REMEMBERING RAMIRO: Family recalls celebrated life of beloved Greyhound fan

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com It was nearly one year ago when 14,275 votes were cast in favor of Ramiro Sauceda being named the San Benito News Hooked on ’Hounds fan contest winner – a bid that earned him second place in a hotly-contested online poll at Sbnewspaper.com. After expressing appreciation for the overwhelming …

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Study shows water plant almost ‘never operated efficiently’

By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A recent study of the membrane filtration plant process performance at the City of San Benito’s Water Treatment Plant No. 2 reports that the $17 million facility “has never operated efficiently except in the early months of operation.” Due to the current incapacitation of Plant No. 2, which …

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Teen arrested for pulling knife on grandfather

By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A local teenager was arrested this week for allegedly trying to stab his grandfather with a kitchen knife. At 6:55 p.m. on Thursday, July 24, officers with the San Benito Police Department responded to a domestic disturbance, where an 18-year-old male was accused of attempting to stab his …

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Local author’s latest offering 20 years in making

By CECILIA GONZALES Special to the NEWS A story idea from nearly 20 years ago will finally be published as local author Gwendolyn Cowgill discovered the right illustrator for her second book, “The ‘Other’ Nancy Drew.” “I was a teacher and wanted my master’s degree in Early Childhood Education, and was taking a class in Children’s …

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CONSIDER THIS: …The Week That Was

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com It’s been a long week for yours truly. By “long,” I don’t mean to imply that our efforts to help keep the community informed were in any way tedious. My specific tasks were simply grueling, and not for any extraordinarily-problematic situations like we’ve encountered in the past but for …

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HEATHER HOPES: Why’s It Gotta Be So Complicated?

By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com I did a Google search for the word uncomplicate—just the word, with nothing following or preceding it—and 101,000-plus related articles and websites popped up. The following topics were included on the first page of results: 28 ways to uncomplicate your relationship; 100 ways to uncomplicate your life; 100 …

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IN GOOD FAITH: Christian Freedom, Pt. 3

By PASTOR MARK MOLINA Living Waters Church In this Nation, we understand that our freedom was obtained through warfare. We understand and accept that if there had not been a military stand against Great Britain, this nation would never have been birthed. In the last dozen years, we have accepted the wars in Iraq and …

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YOUR RIGHTS: Building a Better Cameron County, Pt. 1

By MARY HELEN FLORES Citizens Against Voter Abuse I was born and raised in Brownsville, Texas and am a product of the public school system. After traveling and living in different parts of the state and country, I came back home and graduated from TSC/UTB in 1999 with degrees in psychology and social work. I …

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25 AND UNDER … ARREST: Records show youths suspected in 65% of local crimes

By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Of 836 overall crimes reported in San Benito from the months of January through June 2014, 64.96 percent were allegedly committed by individuals under the age of 25, San Benito Police Department statistics have shown. SBPD reports show that from Jan. 1 to June 30, crimes allegedly committed …

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More details revealed in super search

By ISABEL C. GONZÁLEZ Special to the NEWS Additional details in the search for a new superintendent of schools to lead San Benito CISD have been released, including the application deadline and start date. The SBCISD Board of Trustees is currently seeking a proven educational leader to serve as its new superintendent, and leading the nationwide …

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