Jun 12 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Fifteen years ago, Cynthia Zartuche Manrrique was a single mom with three kids who – at that time – had only completed a few college hours. That changed after she took a job as a secretary for the San Benito CISD Gifted and Talented program. Inspired by the educators …
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Jun 12 2012
Pictured are participants of the San Benito Hoops Camp. Youngsters learned basketball techniques from Greyhound Head Basketball Coach Eddie Abrego and his assistants. The camp, held at the Veterans Memorial Academy gymnasium, ends Thursday, June 14. (Staff photos by Michael Rodriguez)
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Jun 12 2012
Members of the San Benito Elks Lodge are shown Tuesday donating $2,500 to the Veterans Advisory Board for further additions to the San Benito Veterans War Memorial. The money will be used to purchase a bench at the site of the recently-installed bronze memorial. (Photo by Joe Bocanegra)
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Jun 12 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito News is receiving reports that a San Benito High School sophomore died Monday in an apparent suicide attempt. Officers with the San Benito Police Department confirmed that the child, identified as 16-year-old Ethan Hausler, died as a result of a gunshot wound to the head. It’s …
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Jun 11 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com A San Benito police officer was arrested over the weekend for allegedly pointing a gun at a Sheriff’s deputy. Officer Candido Ortiz of the San Benito Police Department has been charged with aggravated assault of a public servant following an incident in which deputies with the Cameron County Sheriff’s …
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Jun 08 2012
By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com At a special meeting Friday, the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees rescinded action taken last week that authorized the governing body’s officers to negotiate and select an interim attorney. Also approved on Friday was the selection of an interim attorney. Board President Yliana G. Rodriguez and Board Secretary …
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Jun 08 2012
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS The San Benito City Commission voted Tuesday to eliminate the rank of fire marshal in a unanimous vote. Ordinance 2485 previously died due to lack of a second motion at a previous meeting. After its approval at a regular meeting on June 5, the ordinance authorizes assigning fire …
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Jun 08 2012
By ANDREA MOSQUEDA Special to the NEWS Two San Benito teachers have received the highest honor in the school district. Noelia Nadine Montez, a fifth-grade teacher at Landrum Elementary School, was named the 2011-2012 San Benito CISD Elementary Teacher of the Year. Michael Torres, an eighth-grade Social Studies teacher at Miller Jordan Middle School, was …
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Jun 08 2012
By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito resident Marisol Cervantes, a student at the University of Texas at Brownsville (UTB), has received the highest award an undergraduate could receive: the Leadership Ring Award. Only two students were selected based on excellence in academics, leadership, and community service/campus service. Students must submit an application, two …
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Jun 08 2012
By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Sierra Pizarro, a recent graduate of San Benito High School, has signed to play tennis at Temple College in Temple, TX for the Lady Leopards. Temple College has been the recipient of many tennis championships, winning three national championships in 2003, 2004 and 2007. Just recently, they competed at …
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