Mar 11 2022
By PETE BANDA Special to the NEWS Despite being less than a month into their season, the San Benito baseball team has already had a full season’s worth of ups and downs. Just days after sweeping the First Annual San Benito Baseball Classic Tournament, going 5-0 to claim the gold, the ’Hounds were dismantled by …
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Mar 11 2022
By PETE BANDA Special to the NEWS After seeing their 10-game win streak come to a halt last week, the San Benito Lady ’Hounds got back on track with two impressive victories this week. San Benito dominated Raymondville in a non-district clash to the tune of 10-0 last Thursday, then took it a step further …
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Mar 04 2022
Special to the NEWS The City of San Benito Cultural Arts Department (CAD) announced this week its latest exhibition, “Aquí Descansaba” in which Brownsville artist Jessie Burciaga tackles the topic of grief, specifically the disappearance of a loved one. The solo-exhibition is on display through April 15, 2022 at the San Benito Cultural Heritage Museum …
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Mar 04 2022
By TONY VINDELL Special to the NEWS Country singer Kevin Fowler is set to highlight the San Benito Hog Waddle Concert. The San Benito City Commission approved a live performance agreement with Fowl Ball Touring Inc. to have the Amarillo singer-songwriter, who has been on the Billboard Hot County Song chart. for an upcoming concert …
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Mar 04 2022
By TONY VINDELL Special to the NEWS Entering a contract with local vendors was one of the items the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District Finance Committee heard and discussed at Tuesday’s March 1 meeting. Vicki Perez, the district’s assistant superintendent of finance & operations, said their office has a list of businesses that …
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Mar 04 2022
By DAVID LOPEZ Special to the NEWS Guadalupe “Lupi” Andrade became the first female Lieutenant in the San Benito Police Department’s history last Thursday after nearly 30 years in law enforcement. A San Benito native, Andrade, began her career in law enforcement in 1992 and joined the SBPD in 1994 as a Reserve Officer. Two …
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Feb 25 2022
By TONY VINDELL Special to the NEWS The 2022 Los Fresnos Rodeo and Cameron County Livestock Show & Fair broke attendance records, bringing smiles to the organizers of both events. “We had more people than ever before during each of the three rodeos,” Mark Millum, a committee member, said Sunday. “We have never broke attendance …
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Feb 25 2022
By PETE BANDA Special to the NEWS For nearly 50 years, John Garcia has been searching for ways to serve his community. The Chicago native signed up for the Army at 18 years old and spent the next 22 years in the service. After a six year stint with the El Paso Police Department, Garcia …
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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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