District to honor 1961 Greyhounds Friday night

1961 Greyhounds

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com San Benito Greyhound fans are in for a treat. At least that’s according to Celia Longoria, Director of Communications and Marketing for San Benito CISD. Longoria announced the district’s plans on Tuesday to honor the 1961 San Benito Greyhounds football team, considered by many the greatest of all to …

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‘Bias’ claimed in sexual harassment findings

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By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com A part-time security guard at San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy appealed the findings of sexual harassment and gender discrimination allegations she levied on San Benito CISD Police Chief Santiago R. Garcia, who was cleared of any wrongdoing. In her level three appeal – which was filed Monday, Oct. 3 …

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No verdict yet on officers’ appeal

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By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com A Civil Service hearing in which an examiner heard the appeal of San Benito Police Captain Arnold Garcia and his brother Lieutenant Tony Garcia, both of whom were accused in 2010 of transporting beer using a police unit, concluded Tuesday with no verdict. According to Assistant City Manager Arturo …

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Sanchez secures three state archery titles

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By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com It’s not uncommon for San Benito’s own Michelle Sanchez, now seasoned in competitive archery, to sometimes wear pink at state tournaments. Point of fact, Sanchez, 33, is not very fond of the color. Cause for the color of her apparel, however, is due in large part to her competitive …

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City may select new engineering firm

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By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS The San Benito City Commission may select an engineering firm from four applicants at a special meeting scheduled for Wednesday afternoon. Applicants include Freese and Nichols, Innovative Civil Engineering, Cruz Hogan, and the city’s current engineering firm Coym, Rehmet & Gutierrez. The city approved appointing a committee during …

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Greyhound helmet raffle to benefit player’s family

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By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS The San Benito Quarterback Club will raffle two Greyhound football helmets at Friday night’s game to help a fellow player. The funds gathered from the raffle, scheduled at the San Benito Greyhounds vs. Los Fresnos Falcons football game at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 7, will help #76 Pete …

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Football Feature: Greyhounds vs. Vikings

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The San Benito Greyhounds are shown during Friday night football action at Brownsville, where they took on the Brownsville Pace Vikings and were victorious by a score of 31-20. In every mid-week edition, one team will be selected for a photo spread – featuring the San Benito Greyhounds, the Los Fresnos Falcons, or the Rio Hondo Bobcats. (Photos by Rodrigo Davila)

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St. Theresa Catholic Church Bazaar

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Shown are scenes from Saturday’s bazaar, in which a number of festivities were held at St. Theresa Catholic Church in San Benito. Festivities included cake walks, bingo, a ring toss and a haunted house as well as live music. (Photos by Joe Bocanegra)

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San Benito fights from 10-point deficit in thrilling come-from-behind victory

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By CRISTINA M. GARCIA Special to the NEWS BROWNSVILLE – The San Benito Greyhounds took fans and skeptics on both sides of the field on a rollercoaster ride during Friday night’s football game at Sams Stadium, where they defeated the previously undefeated Brownsville Pace Vikings. San Benito (4-1) started up their ’Hound power with a …

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Morales ushers in ‘accountability’ as SBPD operations chief

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By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Change is here. Effective Oct. 1, Lieutenant Martin Morales of the San Benito Police Department (SBPD) will assume the responsibilities of Operations Chief (OC), a position created following the reassignment of now-former Chief George Gomez to captain and the promotion of Human Resources Director Arturo Rodriguez to Assistant City …

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