Apr 04 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com San Benito CISD Interim Superintendent of Schools Dr. Ismael Cantu has mailed letters to San Benito High School band parents and members of the local Band Booster Club in an effort to quell concerns brought on by an ultimatum he recently issued to the nonprofit organization’s president. The ultimatum …
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Apr 04 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A San Benito native has raised concerns about the upkeep of his family members’ gravesites at a local cemetery. Seventy-five year-old Raul Rodriguez of San Benito, who currently resides in Denton, Texas, said that when visiting the Resaca City three weeks ago to clear the gravesites of departed …
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Apr 04 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com What started as a childhood friendship has now evolved into a professional partnership. Rudy Rangel and Leo Ramirez met when they were in football at Miller Jordan Middle School. As their friendship progressed, they made plans to one day work together as pharmacists, a goal that they would …
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Apr 04 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com In case you haven’t noticed, the San Benito News packs quite the journalistic punch. Take this statement not as an exercise in arrogance on our part but of confidence in the paper’s ability to report community news and, at times, publish hard-hitting exposés that inspire positive change in the …
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Apr 01 2014
After months of closure to undergo an extensive remodeling, the San Benito City Hall is reopened at 485 N. Sam Houston. Citizens and business owners can pay their water bills and obtain records at the refurbished building. Soon, the Municipal Court will be reestablished at the same facility, moving back to City Hall from the Police Station. Shown above is local resident Michael Frazier speaking with Assistant Finance Director Rosalynn Alfaro.
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Apr 01 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Housing Authority has been awarded a multi-million dollar grant for an upcoming development planned in the vicinity of North McCullough and Line 17 Road. SBHA Executive Director Arnold Padilla announced on Monday, March 31 that the housing authority will be awarded a $3,750,000 grant as …
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Apr 01 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Area Business Owners Association is currently at a standstill while it waits for confirmation of its non-profit status from the Internal Revenue Service. Toni Crane, Secretary for the ABOA, confirmed on Monday that the most recent scheduled meeting for the month of April has been …
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Apr 01 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Greyhounds have a lot of catching up to do, and head football coach and athletic director Dan Gomez is using his resources to make sure that things don’t stay that way. Gomez confirmed on Tuesday that the ’Hounds will be participating in Spring Football tentatively …
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Mar 28 2014
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS McALLEN — In case anyone needed a reminder, the San Benito Lady ’Hounds wanted to let people know they’re still the team to beat in Valley softball. And on Friday night, McAllen Rowe got the message loud and clear. Behind an early hitting barrage which led to four …
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Mar 28 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com San Benito CISD Interim Superintendent of Schools Dr. Ismael Cantu has issued an ultimatum to the Band Boosters: cooperate with an independent law firm’s investigation into the suspended superintendent or be ousted from school functions. A certified letter signed by Cantu and addressed to the president of the San …
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