May 20 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Early voting in the Cameron County runoff elections opened Monday to 1,467 voters who cast their ballots in various races. In San Benito, 174 votes were cast at the San Benito Community Building, located at 210 E. Heywood St. on Monday. Of the 174 votes, 163 are registered …
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May 18 2014
NEWS Staff Report KINGSVILLE — The way things were going early on Saturday, it looked like Lady Luck was a Lady ’Hound on Saturday afternoon. But unfortunately, she had other ideas and slipped on green and black instead. After San Benito’s sizzling, confident start that resulted in a 5-1 lead, San Antonio Southwest erupted for …
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May 17 2014
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS KINGSVILLE – Every team is due for an off night, and unfortunately for the San Benito Lady ’Hounds, that night happened at the worst time. The Lady ’Hounds committed five errors and got off to an uncharacteristically slow start against San Antonio Southwest as the Lady Dragons claimed …
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May 17 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The year-long paid suspension of San Benito CISD Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón, one of the more controversial and polarizing occurrences in recent school district history, may come to an end on Tuesday when the Board of Trustees is expected to take action on two possible outcomes: reinstatement …
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May 17 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito CISD School Board members-elect and incumbents victorious in the May 10 general election spoke candidly this week on their first orders of business upon taking office. Board members Oscar Medrano and Hector Leal found themselves earning re-election bids while newcomers Angel Mendez and Arnold Padilla unseated …
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May 17 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Concerns were raised this week after the Texas Education Agency alerted the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District of an alleged terrorist threat made within a local student’s essay, officials said. SBCISD Interim Superintendent Dr. Ismael Cantu confirmed on Friday that TEA officials contacted the district about the alleged …
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May 17 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Early voting for the March 2014 Cameron County and State Primary runoffs is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. beginning Monday, May 19 through Friday, May 23 at the San Benito Community Building, located at 210 E. Heywood St. Early ballots can also be cast in Rio …
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May 17 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Apparently, a smile and a handshake can cost you dearly in San Benito. While wishing all the candidates well at the San Benito CISD John F. Barron Administration Building on Election Day, I encountered familiar behavior from individuals whose shenanigans are often exposed: immaturity. In the interest of professionalism, …
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May 13 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Apparently, 1,396 cracks in the proverbial glass ceiling were more than enough for longtime educator Celeste Zepeda Sanchez to shatter her way through a historic feat on Saturday: becoming San Benito’s first female mayor. In what many are referring to as a landmark moment in San Benito’s storied …
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May 13 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A San Benito High School graduate is making a name for herself in the Austin film scene. Jackie Villanueva, a 2001 SBHS graduate and former Lady ’Hounds softball standout, was recently named the Public Relations Director for the Austin Latino Film Association. For Villanueva, it has been a …
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