Feb 06 2015
By MANUEL LARA City Manager Special to the News The City of San Benito is blessed to have so many volunteers serving on our many active advisory boards. All totaled, the number of positions on those boards is around 100. They spend countless hours reviewing ordinances, listening to citizens’ concerns, researching the facts of an …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.sbnewspaper.com/2015/02/06/from-the-city-managers-desk-volunteers-contribute-much-to-the-city-of-san-benito/
Feb 06 2015
By PASTOR MARK MOLINA Living Waters Church Special to the NEWS Moses had received his assignment from God. After this intense meeting on Mt. Horeb – the mountain of God – he had received instructions regarding what to say to Pharaoh, the elders of Israel, and to Aaron the Priest who would go with him. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.sbnewspaper.com/2015/02/06/in-good-faith-where-god-leads-part-5/
Feb 04 2015
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com After nearly three decades, the South Texas Youth Stock Show (STYSS) is cancelled, and the exact reason is being debated among STYSS directors and City of San Benito officials. “We never received final approval from the City,” said STYSS Director of Operations Kathy Rike, “whether we could hold the …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.sbnewspaper.com/2015/02/04/cancelled-no-plans-for-2015-south-texas-youth-stock-show/
Feb 04 2015
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito City Commission held a special workshop Monday, Feb. 2 to discuss the rehabilitation of three private streets which had been previously placed on the agenda of a regularly-scheduled meeting last month. The streets up for discussion were Railroad Road (paving and utilities), Roberts Drive and Schneider …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.sbnewspaper.com/2015/02/04/street-repair-talks-continue/
Feb 04 2015
NEWS Staff Report According to an item on the agenda for a regular Tuesday city meeting, the San Benito Police Department is planning to donate “unused and unwanted police equipment to Santa Rosa PD.” San Benito Police Department Assistant Chief of Operations Michael Galvan, said, “Basically, we have a bunch of used vests that are …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.sbnewspaper.com/2015/02/04/sbpd-to-donate-used-equipment-to-santa-rosa/
Feb 04 2015
NEWS Staff Report The Los Fresnos PRCA Rodeo, along with the Cameron County Fair & Livestock Show, start this Friday, Feb. 6 and continues on through the 7th and 8th. It’s an event designed to provide entertainment for all ages. The event is expected to attract 16,000 to 20,000 people. There will be arts, crafts …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.sbnewspaper.com/2015/02/04/los-fresnos-prca-rodeo-this-weekend/
Feb 04 2015
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the News We are at a standstill. At one side, January has passed with his bitter chill and harsh winds. At the other side, February is yet to be known, her presence hidden by the fogs and billows of the future. And here we are, stuck in a small cold …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.sbnewspaper.com/2015/02/04/we-are-at-a-standstill/
Jan 30 2015
SAN BENITO, TX— Anselma C. Gonzales, 97, went to be with our Lord on Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at Valley Baptist Med- ical Center. She was born April 21, 1917 in Monte- morelos, N.L., Mexico. Anselma is preceded in death by her mother, San- tos Puentes; father, Ra- fael Cruz; husband, Santos Gonzales, Sr.; daughter, …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.sbnewspaper.com/2015/01/30/anselma-c-gonzales/
Jan 30 2015
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com As February rolls around, you will probably begin to notice local shops are becoming saturated with red and pink hearts. You’ll likely see additional aisles of chocolates and greeting cards spring up in stores. If you’re not careful, you may even catch yourself fondling an otherwise unassuming teddy bear …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.sbnewspaper.com/2015/01/30/heather-hopes-singled-out/
Jan 30 2015
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com Cresciano Oliva, 72, of Combes was apprehended by authorities on Harrison Street, in Harlingen, on the morning of Jan. 30. He was charged with continuous sexual abuse of a child. Lieutenant Brenda Lopez with the Combes Police Department said, “The child made an outcry back in October … We …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.sbnewspaper.com/2015/01/30/man-charged-with-sexual-abuse-of-a-child/
Recent Comments