May 15 2015
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com When the majority of people speak of the most influential citizens in San Benito history, there are two names that unfailingly come up: Freddy Fender and Bobby Morrow. While those two icons have more than earned their place among San Benito lore, a third man has undoubtedly compiled enough …
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May 15 2015
By STEVEN RAY HERNANDEZ Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Simply put, the Health Science program at Los Fresnos High School just got a whole lot cooler. The program, which helps train students en route to getting their EMT certification, recently added a roughly $34,000 ambulance simulator, …
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May 13 2015
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com The cries for change within the SBCISD school board were heard loud and clear on Saturday, with two new candidates winning in overwhelming fashion and only one keeping her spot by the slightest of margins. The ballots for city commissioners also saw some change with one new commissioner to be …
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May 13 2015
NEWS Staff report The City of Rio Hondo made it clear that no change was needed for them after the reelection of Mayor Gustavo Olivares. The incumbent beat out the challenger, Alonzo Garza Sr., by a count of 232 to 151. “I thought the vote spoke for itself, the first time I only won by …
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May 13 2015
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com All his life, J.c. “kid” Guzman has been what most would call a go-getter. He played through a middle school football game with a cracked rib, made the San Benito varsity football team as a sophomore, and at about 140 pounds, became one of the top wide receivers in …
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May 11 2015
By ARMANDO GARZA SPECIAL to the NEWS A night after a hard-earned win at home, the San Benito Lady ’Hounds did it again Friday night, taking a 2-0 game over McAllen Memorial to sweep their Class 6A area round best-of-three series. San Benito (25-1) now will face either Laredo LBJ or Brownsville Veterans Memorial …
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May 10 2015
NEWS Staff Report In the wake of all the San Benito CISD budget controversy over the past few months, this election season had turned into one of the most heated this city had seen in quite some time. Well, it’s all over and now it’s time to see if the new candidates can help reform …
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May 09 2015
By STEVEN RAY HERNANDEZ Editor Editor@sbnewspaper.com In retrospect, most mothers should be making well over $100,000 a year, at least. Why? Well, because when you think about it, (as a kid) having a loving mother is almost like having a personal teacher, chef, nurse and therapist all balled up into one. Heck, P. Diddy …
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May 08 2015
By Mark Molina Thursday, May 7 was the National Day of Prayer. Many communities all over the country stopped to recognize the role that prayer played in the founding of this country. This article is not about that particular event. Rather, I want us to look at what is perspective of God as found …
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