Nov 16 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com In a single day, 17-year-old Andrea Mosqueda may devote several hours to community service projects spearheaded by the various clubs and extracurricular activities she’s involved in at San Benito High School, where she also serves as the yearbook editor, before covering a city commission meeting as a freelance writer …
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Nov 16 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com If you’re ever looking for a little action, come by the San Benito News office during the weekend or on a Friday night, when all sorts of strange activities occur ranging from the belligerent storming into the building threatening bodily harm to somewhat eerie and unexplained phenomena. Well, you …
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Nov 12 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Alfonso Obregón has announced his intentions to vacate the interim superintendency of the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District by the end of the month. In a letter addressed to the SBCISD Board of Trustees, Obregón said he has no plans of entertaining contract extensions, adding that the date …
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Nov 12 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A rare bird has birders expressing excitement after it was spotted just outside of San Benito this weekend. According to Marci Madsen Fuller, Chair of the Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival, the Amazon Kingfisher was discovered at a resaca near State Highway 100 and Business 77 on Saturday, …
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Nov 12 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The second Market Days event in a series of six was held on Saturday, Nov. 9, off Sam Houston Boulevard near the railroad tracks and the Veterans War Memorial. The event, titled “Welcome Back Winter Texans,” saw approximately 75 different vendors come out to sell various items in …
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Nov 12 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Monday was their day. Dozens of American flags lined downtown Sam Houston Boulevard as San Benito’s veterans marched toward the San Benito Veterans Memorial, where a ceremony was held. Represented during a ceremony were veterans of every American campaign going back to World War II. It was one …
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Nov 12 2013
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS LA JOYA – Any team can tell you it’s a sour feeling to sit out during the state football playoffs. In the class 3A Division-II district playoff between Rio Hondo and Zapata, both teams can voice their displeasure. However, both teams can also rejoice as each return to …
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Nov 09 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com A movement in San Benito to form a new chamber of commerce is gaining steam, thanks in large part to the efforts of several businessmen and community members. A group of merchants and representatives of various organizations and entities, including the City of San Benito and the Rotary Club …
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Nov 09 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com U.S. Navy Pvt. Marcelo Rendon Casas died serving his country in World War II; he was only 17. The son of Desiderio and Maria Casas of San Benito, Marcelo was killed on Nov. 29, 1944, when his ship, which was off the coast of Asia according to a newspaper …
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