Dec 17 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Consolidated Independent School District and KSBG Channel 17 will be airing its annual “Sounds of the Season” Christmas concerts throughout the holiday break. The production, which has been a work in progress since the beginning of the school year, is now complete and will begin …
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Dec 13 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A new king was crowned in the Fifth Annual San Benito News “Best Tamales” contest on Friday. Many people crowded near a window to observe the five judges as they tasted and graded different types of tamales to determine which would reign over all the rest. “This was …
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Dec 13 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Consolidated Independent School District spent nearly $4,000 in legal fees for work conducted in November in the investigation into suspended Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón. Guerra and Farah PLLC, the Houston-based law firm the SBCISD Board of Trustees hired to conduct the probe at a …
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Dec 13 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The City of San Benito will soon seek bids for upcoming street repair projects, this after spending more than $300,000 this year. Marie Leal from Brown, Leal and Associates updated the City Commission at a regular meeting on Tuesday regarding the project’s progress. “She’s representing the engineering firm …
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Dec 13 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Local dentist Serapio De La Rosa Jr., D.D.S. has been selected as the grand marshal of this weekend’s 63rd annual San Benito Lighted Christmas Parade. Scheduled for 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, De La Rosa will lead the holiday procession, held downtown San Benito on Sam Houston Boulevard, consisting …
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Dec 13 2013
By BIANCA JIMENEZ Special to the NEWS An internationally-renowned artist, playwright and poet visited San Benito this week to discuss the cultural impact of La Virgen de Guadalupe. On Thursday, Dec. 12, Nephtalí de León, a renowned playwright, muralist, poet and artist whose works include the “La Virgen de Guadaliberty” painting, was on-hand at the …
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Dec 13 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The South Texas Youth Stock Show (STYSS) will go on at the City of San Benito Fairgrounds after all, but not exactly as planned. The STYSS is now set for a one-day event on Saturday, Jan. 18. “Normally we are a three-day full blown county fair livestock show …
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Dec 13 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com While many people spend their days leading up to Christmas buying gifts for family and friends, there are a few individuals who dedicate their time to making the holidays a magical experience for the less fortunate. In 2000, Evelon Dale of Harlingen came up with the idea of …
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Dec 10 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Dr. Ismael Cantu shared a vision on Monday of a more unified and accountable San Benito Consolidated Independent School District. Although acknowledging the likelihood of serving a relatively short tenure as the SBCISD interim superintendent, Cantu said that he’s set high expectations during his stint that include fostering unity …
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Dec 10 2013
NEWS Staff Report A San Benito woman was found dead Tuesday morning after her car was discovered upside down inside a canal. According to Sergeant Johnny Hernandez of the Texas Department of Public Safety, it was at approximately 7:42 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10, that DPS troopers located the body of 56-year-old Odilia Cortez. Her car …
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