Feb 25 2015
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com According to statistics provided by Teach for America, only 12 percent of students in the Rio Grande Valley will obtain any type of degree within six years of their high school graduation. Teach for America is an American nonprofit organization whose mission is to “eliminate educational inequity by enlisting …
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Feb 25 2015
By STEVEN RAY HERNANDEZ Editor Editor@sbnewspaper.com If you’re a San Benito Youth Baseball player who plays outfield in the Shetland division, I hope your uniform consists of nose-plugs, rain boots, and the best mosquito repellant money can buy, because you’re going to need it. Just spend five minutes in the outfield area and you’re most likely …
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Feb 24 2015
Special to the News PRESS RELEASE February 23, 2015 The lawsuit filed by the City of San Benito against various parties involved in the design, construction or operation of its new water treatment plant remains pending in District Court. The parties are in the midst of the discovery process, which is typical at …
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Feb 20 2015
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com It has been weeks, yet residents of the City of San Benito must remain without an official update regarding the operational status of Water Treatment Plant No. 2 and the litigation currently ensuing with regards to the plant and San Benito City Manager Manuel Lara. For months, Water Treatment …
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Feb 20 2015
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com LA PALOMA – On Feb. 17, members of Greendale Community Church UCC Mission Group (Greendale, WI) and Southwest Good Samaritan Ministries (Los Fresnos) teamed up with Habitat for Humanity of the Rio Grande Valley (Habitat RGV) to construct a new home for a family in need. “We’re partnering with …
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Feb 20 2015
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com The deadline to apply to run for San Benito City Commission and San Benito Consolidated School District Board of Trustees is next Friday, and so far it appears that the 2015 race will be a heated one. SBCISD Place 1 has already seen two candidates. Rene Salinas and Michael …
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Feb 20 2015
By JACOB LOPEZ Editor Editor@sbnewspaper.com The Cameron County Department of Elections is going to be handling City of San Benito and San Benito Consolidated Independent School District elections. SBCISD Business Manager Emma McCall said, “That’s what’s been proposed. The (city) commission has approved it, and our (school) board has approved it.” McCall said that the County …
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Feb 20 2015
The Supt’s Scoop Superintendent of Schools Dr. Marc A. Puig As an educator, I firmly believe that the district’s budget is a moral document that determines whether districts are making “budgetary” decisions with the best interest of children in mind. We must be honest with ourselves as an organization before we can truly …
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Feb 20 2015
By PASTOR MARK MOLINA Living Waters Church Special to the NEWS In this final part to the series of “Where God Leads” I want to put together some excerpts from the previous 6 weeks. It is important for us to revisit some of the previous learning points. We know how things work out in Egypt. …
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Feb 17 2015
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com “There is an incredible product on the market that would probably take all of the politics out,” said City Manager Manuel Lara of San Benito’s street woes. In 2012, the City of San Benito established, through its officials, a list of streets deemed in highest disrepair. The process by …
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