May 29 2017
News Staff Report A single vehicle accident took the life of a former San Benito High School graduate over this past weekend. Ashley Marie Nava, a 24-year-old San Benito native, was pronounced dead on the scene after crashing into a utility pole in Harlingen early Saturday morning. According to a press release from the Harlingen …
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May 26 2017
Special to the News Hilda G. Rendon has been unanimously appointed by the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees to serve as the district’s Acting Superintendent effective Friday, June 9. Trustees appointed Rendon to serve in that capacity during a Special Board Meeting held on the evening of Wednesday, May 24. “I am very humbled …
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May 19 2017
By Houston Van Nest Special to the News On Monday, May 15, San Benito officers responded to a call at the apartments on Wild Olive Circle regarding a verbal dispute. According to the police report, when officers arrived on the scene they spoke to the victim’s mother, who disclosed to them alarming text messages she …
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May 18 2017
By Pete Banda Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com On Tuesday, a major shift in power took place in San Benito. At a regular board meeting, Ben Gomez was sworn in as the Mayor of the City while Carol Lynn Sanchez took the oath to officially become a commissioner. Both Gomez and Sanchez won their races in impressive …
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May 12 2017
By Pete Banda Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The City of Rio Hondo may be one of the smallest in all of Cameron County, but that has not stopped its citizens from achieving some of the greatest honors in sports. From producing one of the few Hispanic athletes to win a starting job in the NFL to …
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May 12 2017
By Pete Banda Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com In what would qualify as a bit of a political surprise, citizens here voted for a change, electing San Benito native and SBCISD Parent Educator Ben Gomez as their new Mayor in the latest election. The vote, which resulted in Gomez garnering 1,108 votes to current Mayor Celeste Sanchez’s …
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May 05 2017
By Pete Banda Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com There has simply been no team in the Valley better than the Lady ’Hounds softball team over the last five years. They’ve been to the State Final Four twice and haven’t lost more than six games in a single season over that time span. Despite switching coaches for the …
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May 05 2017
By Sierra Flores Special to the News It was a warm and early Saturday morning as over 2,000 spectators and 28 competitors came out to attend the first annual Resaca City Kayak Regatta held at the Heavin Resaca Trail Park. Racers and visitors came from all areas including Austin, Laredo, South Padre Island, and more …
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May 02 2017
Special to the News The San Benito Naval Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) represented San Benito High School and San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy at the 2017 American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life event held the La Feria Lions Stadium. Since the beginning of April, the NJROTC cadets had been collecting donations at the …
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May 01 2017
By Luis Arreola III Special to the News The Lady Hounds took on the Edinburg Vela Lady Sabercats in a best of 3 series over the weekend for a spot at in the second round of the playoffs. On Friday, the Lady Hounds opened the series with a home game. At the end of …
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