Oct 28 2015
By KEVIN LEE LARA Special to the NEWS On Halloween night last season, the Greyhounds were poised to clinch the District 32-6A crown. With two games left in the season, San Benito could clinch the top spot with a win over Harlingen South. As zombies and ghosts flooded the streets, San Benito could taste …
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Oct 28 2015
By PETE BANDA STAFF WRITER REPORTER@SBNEWSPAPER.COM On March 1, 2005, the body of San Benito resident Alex Villarreal was found in a canal on the outskirts of town.Villarreal had been a witness to the murder of Juan Hernandez that occurred on October 1, 2004. He was scheduled to testify against Rene Garcia, who faced …
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Oct 28 2015
By PETE BANDA STAFF WRITER REPORTER@SBNEWSPAPER.COM Police are looking to question a local man who is facing possible third degree felony charges of Family Violence/Impeding Breath after he allegedly punched his girlfriend in the face during an argument. According to a police report, Arturo Garza got upset when his girlfriend asked him to leave their …
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Oct 28 2015
By PETE BANDA STAFF WRITER REPORTER@SBNEWSPAPER.COM The San Benito Greyhounds will be celebrating their homecoming game this Friday against Harlingen South. And as we all know, with a homecoming game comes a homecoming parade and this year is no different. Despite reports of possible rain, the San Benito CISD has no intention of cancelling Thursday’s …
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Oct 23 2015
By STEVEN RAY HERNANDEZ EDITOR EDITOR@SBNEWSPAPER.COM When Vanessa Balli asked her cousin Juanita Cruz to take a picture of the weather conditions at her home in Jamay Jalisco, Cruz’s brief reply described it all. “I can’t. It’s too windy and dark. I can’t see anything,” she responded through text late Friday evening. Balli, who …
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Oct 23 2015
By PETE BANDA STAFF WRITER REPORTER@SBNEWSPAPER.COM For those who thought the original traffic delays caused by Shafer Road’s construction were a nuisance, things just a got a whole lot worse. The first phase of the project was originally postponed due to City workers having to deal with the gas lines in the area. According to …
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Oct 23 2015
By PETE BANDA STAFF WRITER REPORTER@SBNEWSPAPER.COM A San Benito teenager is behind bars and will be facing first degree felony charges after allegedly biting off a piece of his 2-month-old son’s ear. Juvenal Morales, 17, is currently in Cameron County jail after he was given a $60,000 bond for injury to a child, according …
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Oct 21 2015
By PETE BANDA STAFF WRITER REPORTER@SBNEWSPAPER.COM While San Benito CISD Interim Superintendent Dr. Filomena Leo is currently handling all the day-to-day duties of the top position in the district, the school board is optimistic that they will have their new full-time superintendent ready to go when the calendar turns to January. According to a press …
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Oct 21 2015
By PETE BANDA STAFF WRITER REPORTER@SBNEWSPAPER.COM When Alejandro Lugo was in middle school, most of his athletic focus was on soccer. He had grown up playing it and felt he was pretty good at it. Then, his friends convinced him to join the football team. He hasn’t looked back since. “At first I …
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Oct 21 2015
By MONICA FONSECA Special to the NEWS A torrential down pour blanketed Bobby Morrow field during the Pigskin Jubilee this past Saturday night, but that didn’t necessarily put a damper on things. The rain marched in heavily, canceling the ceremonial presentation, but not before the Mighty Greyhound Band was able to pull off a …
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