City awaits complaints to combat mosquitoes

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By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com  The mosquito population in San Benito hasn’t been out of control, at least that’s according to city officials who said on Monday that they’ve yet to receive complaints from the public. “We haven’t had a single [mosquito] complaint since February,” said San Benito Code Enforcement Director John Rodriguez. …

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IT department may see $150k budget bump

City of San Benito

By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com  Is San Benito being pulled into the new Millennium? With proposed Information Technology expenditures up from 2011-2012’s approved $334,572 to this year’s $483,542, it appears that strides are being made for the direction of the future. For those San Benitians whose best subject is not math, that’s a …

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BREAKING SILENCE: Rodriguez, Limón speak candidly on insurance debacle

Yliana G Rodriguez

By HEATHER C. COX & MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ San Benito News As new developments in the insurance debacle plaguing San Benito CISD and its Board of Trustees continue to emerge, elected officials involved, directly or otherwise, are beginning to come forward with additional information; this after months of silence. When the San Benito News – via …

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Citizens weigh cost of celebrating Labor Day

Labor Day plans

By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com  Has the purpose for which Labor Day was designed been lost due to the present economic crises? The News hit the streets to find out what the public believes. Being that one San Benitian, when approached by this reporter, hadn’t even heard of Labor Day, let’s start at …

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Save Dolly progress at standstill

Save Dolly banner

By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com  The expression ‘slower than molasses in January’ might be the best way to summarize Save Dolly’s progress since last reported. Though San Benito Rotarian efforts to refurbish the once proud facility – better known to San Benitians as Dolly Vinsant Memorial Hospital – are presently at a stand-still, …

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UPDATE: Knife-wielding man in annex building found

annex building incident

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com A man who local law enforcement authorities were searching for after he reportedly walked into the Cameron County Annex Building on Wednesday and allegedly threatened to commit suicide has admitted himself into a mental health facility, said Assistant Operations Chief Michael Galvan of the San Benito Police Department. It …

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’Hounds rock and roll over Falcons

Raul Luna

By PETE BANDA Special to the NEWS LOS FRESNOS – Besides the normal overabundance of penalties usually seen in a season opener, the San Benito Greyhounds looked to be in firm control of their game against the Los Fresnos Falcons Friday night at Leo Aguilar Memorial Stadium. The ’Hounds won by a final of 16-7 …

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Guzman reinstated

Jose R. Guzman

By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com  RIO HONDO – There does not seem to be any middle school basketball in Jose Guzman’s future after all. A time clock was set on Wednesday, giving Rio Hondo ISD Superintendent Anneliese McMinn 10 days in which to make a decision as to the re-instatement of (then) former …

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WEB EXCLUSIVE: Director’s emails reveal alleged untruthfulness in insurance debacle, grievance filed

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By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Emails obtained by the San Benito News on Thursday reveal that former San Benito CISD Risk Management Director Janie Gonzalez may have been untruthful with district officials during an investigation into a letter she claimed to have drafted for Board President Yliana G. Rodriguez. “Attached is the list of …

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UPDATE: Man with knife threatened to ‘kill himself’ in county building

annex building incident

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com San Benito police are still searching for a man who walked into the Cameron County Annex Building and reportedly threatened to kill himself. According to San Benito Police Department Assistant Operations Chief Michael Galvan, the man, who has yet to be identified, walked into the indigent healthcare office located …

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