Nov 09 2013
Special to the NEWS A March of Veterans and public ceremony are on tap Monday, Nov. 11, at the Veterans’ War Memorial. Sponsored by the City of San Benito, the events will be held in observation of Veterans Day. All area veterans are encouraged to attend and dress to reflect their service in the U.S. …
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Nov 09 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Consolidated Independent School District will be celebrating Veterans Day on Monday, Nov. 11, with ceremonies scheduled to be held at schools throughout the district. One school in particular will be Ed Downs Elementary, which will be holding its ceremony at 9 a.m. “A lot of …
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Nov 09 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A San Benito woman was arrested on Tuesday after her child was discovered wandering down a business road near a local elementary school. It was at approximately 3:50 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, when the San Benito Police Department responded to a call made in reference to a child …
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Nov 09 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com LOS FRESNOS – A woman accused of child abandonment was arrested by the Los Fresnos Police Department in an apparent smuggling case. According to Chief James Harris of the Los Fresnos Police Department, 44-year-old Maria Preza was arrested Wednesday, Nov. 6, after allegedly leaving a 3-year-old boy at …
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Nov 09 2013
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS WESLACO — There’s no doubt the San Benito Greyhounds left everything on the field on Friday night. Effort, pride, determination and even tears were all in plentiful supply in the ’Hounds’ final game of the season. Weslaco was in front 35-28 with a few seconds to go when …
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Nov 05 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A jury found San Benito Mayor Joe H. Hernandez not guilty Tuesday of making a terroristic threat against a former city commissioner. Following three trial postponements, testimony was heard on Monday, Nov. 4, and Tuesday, Nov. 5, before the jurors announced the not guilty verdict, which dismisses the …
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Nov 05 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Another chapter in the saga of the San Benito High School varsity cheerleading controversy was written on Monday when Alexandria Hernandez, the disabled 17-year-old senior cheerleader who accused her teammates of bullying and discrimination, was kicked off the squad for allegedly violating the cheer constitution. In response to a …
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Nov 05 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The man convicted of murdering a San Benito teen last year will spend most of his adult life in prison for the crime. Robert John Anthony Martinez, 19, of San Benito was sentenced to 50 years in prison Tuesday, Nov. 5, by a jury in the 103rd state District …
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Nov 05 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com LOS FRESNOS – Twenty-five year-old Marine Corps veteran Edoardo “Eddie” Polanco was killed in an auto-pedestrian accident on March 18, 2012, outside of Los Fresnos on State Hwy 100, where he was reportedly jogging in training for an upcoming marathon. Since then, a makeshift memorial was placed at …
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Nov 09 2013
CONSIDER THIS: Guilty of responsible journalism
November 9, 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com I began this piece just two minutes from midnight on Saturday. At this time, we’re usually expecting articles from our sportswriter assigned to Friday night football coverage. Our staff writer, graphic designer and production manager, not to mention the press and circulation crew, wait patiently while we put the …
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