Jan 02 2015
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com Local authorities with the San Benito Police Department are awaiting further information from Union Pacific Railroad with regards to a railroad-pedestrian fatality that occurred on Dec. 19 when Marco Vasquez, Jr., 22, was struck by a train. Vasquez was reportedly listening to loud music on his headphones and walking …
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Jan 02 2015
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com According to Justice of the Peace David Garza, the incident that happened on Sunday, Dec. 21 in which a man pulled a gun on his brother-in-law, was part of an ongoing dispute between the two. As previously reported in the San Benito News, Charles Lopez Sr. was arrested on …
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Jan 02 2015
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com The beginning of a new year means fresh, new goals for the San Benito Police Department, the San Benito Fire Department, the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District and the City of San Benito. Officials for each entity shared their top goals for 2015. San Benito Police Department …
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Jan 02 2015
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com On January 1, 2015 Guadalupe Ayala was sworn into office as Cameron County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3, Place 1, by the Honorable Rogelio “Roy” Valdez, Chief Justice of the Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals. Ayala’s district covers areas reaching from El Ranchito to Arroyo City, from …
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Jan 02 2015
By JACOB LOPEZ Editor Editor@sbnewspaper.com Each year, as has long been the tradition at the San Benito News, we run a scrooge piece calling out those who have earned themselves a top spot on our naughty list. This year is no different. I’ve only been here for a few months, and Christmas was last week. Still, …
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Jan 02 2015
By PASTOR MARK MOLINA Living Waters Church Special to the NEWS What happens once God has called us? Is that divine moment just for the sake of making us feel good? Or is there a divine intention to that sacred moment? Does His call on our lives mark the beginning or the end of our …
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Dec 31 2014
By Angelica Chavez Special to the NEWS In continuance of his long-lived career with San Benito CISD, Antonio G. Limón is prepared to transition into his upcoming job as Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources within SBCISD. Under new superintendent Dr. Marc A. Puig’s supervision, Limón will be expected to take responsibility for the operation and …
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Dec 31 2014
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com As the San Benito Police Department implements their Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP), residents of San Benito are being advised by officials to reconsider their plans for drinking and driving this holiday season. A grant from Texas Department of Transportation has been obtained in order to implement STEP, a …
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Dec 31 2014
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com From water plant woes that lead the City of San Benito into ongoing litigation to the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District’s quest to hire a new superintendent, from the election of the City’s first female mayor and the shift in power on the SBCISD board of trustees — …
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Dec 31 2014
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com With the dawn of a fresh, new year, many folks find occasion to consider how they spent the previous 365 days and also reflect upon whether or not they find the year’s progress to be satisfactory. This process of contemplation leads around 50 percent of Americans to make a …
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