Oct 22 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com It’s that time of year again when downtown San Benito will be covered in purple and gold for the annual Homecoming Parade. According to William Brown, San Benito High School Student Council Sponsor, approximately 70 entries have registered to participate in the SBHS Homecoming Parade Thursday, which is …
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Oct 22 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The jury selection for San Benito Mayor Joe H. Hernandez’ trial has been delayed yet again. According to Melissa Zamora, Public Information Officer for the Cameron County District Attorney’s Office, cause for the delay was due to a court reporter having a death in the family. This marks …
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Oct 22 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The 22nd Annual Conjunto Festival, hosted by the Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center, was held in San Benito over the weekend to its largest crowd yet, organizers have said. “In comparison to previous years, this has got to be the most successful in terms of participants,” said Rogelio …
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Oct 22 2013
By JENNIFER BERGHOM & GAIL FAGAN Special to the NEWS EDINBURG – Having his team’s robot knocked out of the competition circle twice, Julio Jimenez felt faint. In round three, however, the Rio Hondo High School freshman and his team’s robot, “The Destroyer,” rebounded and knocked Progreso High School’s robot, “Optimus Exterminator” off the circle …
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Oct 19 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com One of the six individuals accused of stabbing and killing 19-year-old Angel Perez in San Benito last year is scheduled to go to trial. It was sometime after 12:30 a.m. Nov. 19, 2012, when officers with the San Benito Police Department found Perez near the intersection of Winchell …
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Oct 19 2013
Shown are scenes from the Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center 22nd Annual Conjunto Festival on Friday, in which Karisma kicked off the three-day event, scheduled to continue Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 19 to 20, at Plaza de San Benito on 225 E. Stenger St. Beginning the show at 4:15 p.m. Saturday will be the San Benito High School Conjunto Estrella. On Sunday, Frutty Villarreal y Los Mavericks hit the stage at 4:30 p.m.
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Oct 19 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito High School will kick off its Homecoming festivities next week with a parade and bonfire. The SBHS Homecoming Parade is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, downtown San Benito. The route extends from the 600 block of South Sam Houston and ends at the Adele …
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Oct 19 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Roman Abeyta, an epidemiologist for the Cameron County Health Department, said he’ll be asking people to show their vaccination card before they come in contact with his soon-to-be-born child, a precautionary measure he believes is necessary. Consider that 61 cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, were reported this year, …
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Oct 19 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com I’ve recently been asked for my thoughts on the controversy surrounding the San Benito High School varsity cheerleaders and the allegations that they’ve bullied and discriminated against a handicapped squad member. Understand that there have already been so many opinions shared about the issue that one more may very …
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