Mar 28 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Four professional football players visited Miller Jordan Middle School this week to help kick off the annual NFL Fuel Up to Play 60 and NFL Flag Football League weekend in San Benito. Justin Tryon, currently a free agent cornerback who recently played for the New York Giants; Miami …
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Mar 28 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – The Rio Hondo High School Winterguard competed at the Texas Educational Colorguard Association TECA State Championship competition in New Braunfels last weekend and came home with a state championship. RHHS Band Director John Garza said that the Winterguard competed against approximately 20 to 30 other …
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Mar 28 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com United States Congressmen whose districts cover portions of the Rio Grande Valley are beginning to voice their opinions about the selling of KMBH-TV to MBTV Texas Valley LLC, a company based out of Del Rio. U.S. Representative Filemon Vela (D-TX 34th District) and Rep. Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX 15th …
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Mar 28 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A San Benito elementary school was placed on lockdown Thursday afternoon due to a nearby burglary. At approximately 12:42 p.m., officers with the San Benito Police Department responded to the 1100 block of North Dick Dowling Street in reference to a burglary. “What sparked our fear is that …
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Mar 28 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A local youth softball team is gearing up to compete on the national stage, but first they must find a way to cover their travel expenses. Armando Ruvio is the head coach of the South Texas Thunder, a softball team based out of San Benito. His team, made …
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Mar 28 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com If I was forced to choose one thing that I believe is the culprit for all the controversy that has plagued San Benito over the last several years, I’d identify a misguided sense of prioritizing — characterized by our leadership’s lack of focus, professionalism and rationale — as our …
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Mar 26 2014
NEWS Staff Report In what has already shown to be a topsy-turvy District 31-5A softball race, the San Benito Lady ’Hounds got back on track. The girls held a two-run edge before pushing across three more late runs en route to an important 6-1 win over PSJA Memorial at Lady ’Hound Field on Tuesday night. …
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Mar 25 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Members of the San Benito High School Band received awards over the weekend at a state marching competition. The SBHS Winterguard and Winter Drumline competed at the TECA (Texas Educational Colorguard Association) Competition on Saturday, March 22, in New Braunfels. “The Winterguard got first place in their classification, …
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Mar 25 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com LOS FRESNOS – At least one person believed to be a Spring Breaker traveling from South Padre Island has been hospitalized after sustaining second degree burns in a car fire on Sunday. Los Fresnos City Administrator Mark Milam, who also serves as the Los Fresnos Police Department public …
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Mar 25 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The Precinct 3 Cameron County Constable’s Office assisted agents with U.S. Customs and Border Protection in a drug bust on Friday afternoon. According to Constable Deputy Roel Arreola, CBP agents placed a lookout on a vehicle that was spotted near the Rio Grande River near Calaboz at approximately …
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