Dec 08 2015
Special to the NEWS The City of San Benito is gearing up for a blast from the past this Saturday when the 65th Annual San Benito Parade of Lights rolls into town with their “Rocking 50’s” theme. According to San Benito Public Affairs Coordinator Martha McClain, this year’s parade might end up as the busiest …
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Dec 08 2015
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com This past Saturday, the San Benito City Commission held a special meeting to interview seven remaining candidates for the City Manager spot, with a final decision expected to come sometime within the next week. Out of a pool that started out with 20 applicants, the Commission narrowed it down …
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Dec 08 2015
By STEVEN RAY HERNANDEZ EDITOR EDITOR@SBNEWSPAPER.COM A motorcycle accident that occurred early Tuesday morning has left one San Benito man dead and his wife injured. According to Judge Guadalupe Ayala, his brother David Ayala, was killed in a single-vehicle accident just after 1:00 a.m. last night while traveling down Stenger Road behind H-E-B. His …
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Dec 04 2015
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito CISD Department of Special Education held their ninth annual Motor Activity Training Program (MATP) this past Wednesday in the Veterans Memorial Gym. MATP is designed for individuals who have severe limitations that prevent them from participating in the Special Olympics. The event started with …
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Dec 04 2015
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com In an effort to bring more traffic to the Los Indios Free Trade Bridge, and in turn boost revenue for the City, The Harlingen-San Benito Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), along with the Secretary of State’s Office, and Cameron County officials, have started the process of bringing new cold storage …
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Dec 04 2015
By STEVEN RAY HERNANDEZ Editor Editor@sbnewspaper.com It was the Holiday season, and we had just been released for Christmas break. I was seven years old at the time. I was outside playing some random game that the neighborhood kids and I invented (as was customary in my days); when, all of a sudden a huge, …
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Dec 02 2015
By STEVEN RAY HERNANDEZ Editor Editor@sbnewspaper.com Two men are on the loose after robbing Rosie’s Grocery Store at gun point last night in San Benito. According to police, just before midnight Tuesday, two Hispanic males wearing masks and gloves ran in and pointed a gun at a store clerk and demanded money. They were …
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Dec 02 2015
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com Almost seven months ago, the San Benito City Commission and the San Benito Economic Development Corporation (EDC) announced their plans to bring a new $19 million hotel and conference center to San Benito. In their initial announcement, contractors said they would be able to break ground on the new …
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Dec 02 2015
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com Los Fresnos Police are currently investigating an accident that left one man dead and another in the hospital. The LFPD, along with local fire and e.m.s. departments, were responding to a 9-1-1 call at approximately 4:30 in the morning on Sunday, November 29, about a vehicle in the …
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Dec 02 2015
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com A San Benito man is facing charges of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute after a Cameron County Deputy found 27.5 kilos, or almost 60 pounds, of cocaine in his truck. David Lopez, 33, is currently sitting in Cameron County after failing to post a …
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