Jan 23 2015
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Economic Development Corporation held the first in a series of Small Business Loan Workshops at the City Municipal Building on Thursday, Jan. 22, where counselors were available to speak with individuals in need of monetary assistance to establish, repair or grow their San Benito-based businesses. The …
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Jan 23 2015
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com “This Chamber got started with a lot of design for hope,” said Lionel Betancourt, President of San Benito’s newly-formed Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber had been defunct for several years. According to individuals formerly associated with the entity, the dissolution was a result of declining membership and dwindling participation. …
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Jan 23 2015
NEWS Staff Report HARLINGEN — Police have made a third arrest in connection to the HARLINGEN — Police have made a third arrest in connection to the shooting death of 19-year-old Eduardo Zapata of Weslaco. Ivan Hermilio Andaverde-Ledezma, 21, of San Benito was arrested on outstanding warrants for murder and three counts of aggravated assault, …
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Jan 23 2015
By PASTOR MARK MOLINA Living Waters Church Special to the NEWS Let’s take a look at where God was leading Moses. There was much more than meets the eye. Not only was he being led back to the place he fled as a fugitive, he was going to subsequently lead the people to the very …
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Jan 23 2015
DR. MARC A. PUIG, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOL Special to the News In light of the district-wide lockdown that we recently experienced, we would like to inform parents, the community and the public at large about the importance of keeping everyone safe and free of harm’s way during an emergency and/or potential crisis. Notification Codes/Procedures With …
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Jan 23 2015
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com Over the past few weeks, I have heard from dozens of citizens who don’t feel they have a voice at city hall. They say they feel at a disconnect between the issues they consider of utmost importance and those being addressed by city officials. I hear citizens and officials, …
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Jan 21 2015
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com The South Texas Adult Resource and Training (START) Center hosted GLOBONO, a Pro Bono Initiative of the Texas Title Project, on Jan. 15 at its office in San Benito. President and CEO of the START Center Ron Rogers said, “A group of students, would-be attorneys from UT (the University …
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Jan 21 2015
By DINA AREVALO Special to the NEWS “Whopper & B” laughed as they traded geocaching stories with their friends “Willie and Wilma” beneath sunny skies just north of San Benito Tuesday. The two Winter Texan couples regularly team up to trek across the Valley in search of hidden treasures using GPS devices as part of a …
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Jan 20 2015
Police chief: ‘Main threat was over in Harlingen’ By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com Confusion abounds as details continue to emerge with regard to last week’s Code Red lockdown. Officials with the San Benito Police Department will approach the Cameron County District Attorney’s Office with regard to a Jan. 16 threat that resulted in a …
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Jan 16 2015
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Special to the NEWS Things are changing for the City of Rio Hondo, namely the faces of the fire and police departments. As of Dec. 8, 2014, William Bilokury is the new Public Safety Director in charge of the Rio Hondo Fire Department and Rio Hondo Police Department. Bilokury expanded, saying …
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