May 30 2012
By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com For most students, a day after school consists of spending time with friends, family or their video games; but not for San Benito High School seniors Hilario B. Garcia and Kristina Garcia (no relation), who continues to hit the books after the bell rings. Hilario, 17, was named the …
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May 30 2012
By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – Jenifer Guajardo and Belinda Orozco are ahead of the class at Rio Hondo High School as the two were named valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, for the 2012 school year. Jenifer, 17, participates in Upward Bound, National Honor Society (NHS), the Art Club and tennis. She was …
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May 30 2012
Citizens of San Benito gathered Monday, May 28, to observe the city’s Memorial Day ceremony. The event began with a silent march from City Hall to the Veterans War Memorial and ended with the unveiling of a bronze statue at the memorial. Participating in the procession were members of the San Benito High School Naval Junior ROTC, who also performed the posting of colors, and area veterans. Speakers included Mayor Joe H. Hernandez, Enriqueta Ramos, and Victor Garza, chairman of the San Benito Veterans Advisory Board. Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2410 also held a flag-folding ceremony while Rick Lugo performed the National Anthem, Amazing Grace, and God Bless America. The statue unveiled was inspired by a 1944 Coast Guard photo of a monument consisting of a rifle and soldier’s helmet that marked the area where an American soldier was killed on the beach of Normandy. The eight-foot statue was commissioned by the San Benito Veterans Advisory Board. (Photos by Jacob Lopez)
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May 29 2012
NEWS Staff Report After a day-long hearing, the San Benito Civil Service Commission upheld a March 31 decision to indefinitely suspend Fire Marshal Henry Lopez. The ex-fire marshal said he plans on taking the matter “to court.” Check out tomorrow’s San Benito News for the full story. Want the whole story? Pick up a copy …
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May 28 2012
NEWS Staff Report During a special meeting on the evening of Memorial Day, the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees approved providing a 30-day termination notice to Gus Acevedo, the attorney currently representing the district, and took no action on reprimanding Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limon. Board members opted to part ways with Acevedo …
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May 26 2012
San Benito CISD Place 1 School Board Member Fatima Huerta is shown taking the oath of office administered by Justice of the Peace David Garza at a special board meeting held Tuesday for the swearing in of newly-elected trustees. Anna Cruz, newly-elected Pl. 2 trustee, is pictured doing the same while San Benito CISD School Board President Yliana G. Rodriguez, Pl. 3 trustee, is seen taking the oath of office administered by 13th Court of Appeals Justice Roy Valdez. The site is where a special board meeting was held for the event and included a packed house of supporters for the newly-elected officials as well as entertainment provided by the SBHS Mariachi Del Sol group. (Photos by T.J. Tijerina)
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May 26 2012
San Benito native and rising country sensation Madelyn Victoria recently opened for Tracy Lawrence at the Pharr Events Center on Friday, May 18. Madelyn and her band performed cuts from her debut EP and is said to be currently working on her first album. (Photos by T.J. Tijerina)
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May 26 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com At a special school board meeting set for Memorial Day, San Benito CISD Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón expects to be reprimanded and his powers reduced while the attorney representing the district may find his services no longer needed. Among other items, the Board of Trustees will meet …
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May 26 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Oscar Medrano of the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees has called for an investigation into the letter, signed by Board President Yliana G. Rodriguez, informing the district’s insurance carriers of immediate plans to switch insurance agents. The letter, which Rodriguez retracted Friday, May 18, stated that, “effective immediately,” …
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May 26 2012
By JERRY RODRIGUEZ & MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ San Benito News Much has transpired in the two weeks that have followed the San Benito CISD general election, which saw voters usher in a new era on the School Board of Trustees. What’s not being talked about, however, is the fact that for the first time in the …
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