Mar 18 2015
By STEVEN RAY HERNANDEZ Editor Editor@sbnewspaper.com It started as a normal day on Winchell St. in San Benito. Kids rode their bicycles in the area, neighbors worked on their yards, and the site of barbeque smoking was in the air. Then all of a sudden, there was a different kind of smoke in the air. A …
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Mar 18 2015
By STEVEN RAY HERNANDEZ Editor Editor@sbnewspaper.com Evelon Dale, a 63-year old Harlingen woman who was well known throughout Cameron County and beyond for her volunteerism as well as being a champion of a number of political and social causes, was the subject of a chaotic scene Monday afternoon at the intersection of Business 77 and Sam …
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Mar 15 2015
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS When hitting is good, teams have a chance. But when pitching and defense are on point, they’re just about unstoppable. Behind another sterling effort from pitcher Crystal Castillo (14 strikeouts), the San Benito Lady ’Hounds notched a critical win on Saturday morning, 4-1 over Los Fresnos to assume …
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Mar 13 2015
By PASTOR MARK MOLINA Living Waters Church Special to the NEWS In a previous column we learned about the type of person we need to be in order to have the favor of God in and over our lives. There are expectations. There are standards of conduct and living. Grace is not freedom from responsibility; …
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Mar 13 2015
By JACOB LOPEZ Special to the NEWS Sam Ayoub is a San Benito native who’s managed to find success in sports as a trainer of the Triple-A Richmond Braves of Richmond, Virginia, where he now lives. His career began when he was a student trainer at the University of Texas’ football program. When a trainer for …
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Mar 13 2015
By STEVEN RAY HERNANDEZ Editor Editor@sbnewspaper.com Simply put, the San Benito School District’s financial budget is in a major crisis. Since the introduction of charter schools into the San Benito area back in 2008, student enrollment in the public school sector has significantly declined, according to SBCISD officials. This factor has put a major dent on …
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Mar 13 2015
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com After three dominating years as the starting center of the Rio Hondo Bobcats football team, John Reyes will be taking his talents to Brownwood, Texas. The Howard Payne University Yellow Jackets were so impressed by the overpowering and relentless style of play from the 3-time First Team All-District selection, that …
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Mar 13 2015
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com A San Benito man is behind bars after allegedly choking his common law wife, causing her to jump out of a moving car for fear of her life. On Thursday, April 2, Jose Angel Leal, 36, was arrested and charged with Interference in a 9-1-1 call, Aggravated Assault, Unlawful Restraint, …
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Mar 11 2015
News Staff Report Elections for City Commission and Rio Hondo ISD board of trustees are set for May 9, with early voting taking place April 27 through May 9. Running for Mayor against incumbent Gustavo “Gus” Olivares is Alonzo Garza Sr. Want the whole story? Pick up a copy of the San Benito News, or …
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Mar 11 2015
By JACOB LOPEZ Editor Editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Economic Development Corporation (EDC) held a special meeting at noon on Friday, Feb. 27 to discuss funding for an application to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for Affordable Housing Tax Credits for the Rose Garden Apartments, which will be located in San Benito’s Extra Territorial …
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