Dec 30 2020
By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com On Saturday, Dec. 19, the Rotary Club of San Benito held its last event of the year, dubbed, “Santa Claus is Cruising Through Town”. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this is the first time this event was organized. Typically, San Benito hosts its annual and extraordinarily popular Christmas parade, but the …
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Dec 30 2020
By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com The Boys & Girls Club of San Benito hosted its first community toy drive this year to give back to families this holiday season. “Many families aren’t going to have the opportunities that they’ve had in the past, so we’re able to put a smile onto one family, their kids, and …
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Dec 30 2020
By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com Ricardo Guerra won San Benito’s mayoral race as runoff elections for San Benito and Rio Hondo conclude. “I’d like to thank everyone who came out and voted for me, and I will do my best to represent the whole people, the city, San Benito first,” said Guerra in a video on …
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Dec 17 2020
NEWS Staff Report The Fun-N-Sun Conservative Retired Adult Bikers (CRABs) motorcycle club donated $7,445 to the San Benito Food Pantry on Monday Dec. 14. This is the 10th annual CRABs’ donation to the Food Pantry. The food drive was started by club member, Tom Whitmore and his wife, Carol. “In the past 10 years, our …
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Dec 17 2020
By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Cultural Heritage Museum is hosting its second annual exhibition of Castilian Roses in December, which opened Dec. 9 and continues until Jan. 29. The name of the exhibition, Castilian Roses in December, commemorates the story of La Virgen de Guadalupe’s appearance before Juan Diego. It is believed that …
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Dec 17 2020
By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Rotary Club completed two drives this December, a sock drive for children and a toy drive for children in Mexico. Both exceeded club goals. On Dec. 11, the San Benito Rotary Club finished its toy drive donated toys, clothes, treats, and sanitary masks, and more to a …
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Dec 17 2020
By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com With the upcoming runoff election on Saturday Dec. 19, San Benito mayoral candidates Celeste Sanchez and Ricardo Guerra are preparing to wrap up their campaigns, each hoping to represent the people of San Benito for the next term. Ricardo Guerra was born and raised in San Benito. He graduated from San …
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Dec 10 2020
NEWS STAFF REPORT A San Benito CISD maintenance worker suffered multiple lower extremity injuries after a fall from a ladder which occurred at San Benito High School just before Thanksgiving, according to the school district. On Nov. 24, 2020, a San Benito CISD Energy Management and HVAC Department employee, fell off a ladder at San …
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Dec 10 2020
By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com On Dec. 1, the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees held its regular meeting through zoom. Among the items discussed was the implementation of COVID-19 Rapid Testing. The implantation of COVID-19 Rapid Testing would include four phases with each phase building upon the previous, as explained during the meeting, meaning that …
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Dec 10 2020
By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com On Dec. 1, 2020 a San Benito City Commission meeting took place at city hall where the commission approved the purchase of new police SUVs and emergency equipment. The commission passed three considerations concerning to purchase emergency equipment for $54,094.40, including $158,275 for five utility SUVs, and five car radios for …
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