Sep 20 2011
By STACEY GONZALEZ Special to the NEWS WESLACO – To put it simply, this game is big. After thumping the Nikki Rowe Warriors, 35-27, during week two action, the Los Fresnos Falcons will now face the Weslaco Panthers at Bobby Lackey Stadium in their first district game. It isn’t just any district game, however, as …
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Sep 20 2011
The Rio Hondo Bobcats are shown during Friday night football action at home, where they took on the Falfurrias Jersey Bulls and were victorious by a score of 27-0. 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 T.J. Tijerina)
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Sep 20 2011
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Sep 17 2011
Board takes no action on superintendent By CRISTINA M. GARCIA & MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ San Benito News Members of the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees exchanged heated words at a regular meeting Thursday night, when a packed house was in attendance in anticipation of agenda items that have recently sparked city-wide debate. As previously reported …
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Sep 17 2011
State’s low ranking in food security fuels urgency By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a report Tuesday ranking Texas second worst in the country in food security, this as San Benito Food Pantry records revealed a 269 percent increase in families seeking free meals. According to the …
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Sep 17 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com It’s one thing for a teacher to discourage bullying; it’s something else entirely when the message is delivered by professional basketball players. At least those are the intentions of Miller Jordan Middle School Science Dean Dr. Cindy Clayborn, who’s organized an anti-bullying rally to be held on campus Friday, …
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Sep 17 2011
Merchants take center stage at centennial luncheon By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS The San Benito Chamber of Commerce held a luncheon Wednesday afternoon celebrating San Benito’s 100th year of incorporation. With approximately 40 in attendance, the luncheon, hosted by Chamber President Zeke Padilla inside the Municipal Building Cesar Gonzalez Meeting Room, presented three speakers …
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Sep 17 2011
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS The San Benito Public Library would like to show the community recent acquisitions. Immediately greeting those who visit the library are now flat-panel televisions – one at the main entrance and the other toward the rear near the patio. San Benito Public Library Director Gerry Salazar said the …
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Sep 17 2011
Published Sept. 18, 2011 Editor’s Note: In observance of the 50th anniversary of the 1961 San Benito Greyhounds, the San Benito News will feature in each weekend edition the story that covered the game of that week 50 years ago. This is the game featuring the San Benito Greyhounds vs. the Harlingen Cardinals. San Benito …
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Sep 17 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com CORPUS CHRISTI – Call this win a comeback. These San Benito Greyhounds, although hit hard by last week’s 49-7 loss to rival Harlingen, traveled to Corpus Christi Friday night to take on the Flour Bluff Hornets, a team that defeated the ’Hounds 35-19 in 2010. The tables were turned, …
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