Jul 12 2016
Staff Report Every year, as football season slowly creeps back into our lives, the San Benito News gets you prepared by releasing our yearly RGV Football Preview. We will have a rundown of every team in the Valley, with an extra focus on local teams San Benito, Rio Hondo, Los Fresnos, Port Isabel, and both …
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Jul 08 2016
By: Daniel Mares Special to the News The newly formed Los Indios Police Department captured its first criminal on Tuesday, July 5. Marvin Barron, a Los Indios resident, was arraigned on four misdemeanor charges and one state jail felony. The charges are as listed, possession of drug paraphernalia – class C misdemeanor, criminal mischief – …
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Jul 08 2016
By: Javier De La Fuente Special to the News On July 7, 2016, the San Benito Consolidated School District and the Amador R. Rodriguez Juvenile Boot Camp hosted its After School Summer Camp Open House. The center’s afterschool program is unique in that it provides challenging and rigorous academic enrichment opportunities along with vocational …
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Jul 07 2016
Staff Report According to a press release from San Benito Public Relations Director Martha McClain, San Benito spent most of the day on Thursday hosting Daniel Torres Espinoza, Mayor-elect of the City of Valle Hermoso. Other representatives of the office are expected to accompany him. Mr. Torres apparently asked to meet with City of San Benito officials to discuss …
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Jul 02 2016
By: Pete Banda Managing Editor Editor@sbnewspaper.com Interim Police Chief Michael Galvan said rescue divers with the Brownsville Fire Department are currently assisting with the search for a possible body in the Resaca. Although police say witnesses’ accounts have varied, officers are currently canvasing the area outside of the water for the individual they believe …
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Jul 01 2016
On July 4, 1776, thirteen colonies claimed their independence from England, an event which eventually led to the formation of the United States. As a result, every Fourth of July, Americans around the Country celebrate this historic event and nationally recognized holiday with family cookouts and massive firework displays. Some local citizens gave a little …
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Jul 01 2016
For decades, the majority of Valley high school football teams have struggled to get past the third round of the playoffs. In fact, last year’s Greyhound team was only the second group from San Benito to reach the regional round of the State playoffs in the last 50 years. Some people say the teams north …
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Jul 01 2016
[slideshow_deploy id=’21130′]The late Charles Robinson’s work was celebrated this past weekend at the San Benito Library. It was the fourth annual Charles Robinson Day and the second held at the San Benito Library. Robinson, who died in 2012, wrote 33 books and had his first book published at the young age of 14. He also …
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Jun 21 2016
By STEVEN RAY HERNANDEZ Managing Editor Editor@sbnewspaper.com Surveillance footage led local police agencies to a Harlingen residence last week where two men were arrested in connection with a robbery that occurred at Garza furniture and Las Cazuela’s here in San Benito last Wednesday. According to a press release issued by the San Benito Police Department, …
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Jun 17 2016
By STEVEN RAY HERNANDEZ Managing Editor Editor@sbnewspaper.com There’s a famous quote that says, “Good things come to those who wait.” It’s a quote that Michael and Yvette Cruz of San Benito and Harlingen know all too well. In fact, it’s a quote of faith that they’ve practically lived and stood by for nearly the last …
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