May 08 2015
By STEVEN RAY HERNANDEZ EDITOR editor@sbnewspaper.com Local business owner Israel Gonzalez senior is thankful he wasn’t at work cutting the grass Wednesday evening. That’s because if he was, there’s a pretty good chance he would have been toppled over by a huge stack of bricks that came crashing down from the building that neighbors …
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May 08 2015
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com Another SBCISD employee was terminated this week, however this time it was immediate and not for reason’s concerning the district’s budget. After making what she referred to as just an “honest mistake,” Human Resource Clerk Minerva V. Lopez, who had been with the district for over 20 years, was fired …
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May 08 2015
News Staff Report The Brownsville bomb squad had to be called in to San Benito Wednesday night after witnesses said they heard a strange ticking coming from a Santa Muerte statue in the middle of the street near Pennsylvania and Yost road “The bomb squad placed a small detonator on it so they could blow …
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May 06 2015
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com After a week of walking on eggshells since last week’s announcement that some employees would be facing unemployment, a list of 37 names was finally reveled at a special school board meeting on Monday. Superintendent Dr. Marc A. Puig read off his list of identified names to the school board …
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May 06 2015
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito City Commission and the San Benito Economic Development Corporation (EDC) have announced plans to build a $19 million hotel and conference center for the City of San Benito. Contractors say they will be able to break ground on a new Fairfield Inn and Suites by Marriott …
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May 06 2015
By ARMANDO GARZA SPECIAL to the NEWS Everyone in San Benito knows how big a fan Pete Galvan is. He’s been a fixture around the community, namely sporting events, for decades. However, perhaps he has been most prevalent at Lady ‘Hound softball games as his custom purple Harley Davidson can be seen parked at stadiums …
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May 01 2015
By Mark Molina So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, ‘If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free’.” (John 8:31-32 NASB) “Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth.” (John17:17 NASB) …
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May 01 2015
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS About the only “bad” thing to happen on Friday night was Crystal Castillo losing a perfect game in the seventh inning. Other than that, it was ALL good. Castillo was again brilliant, allowing just two hits and striking out 14 as the San Benito Lady ’Hounds shut …
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May 01 2015
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com With fear and anxiety already at an all-time high after a last week’s school board meeting in which the exact positions facing reduction were named, Monday seems to be an inevitable nightmare. The school board will be holding a special meeting on Monday, where Superintendent Dr. Marc A. Puig is …
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May 01 2015
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com When she was in the 8th grade, Laura Camille Cordova was informed that she was at the top of the student rankings for her class. It was a spot she would hold on to for the next four years. “I didn’t think I was smart enough to be the top …
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