Feb 25 2022
By DAVID LOPEZ Special to the NEWS Last Tuesday, the Boys’ & Girls’ Club of San Benito sustained major wind damage to its pavilion roof, leading the Club to close for the remainder of the week. The 50 mph winds that caused the pavilion’s closing last week also led to the City of San Benito …
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Feb 22 2022
NEWS Staff Report Socorro Independent School District named current San Benito CISD Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Nate Carman as the lone finalist for that district’s superintendent position during the West Texas school district’s board of trustees’ meeting on Monday, Feb. 21. Because state law requires a 21-day waiting period after a finalist is announced before …
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Feb 18 2022
By TONY VINDELL Coming from a modest background does not necessarily mean one has to live in the dump, but that is how a half dozen residents of La Paloma feel today. They said the street in front of their dwellings is one of the worst in Cameron County and no one is paying attention …
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Feb 18 2022
From one year in a foster home to teen pregnancy, it wasn’t always clear to Jovita Viveros that college was in her future, but Texas Southmost College has made it possible, and now she is on her way to becoming the first college graduate in her family. The 20-year-old is a student in TSC’s Medical …
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Feb 18 2022
Special to the NEWS Texas State Technical College keeps up to date with the latest technologies, such as those commemorated on Feb. 16 of each year on Innovation Day that will benefit students for success. TSTC’s Biomedical Equipment Technology program recently incorporated into its curriculum a Stryker Tower, which provides visualization and documentation for various …
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Feb 18 2022
Special to the NEWS It was a sad day for the community in 2007 when Dolly Vinsant Memorial Hospital closed its doors in San Benito. After a few years, the building was sold, and in April 2013, when Southwest Key Program renovated the facility to accommodate the children in residence, the Dolly Vinsant Memorial Hospital …
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Feb 11 2022
By DAVID LOPEZ Special to the NEWS Former SBHS student Gabriella Beltran from the class of 2017 recently found herself performing every night for two weeks in Tucson for the musical production of “Wicked.” In late January, the “Wicked” touring company arrived in Tucson, where Beltran is working on her master’s degree. Looking for local …
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Feb 11 2022
By DAVID LOPEZ Special to the NEWS The San Benito Chamber of Commerce welcomed its new director last December. Phoebe Paz, 20, is a Texas Southmost College Junior studying Economics & Finance. She will be transferring to UTRGV next fall and plans to graduate in 2023. Paz has been with the Chamber since last August, …
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Feb 11 2022
By LEO RODRIGUEZ Special to the NEWS “Always make your good better and your better the best.” That is a quotation attributed to Melissa Dotson Betts. In an era when schools were segregated and black children were not allowed to attend classes beyond eighth grade, Melissa Dotson Betts, a black educator from San Benito, was …
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Nov 18 2021
By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com The Edinburg Vela Sabercats defeated the San Benito Greyhounds, 17-7 during their bi-district playoff football game on Thursday, Nov. 11. The ’Hounds scored during the first quarter but had trouble getting into the endzone the remainder of the game. Near the end of the first quarter, the ’Hounds scored a touchdown …
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