Oct 31 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A recent video from a Saturday football game at Bobby Morrow Stadium in San Benito captured an explosion in the vicinity of the old La Palma power plant off Stenger Road. Also, plumes of black smoke could be seen from at least a few miles away and emanating from the …
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Oct 31 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com It’s been six years since Hurricane Dolly, but parts of San Benito still haven’t fully recovered. The Kenneth Lake housing development, for instance, was ultimately lost after the storm caused extensive flooding to the 54-unit development. Enter the San Benito Public Housing Authority’s new the Stone Village project. Thursday, …
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Oct 31 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com It was no accident that the dog who stole the show at last week’s San Benito High School Homecoming parade, and piqued the curiosity of many onlookers wondering if he had an owner showed up on the main stretch of Sam Houston Boulevard that day. ‘Kong,’ as he is …
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Oct 31 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com No Color? Mechanical complications associated with the printing press prevented the San Benito News from publishing its Wednesday, Oct. 29 mid-week edition in color. The production crew has been working tirelessly to resolve the problem as color capabilities are being restored. Unfortunately, it was necessary to print the Oct. …
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Oct 31 2014
By PASTOR MARK MOLINA Living Waters Church Last week, we saw that God called Samuel by name. The first few times he heard his name called, Samuel thought that it was Eli the priest calling him. But when he ran to Eli, he told him that he didn’t call him and instructed him to go …
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Oct 31 2014
(Staff photos by Michael Rodriguez by Jacob Lopez) Several trick-or-treaters from the San Benito area strolled into the San Benito News office on Halloween Friday looking for some candy and a photo opportunity. Trick-or-treaters came dressed as the Avengers, a firefighter, a mermaid and other Disney characters. [slideshow_deploy id=’16373′] [slideshow_deploy id=’16429′]
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Oct 31 2014
La Palma – The Palm Tree To the Editor, In the early 1950s, streets in el Jardín were unpaved, and kerosene stoves were still common. The introduction of street lights extended our playing time after dark and responsibilities like going to Don Pacheco’s store to get last minute groceries. One of the games that came …
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Oct 28 2014
(Photos by Dulce Quiroz, SBCISD webmaster; Rodrigo Davila; and James Lee, The Echo) The San Benito High School Mighty Greyhound Marching Band is seen performing at the Area G Competition in San Antonio on Saturday — a performance that earned the band a second place finish at the competition and its second consecutive trip to state. James Miculka, …
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Oct 28 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com In early November, the San Benito City Commission will be discussing the pay scales for the municipality’s at-will employees, before proceeding with a decision. Item number 8 on the Oct. 21 meeting agenda reads as follows: “Consider first reading of Ordinance No. 2519: An Ordinance by the City Commission of …
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Oct 28 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Early voting in Cameron County, state and federal elections is scheduled to close on Friday, Oct. 31. The San Benito Community Building saw 127 early voters on Monday, Oct. 27. That’s down from last week’s 127. The Riverside Middle School polling location is now closed as is the Rio Hondo …
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