Aug 05 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Ramiro Partida, Sr. can play golf. The 62-year-old owner of Partida Body Shop in San Benito first swung a golf club 10 years ago, and while he had a natural talent for the game, for eight years he hadn’t taken another swing. That is until recently. Last August, Partida …
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Aug 05 2011
Athletic Director and San Benito Greyhound Head Football Coach Spencer Gantt is shown along with the rest of the coaching staff informing Greyhound moms how the game is played and what uniforms and equipment will be utilized. Such events have become common at the annual Mom’s Night, held at the Greyhound Sports Complex at San Benito High School on Thursday evening. (Photos by Vince Galvan)
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Aug 02 2011
Fire under investigation, TCEQ monitors air quality By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The sky turned black near La Paloma Monday evening as a fire engulfed a field of tires and forced local officials to evacuate nearby homes and close down the road leading to the blaze. As of presstime Tuesday, Barlow Road in the …
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Aug 02 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com HARLINGEN – Since its recent inception, the Harlingen Outreach Center formally known as The Bridge has reported various numbers, all of which represent landmark accomplishments for the project. Thirteen, for example, is the number of non-profit organizations currently operating inside the center; 19,224 is the amount in square footage …
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Aug 02 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Special to the NEWS It was finally time to bring down the house. The San Benito Housing Authority (SBHA) has begun the demolition of a dilapidated home on Bonham Street after being reported to the City of San Benito months ago. As previously reported by the News, the house had been …
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Aug 02 2011
Special to the NEWS Julio Cesar Perez BROWNSVILLE – The Cameron County and District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday afternoon that Julio Cesar Perez, 41, was arraigned by State District Judge Migdalia Lopez of the 197th Judicial District Court on capital murder charges of his wife, Sonia Elizabeth Perez from San Benito. Assistant District Attorneys L.J. …
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Aug 02 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Special to the NEWS Football season is just around the corner, but that’s not news to the young men working hard and sweating through the last couple of days of their summer vacation. The San Benito Greyhounds are conducting a freshmen football camp for all incoming freshmen and seventh and eighth …
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Jul 29 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Officials with the City of San Benito announced Friday that they do not plan to issue sandbags in the event of Tropical Storm Don making landfall in the Rio Grande Valley. As of presstime Friday, Tropical Storm Don was 120 miles east-northeast of Brownsville and traveling at 15 mph. …
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Jul 29 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – Rio Hondo ISD officials hope several reassignments at high level positions will improve test scores, this after the district was rated Academically Acceptable for the 2010-2011 school year. In response to an open records request, Rio Hondo ISD announced the following reassignments on Tuesday: As per …
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Jul 29 2011
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS A recommendation by the City of San Benito Utilities Board to the City Commission may result in applying a fixed water rate to individual apartment/RV tenants. According to Place 4 City Commissioner Celeste Sanchez, the proposal came about as a recommendation by the Utilities Board after researching customer …
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