Board tabs Champions: New consultant to narrow list of 16 applicants

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ & ANDREA MOSQUEDA San Benito News And just like that, San Benito CISD has a new consultation firm to head up the search for an athletic director and head football coach. During a special meeting on Monday, Feb. 3, the SBCISD Board of Trustees approved via a 4-3 vote Jacksonville, Texas-based Champions …

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Police arrest man for exposing genitals to kids

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com A Harlingen man and registered sex offender was arrested Monday at the San Benito Public Library where he allegedly exposed himself to two children. Detective Rogelio Banda Jr. of the San Benito Police Department said that Harlingen resident Gregorio Gonzalez Jr., 60, was apprehended at the library and later …

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City, SBCISD hopefuls file for candidacy

Elections

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Little activity has transpired since Jan. 29, the first day to file for candidacy in races for the City of San Benito, the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District and the City of Rio Hondo. According to San Benito City Secretary Lupita Passement, the only candidates that have …

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Iraq war veteran, San Benito graduate succumbs to cancer

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Guadalupe “Lupe” Maldonado, a three-time veteran of the Iraq War, died on Saturday, Feb. 1, following a hard-fought battle with Stage 4 colon cancer. He was 36 years old. Lupe, who graduated in the Top Five percent and number six of his class from …

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’Hounds in new 32-6A

By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS EDINBURG – Among the hurrying and short-lived panic at Region One Education Service Center on Monday morning, San Benito-area coaches were among the most calm and collected. As the UIL’s biennial realignment was unveiled just after 9 a.m., the packets in sealed boxes revealed what local coaches thought …

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WHAT NOW? Dowling drops out as school district’s consultant in AD search

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Just like that, Rusty Dowling will not be consulting the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District in its search for a new athletic director and head football coach. According to SBCISD Interim Superintendent Dr. Ismael Cantu, the Board of Trustees will meet in executive session during a special …

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Man killed in Los Fresnos motorcycle accident

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com LOS FRESNOS – A Brownsville man was killed here Thursday morning after losing control of the motorcycle he was riding. The driver, identified as 27-year-old Juan Jose Vallejo Jr., was operating a Kawasaki Motorcycle at an “unsafe speed” as he traveled southbound on FM 803 in Los Fresnos, …

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January shooting remains under investigation

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Police Department is still investigating an incident which left a man with a gunshot wound to the neck in mid January. According to SBPD Assistant Chief of Operations Michael Galvan, the investigation has been marred by what he described as “conflicting stories.” The investigation stems …

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Review of officer who fired gun at suspect ongoing

investigation

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The investigation into a San Benito police officer involved in a shooting incident on the evening of Monday, Jan. 13, remains ongoing. The officer in question, whose name has yet to be released, is facing review after he allegedly discharged his firearm at a juvenile. “Sections of it …

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Judicial favoritism case goes to DA’s office

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Police Department has concluded its investigation into Municipal Court Judge Benjamin Yudesis regarding allegations that he gave preferential treatment to attorney Monica Solis following her January arrest. According to Assistant City Manager Arturo Rodriguez, the police department has handed its investigation over to the Cameron …

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