Oct 10 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito CISD Board of Trustees will meet with Waterford School Services Inc. on Monday, Oct. 20 to discuss the qualifications of more than 40 applicants who are interested in the district’s superintendent position. Board President Arnold Padilla said of the Oct. 20 date, “That’s the first day of …
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Oct 10 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com HARLINGEN – Four individuals with roots in the Rio Grande Valley received recognition for their exemplary efforts in serving South Texas citizens at the Freddy Fender Humanitarian Awards ceremony on Thursday. At each ceremony, the event honors persons and entities that have dedicated their time to help ensure the well-being …
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Oct 10 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito High School Mighty Greyhound Marching Band recently placed third overall at the Vista Ridge Marching Festival in Austin on Saturday, Oct. 4. The band placed second in the 6A division and third overall in the preliminaries contest, according to San Benito High School Band Director Mark Perea. …
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Oct 10 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com American Electric Power (AEP) Texas offered an explanation for the rolling blackouts that occurred Wednesday throughout the Rio Grande Valley, impacting approximately 120,000 customers including San Benito residents. Other communities affected were Rio Hondo, Harlingen, Los Fresnos, McAllen, Port Isabel, Brownsville and several other cities throughout the Valley. Larry Jones, …
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Oct 10 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Rey Avila, president of the Texas Conjunto Music Hall of Fame & Museum, is preparing for the organization’s second annual Squeezebox Boom 5K Run and 1 Mile Walk. The event is set for Saturday, Nov. 1. His excitement for the upcoming event shines through as he explains the history of …
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Oct 10 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com If there’s one phrase I’m sick of hearing, it’s the oft-uttered cliché, “Only in San Benito.” Well, maybe not so much the phrase but its level of contempt is what has recently earned my scorn. Know that the source of my frustration stems not from the cynical, pseudo-intellectual types …
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Oct 10 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Eric Thomas Duncan, the first person in the U.S. to be diagnosed with Ebola (in the States, anyway) succumbed to the deadly virus this week. Leading up to his death, news of Duncan’s case gave way to concerns which mounted throughout the nation as anyone exhibiting symptoms that even …
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Oct 10 2014
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Special to the NEWS HeatherCathleenCox@gmail.com Lately, I have had so many trials and travails, so many expectations–both self-inflicted and the other kind–that I almost forgot who I am. I had to remind myself that I am not the sum of my wants, my past, my hopes or my future. I am …
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Oct 10 2014
By PASTOR MARK MOLINA Living Waters Church When God calls us, does He call us individually? Does He call us specifically? Does He call us for a specific purpose? Is there a timetable to the plan of God for my life? Do my life circumstances affect the plan, purpose and call of God on my …
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Oct 07 2014
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS This is one week when words or motivational speeches aren’t necessary, spirit shirts are in high demand and pride is definitely all over the city. It’s “Battle” week. The Greyhounds host the Harlingen Cardinals Friday in the 85th edition of the Battle of the Arroyo game in what …
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