Nov 09 2018
By FREDDY JIMENEZ editor@sbnewspaper.com On Tuesday, the San Benito Funeral Home hosted its first Veteran’s Resource Fair, in which former military service members were honored and welcomed to participate and gather information on veteran’s affairs. The ceiling chandelier was brightly lit, the designated room was lined with chairs, and different flags representing each military branch …
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Nov 09 2018
By J. NOEL ESPINOZA Special to the NEWS After weeks of evading or refusing to answer media questions regarding the contract status of Assistant Superintendent Dr. Kevin Phillips, the News filed a Freedom of Information (FOIA) request with officials of the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District. The request was sent to Superintendent Nate Carman, …
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Nov 09 2018
By TAMARA LONGORIA Special to the News Last week, 22-year old San Benito native Alexander Monreal was involved in a traffic incident in Florida. Monreal was pronounced dead at Fort Walton Beach Medical Hospital on November 1. According to his family, Monreal was working in Florida after Hurricane Michael had struck and caused calamity to …
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Nov 09 2018
By FREDDY JIMENEZ editor@sbnewspaper.com After 20 years of service to the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District (SBCISD), Celia Longoria, now former Director of Public Relations resigned Wednesday morning, just a day after voters approved a $40 million bond initiative set forth by the district. Several sources within the district said that Longoria was called …
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Nov 09 2018
By FREDDY JIMENEZ editor@sbnewspaper.com After 29 years of being located at the Castillo building on East Stenger Street, the San Benito Food Pantry has relocated to Living Stone Family Church. The move came after Castillo Building owner Elia Castillo received numerous complaints from other renters about the pantry regarding horrendous odors and the presence of …
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Nov 09 2018
By FREDDY JIMENEZ editor@sbnewspaper.com Election Day came and went, and after many weeks of heated debate, the San Benito CISD’s proposed Bond Election for $40 million passed, receiving 54.30% (3,496) of the vote, compared to 45.70% (2,942) against. The Bond Election proposes $40 million to go toward three new amenities, which include: a $5 million …
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Nov 09 2018
By DAVID LOPEZ Special to the News Agreements between the City and Varco Real Estate were approved during Tuesday’s City Commission Meeting for a new multi-million-dollar, mixed-use commercial development. It was the final step in a 22-month long process that will result in the construction of a resaca-front retail-office-restaurant project scheduled to begin March 2019. …
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Nov 09 2018
The Inside Scoop Ray Quiroga publisher@sbnewspaper.com NOVEMBER 9-15, 2018 Longtime SBCISD Public Relations Director, Celia Longoria did not resign from her post after 20 years of service to the district. Nor was she fired. She was pushed out. She was called, under a false pretense, to what she thought was a personnel meeting where …
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Nov 07 2018
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Nov 06 2018
By Freddy Jimenez editor@sbnewspaper.com As of 11:09 p.m., according to a Cameron County Elections Department report, the San Benito CISD Bond Election proposed for $40 million dollars has the favored majority of 3,492 (54.29%) votes. Those against the bond compose a 2,940 (45.71%) vote. The majority favored Bond Election proposes $40 million dollars for …
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