Aug 20 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The City of San Benito police and fire chiefs as well as utilities coordinator and wastewater plant supervisor have been placed on the agenda for Tuesday’s regular commission meeting. According to City Manager Manual Lara, the aforementioned employees’ inclusion in an executive session item, which reads that a deliberation …
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Aug 20 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com An off-duty San Benito firefighter went above and beyond the proverbial call of duty Thursday morning when he assisted in pulling an elderly man from a burning home. Joe Ramos, a driver and 20-year veteran of the San Benito Fire Department, sprung to action after coming upon a house …
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Aug 20 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com San Benito firefighters who spoke on a condition of anonymity expressed concern recently with longevity pay that was cut during Tuesday’s budget workshop. An across-the-board cut trimmed the longevity pay of all City of San Benito employees Tuesday but irked firefighters in the process, some of whom met with …
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Aug 20 2011
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS Cameron County Assistant District Attorney Chief Prosecutor Maria De Ford was the guest speaker at the San Benito Rotary Club meeting Thursday at Blanquita’s Mexican Restaurant. In the meeting she was speaking for Maggie’s and Monica’s Houses, advocacy centers dealing with treating abused children, where she was talking …
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Aug 20 2011
By CRISTINA M. GARCIA Special to the NEWS From the Lady ’Hounds to the Lady Lobos, San Benito’s own Kassandra Contreras and Amanda Garza have stepped up to the plate once again. After graduating in May, Contreras and Garza have eagerly made the decision to attend Sul Ross University in Alpine, Texas. With smiles on …
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Aug 20 2011
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS Tuesday evening the San Benito City Commission was informed that the city had its credit rating upgraded to A1, according to Moody’s, to an A rating from Standard and Poor’s (S&P), and a A+ rating from Fitch Ratings. Don Gonzales from Estrada Hinojosa Investment Bankers presented the news …
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Aug 20 2011
Thursday afternoon the San Benito Friends of the Library hosted their first Back to School Backpack Drawing, where they gave 50 lucky kids backpacks for the upcoming school year. Members of the San Benito Police and Fire Departments were on hand. Those helping contribute to the backpacks were local firefighters, police officers and the Friends. (Photos by Joe Bocanegra and T.J. Tijerina)
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Aug 16 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Greyhounds will see some action on Friday… finally! Lining up against the ’Hounds at Bobby Morrow Stadium in the first scrimmage of the year, for the purple and gold anyway, will be the La Joya Palmview Lobos, a speedy bunch looking to stretch their legs against …
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Aug 16 2011
NEWS Staff Report Music and history will come alive Saturday, Aug. 20 as the Texas Conjunto Music Hall of Fame & Museum will host its 11th Annual Texas Conjunto Music Induction Awards at the San Benito Knights of Columbus Hall. This year’s inductees include Ramón Ayala, Rogelio Botello Rios, Daniel Garzés, Rubén Garza and Angel …
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Aug 16 2011
Couple training to benefit Leukemia & Lymphoma Society By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS Richard and Rebecca Galvan of San Benito are running for their lives… and other peoples less fortunate. They are both members of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LSS), a non-profit organization concerned with the treatment and cure of leukemia, lymphoma, …
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