May 02 2025
By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS RIO HONDO, TEXAS—The Bobcat golf team won district for the first time recently despite weather conditions that challenged its players at season’s end. Advancing to the regional tournament wasn’t anything new for Rio Hondo, but to do it as district champs was special. And as RHHS Head Coach …
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Apr 25 2025
By TRINA “INDI” JOHNSON Special to the NEWS Chick-fil-A has officially broken ground in San Benito, and for owner-operator Stephanie Champion, it’s about more than just chicken. Addressing the crowd at the April 16 groundbreaking ceremony, Champion said, “To me, it is important that this restaurant be more than just great food. I want it …
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Apr 25 2025
By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS What happened in San Benito didn’t always stay in San Benito, and for much of William B. Hartwell’s life, those around him were better for it. That appears to be the obvious conclusion based on the way the late Hartwell lived his life. If he didn’t help make …
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Apr 25 2025
By TRINA “INDI” JOHNSON Special to the NEWS In San Benito, a nondescript, everyday stretch of highway connects the Resaca City and Rio Hondo. Yet for some, this stretch of road has become more than just a route from one point to another. It serves as a gripping reminder of a local hero—Lieutenant Milton Resendez, …
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Apr 25 2025
Special to the NEWS The City of San Benito and the San Benito Cultural Arts Department, in collaboration with La Cultura Vive en Brownsville, are inviting the community to the 3rd Annual Duelo de Acordeón y Bajo Quinto Competition on Saturday, May 03, 2025, at the San Benito Cultural Heritage Museum, located at 250 E. …
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Apr 25 2025
NEWS Staff Report Early voting for the May 3, 2025, General and Special Elections in Cameron County began on April 22 and runs through April 29, 2025. On the ballot for San Benito voters is the Port Isabel-San Benito Navigation District [PISBND] Election. Running for Commissioner Place 1 are Alejandro Guadalupe Leal, Janie G. Silva, …
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Apr 25 2025
By ARABELLA SERRATA Special to the NEWS The San Benito Consolidated Independent School District held a regular board meeting on April 16. The pledge of allegiance was presented by Nathan Rey Lozano, and the invocation was presented by Jacqueline Isabel Gonzales. Both presenters are students at Fred Booth Leadership Academy. The board proclaimed April to …
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Apr 25 2025
By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS Health is a serious matter for San Benito leaders, and during a grand opening of a fitness court last week, some admitted they too should have a go at using the newest workout site to enhance their overall wellness. Under windy conditions at Kennedy Park on April 17, …
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Apr 25 2025
By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS The longtime connection between poet Erika Marie Garza and Aleida L. Garcia paved the way to a San Benito event called Poetry as Ofrenda: An Evening with Erika Marie Garza, held last Thursday evening at the San Benito Cultural Heritage Museum on Heywood in San Benito. Garcia, Director …
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Apr 25 2025
By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS The San Benito Lady Greyhounds earned an opportunity to extend softball play beyond their District 32-6A schedule following their district finale against the Harlingen Lady Cardinals. They now focus on the Edinburg North Lady Cougars in a one-game bi-district playoff at home Friday, April 25, beginning at 7 …
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