By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Gabriel Borja, the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District security officer accused of taking a firearm to Veterans Memorial Academy in April spoke candidly Thursday regarding the allegations levied against him. Borja, 24, responded to concerns from his fellow SBCISD guards who, speaking under anonymity, have called for the …
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Dec 27 2013
San Benito teen in Football U. to play at Alamodome
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A local middle school football player will be participating in a football game on Thursday, Jan. 2 against a Canadian national team. Brandon Michael Villarreal, who plays middle linebacker and running back for the Berta Cabaza Middle School Greypups football team, was selected to join FBU (Football University) …
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Dec 27 2013
Guitarist makes donation to Ronald McDonald House
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com HARLINGEN – Renowned guitarist Rick Lugo, a San Benito native, recently made a donation to the Harlingen Ronald McDonald House on Friday, Dec. 20. Though he wasn’t able to be there in person, his son, Rick Enrique Lugo, was on hand to present the check for $250. “The …
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Dec 27 2013
Elks donate household items to homeless veterans who’ve been given housing
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Elks Lodge #1661 purchased a number of household necessities for donation to two homeless military veterans thanks to a $2,000 grant. “We are eligible to apply for a grant each year,” explained Gale Helser, Chairman of the Freedom Grant, of the Elks. “Last year we …
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Dec 27 2013
CONSIDER THIS: Leaving 2013 Behind
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com As we wrap up another eventful year at the San Benito News, it’s important that we look back on the stories that helped shape the community as we know it today, and I can think of no better place to start than the obvious. Dominating the headlines in 2013 …
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Dec 23 2013
Terminally ill SBHS grad survives grim prognosis, faces yet another
By CHRISTINA R. GARZA Special to the NEWS Christmas is a time for loved ones to cozy up at home, enjoy each other’s company and reminisce about the past year with a hopeful excitement for blessings to come. While San Benito resident Janet Mata is exceptional in many ways, she is not the exception. The …
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Dec 23 2013
Keeping it Warm: RHJH Student Council donates apparel
By MONICA ZUÑIGA Special to the NEWS RIO HONDO – The Rio Grande Valley isn’t exactly a winter wonderland, but when the cold fronts come in, if you are left without a jacket the cold snaps can feel especially chilly. The Rio Hondo Junior High Student Council took matters into their own hands and decided …
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Dec 23 2013
Greyhounds, Quarterback Club hold BBQ benefit for fellow teammate in need
By MONICA ZUÑIGA Special to the NEWS If there was one word to characterize San Benito High School football, it’s not “team”… it’s “family.” Every year the team and San Benito Greyhound Quarterback Club collaborate to give back to the community. This year it hit home when the beneficiary family were members of the football …
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Dec 23 2013
Greyhound baseball team, Homerun Club make Christmas brighter for local family
By MONICA ZUÑIGA Special to the NEWS Some say that teenagers are ungrateful, entitled and irresponsible. Don’t tell that to the San Benito High School varsity baseball team. It all began as an idea that Greyhound superfan Sonia De La Cruz had that evolved into an all-out surprise in the form of a one-day adoption …
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Dec 21 2013
RESACAWALK: EDC purchases resaca property where new museum, boardwalk will be created
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Economic Development Corporation (EDC) held a ceremony Friday morning to announce the awarding of a $1.2 million federal grant, which has gone toward the purchase of the now-former First National Bank property located off Business 77 opposite the Heavin Resaca Trail. City of San Benito …
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