedly gained them respect across the Valley. While boasting one of the youngest starting lineups in team history, San Benito finished the season in fifth place …
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Apr 01 2022
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@sbnewspaper.com San Benito City Commission convened a regular meeting on Tuesday March 15 inside the San Benito Municipal Building. San Benito Mayor Ricardo ‘Rick’ Guerra announced that Cameron County reached out to the commissioners with information on two upcoming projects occurring in the city. One project will be on Sam Houston Blvd., …
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Apr 01 2022
Special to the NEWS On Monday, March 28, 2022, the City of San Benito finalized the lineup for the annual Hog Waddle Concert, which is set for Saturday, May 14 at the San Benito Fairgrounds. Country music sensation Kevin Fowler will headline this fun, family event, along with musical performances by Los Texmaniacs Featuring Augie …
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Apr 01 2022
By RENE TORRES Special to the NEWS In 1949, reporter Lenore Uribe introduced the public to an “angel” that lived amongst the people. The story she wrote and published in, “The Brownsville Herald” acquainted the readership of then to the charity work of Mrs. J. A. Bennett, who was — by all accounts — an …
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Apr 01 2022
By TONY VINDELL Special to the NEWS The City of Weslaco has hired an interim city manager, bypassing the sole application submitted by San Benito City Manager Manuel De La Rosa. De La Rosa was the sole applicant after Dan Serna, a former city manager with the city of Harlingen, withdrew his name. Both of …
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Apr 01 2022
By DAVID LOPEZ Special to the NEWS On March 23, Los Fresnos police responded to calls of a man lying on the road with injuries near Highway 100. Los Fresnos Police Chief Hector Gonzales identified the man as 22-year-old Julio Cesar Gutierrez, Jr. from Los Fresnos. The body was found on the 3300 block of …
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Apr 01 2022
By TONY VINDELL Special to the NEWS It has been years since the residents of San Benito noticed any increases in their water and sewer rates even though the cost of getting the utilities has been among the highest in the Rio Grande Valley. That could soon change as the city council is trying to …
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Apr 01 2022
By PETE BANDA Special to the NEWS While the City of San Benito has several claims to fame, including being the hometown of both an Olympic gold medalist and a member of the Texas Music Walk of Fame, perhaps the most notoriety comes from being the birthplace of Conjunto Music. In fact, the Texas Conjunto …
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