Jan 10 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A campaign to help promote healthy lifestyles in Cameron County has also established a walking club. The club, which meets at the Resaca Heavin Trail every Monday, Wednesday and Friday in San Benito at 8 a.m., comes in conjunction with news of the city’s plan to widen the …
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Jan 10 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Ground was broken on Thursday, Jan. 9, at the Darrell B. Hester Juvenile Justice Center in San Benito for the construction of a new vocational center on the property. “Once it’s completed, it’ll have two big classrooms where we’ll do the teaching of all the different vocations,” explained …
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Jan 10 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Walking out of the newsroom on Wednesday proved far more interesting than I anticipated. It was a little after 5 p.m. when I planned to call it a day. I was excited to be going home so early, especially since it had been a long day and I was …
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Jan 10 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Someone called the newsroom on Monday with a rather interesting comment, and I just so happened to be the individual fortunate enough to answer. He did not give a name, nor did he ask to speak with anyone in particular. He simply began speaking, assuming that the person …
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Jan 07 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com More details have emerged in the case of a San Benito man charged with the murder of his wife in their Austin home. According to the Austin Police Department arrest warrant affidavit for Jesus Juan Tamez, 40, authorities believe he killed his wife, Elizabeth Garcia Tamez, 47, with an …
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Jan 07 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The City of San Benito and the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District are gearing up for this year’s elections. The municipal race will see the seats of Mayor Joe Hernandez, Place 1 City Commissioner Tony Gonzales and Place 2 City Commissioner Rene Villafranco up for election. In …
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Jan 07 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Local officials are encouraging citizens to get vaccinated in order to prevent the spread of the influenza virus. While a slight increase in influenza cases has been reported in the Valley, Raquel Castillo, Public Health Preparedness Director for the Cameron County Department of Health and Human Services, said …
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Jan 07 2014
Special to the NEWS Residential and commercial customers waiting in long lines to pay their water bills at the City of San Benito’s utilities counter now have several new options to speed-up their payment process. An automatic bank draft option is one payment method that is completely free of charge and ensures payments are received …
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Jan 04 2014
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS The first games of the new year weren’t exactly kind to the San Benito boys and girls basketball teams. Each squad lost excruciating one-point setbacks in a District 31-5A doubleheader against PSJA High on Friday afternoon at SBHS. In the early contest, the Greyhound boys fell to the …
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Jan 04 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito Mayor Joe H. Hernandez confirmed that Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen will be opening soon in San Benito off of West Expressway 83 next to the Best Western Garden Inn & Suites. “It’s been several months that it’s been in the making, and it’s finally becoming a reality,” …
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