Sep 23 2011
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS The 2011-2012 City of San Benito general fund budget, approved Tuesday by the commission, showed a return of longevity pay. First, there were some revisions in the budget from what was previously reported in the News. Total expenditures rose slightly from the previously reported $9,765,378 to $9,770,423, while …
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Sep 23 2011
By JOE BOCANEGRA & MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ San Benito News Tuesday evening, the San Benito City Commission decided to table a proposed ordinance that would restrict any political demonstrations from being held at the new San Benito Veteran’s War Memorial. According to members of the San Benito Veteran’s Advisory Board, the memorial was to be set …
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Sep 23 2011
Mayor Joe H. Hernandez joined with members of the City of San Benito Parks and Recreation and CDBG (Community Development Block Grant) boards as well as students from Landrum Elementary School to celebrate the grand opening of the remodeled neighborhood park, Landrum City Park. (Photo courtesy of the City of San Benito)
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Sep 22 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com A San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy (VMA) student was found Thursday after going missing from the campus, according to San Benito CISD officials. Initial reports indicated that the student, described as a 15-year-old male, was last seen at approximately 3 p.m. running into some brush located just north of …
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Sep 20 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com A proposed City of San Benito organizational structure, which utilizes a two assistant city manager setup, was tabled by commissioners at Tuesday’s regular meeting. Commissioner Bill Elliott made the motion, stating that the structure had already been approved in budgeting and didn’t need commissioners’ approval since it is up …
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Sep 20 2011
Heavy metal arrests By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com San Benito police said they cracked a big case on Tuesday after arresting five men in connection with the theft of over 20,000 pounds of scrap metal. Lieutenant Martin Morales of the San Benito Police Department (SBPD) reported Tuesday the apprehension of Brownsville residents Rene Almieda …
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Sep 20 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Help local troops stationed overseas, win a chance to see the Dallas Cowboys. Even trade? The folks at American Military Support (AMS) think so. AMS, a nonprofit organization, specializes in sending care packages (or “Quality of Life” packages) to soldiers who’re natives of the Rio Grande Valley. According to …
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Sep 20 2011
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS The San Benito City Commission approved at Tuesday’s regular meeting a $10.00 base water fee to be imposed on multi-unit homes. As previously reported by the News, recommendations have for weeks been made by the Utilities Board to impose a fee after research found that multi-unit homes housing, …
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Sep 20 2011
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS The Raiders of Brownsville Rivera better be prepared Friday night. That’s when the San Benito Greyhounds (2-1) will present themselves on their home turf for the first time during the regular season against a Brownsville team hot off a win against Corpus Christi Moody for week four excitement. …
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Sep 20 2011
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS RIO HONDO – It’s going to be a battle of fur-ocious proportions this Friday as the Rio Hondo Bobcats (2-2) will battle against the Raymondville Bearkats (3-1). After trampling over the Falfurrias Jersey Bulls last Friday night with a score of 27-0, the Bobcats feel exceedingly confident that …
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