IDEA holds 5K for students

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By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Special to the NEWS The IDEA 5K walk/run, which took place Saturday, helped the campus raise funds for their students, and in turn organize a better learning environment for their college field lessons. The event gathered approximately $3,000, and had more than 160 registered participants. However, due to the weather conditions, about …

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Calendar of Events (March 17-March 21)

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Date: Monday-Friday Time: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Event: Starz School of Dance Registration Where: 115 N. Williams Rd., San Benito More Info: (956) 361-7827   Date: Thru 2012 Event: San Benito Youth Softball League Where: La Paloma Park, 35005 Leal Rd. in San Benito More Info: (956) 264-0160 or (956) 970-4680   Date: Thru 2012 Event: …

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Kidnapped: Three nabbed in abduction

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By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com HARLINGEN – Three suspects accused of aggravated kidnapping were apprehended Friday after leading police on a high speed chase that stretched from Harlingen to Rio Hondo. At approximately 11 a.m., three men traveling in a newer model Cadillac Escalade, reportedly gold in color, allegedly accosted an adult male in …

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Girl Scouts celebrate 100th anniversary locally

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By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com It all started with 18 girls in Savanna, Georgia. That’s where, on March 12, 1912, Juliette Gordon Low initiated what would become a nationwide organization that now boasts three million strong. Indeed, as the founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA, Low would be pleased to see how …

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Food fight prompts changes at VMA

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By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Special to the NEWS A food fight that took place late last month at the San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy has led to the change in lunch schedules for the students. The food fight began, according to San Benito CISD police, when one student allegedly threw a piece of bread into a …

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Kids’ interest piqued at Career Fair

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By TREY PUGA Special to the NEWS The students attending Landrum Elementary School Friday were able to get a bit of insight to a few careers during the Career Fair held on campus. Among those participating included H-E-B, Gladys Porter Zoo, the Cameron County Sheriff’s Department, the Darrell Hester Juvenile Detention Center, U.S. Immigration and …

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Career Fair at Landrum

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Pictured here are pre-kinder and kindergarten students from Landrum Elementary during Friday’s Career Fair festivities, in which the San Benito News, the San Benito Fire Department, Cameron County Sheriff’s Department, H-E-B, Gladys Porter Zoo, the Darrell Hester Juvenile Justice Center, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and Dr. Serapio De La Rosa’s office participated. (Photos by Trey Puga)

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BREAKING: Lockdown lifted at two San Benito campuses

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Editor’s Note: The following is a news release provided to the San Benito News at 11:47 a.m. today by Celia Longoria, Public Relations Director for the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District. Two San Benito CISD campuses placed on lockdown this morning are resuming normal activities now that the lockdown at each campus has since …

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Calendar of Events (March 7-March 10)

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Date: Thru 2012 Event: San Benito Historical Museum’s Pecan Sale More Info: (956) 245-8094 or email: queentut1940@att.net Date: Thru March 15 Event: American Military Support: Love Our Troops campaign More Info: (956) 425-1549 Date: March 7, 14, 21, 28 Time: 5 – 6:30 p.m. Event: Chess Club Where: San Benito Public Library, 101 W. Rose …

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Ex-superintendent among hopefuls, Sanchez and De La Fuente to step down

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By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com It’s all set. Candidates in the City of San Benito and San Benito Consolidated Independent School District (SBCISD) general elections filed in their bids for elected office. As first reported by the San Benito News Monday via sbnewspaper.com, former San Benito CISD superintendent and current Region 13 professional educator …

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