By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A number of unrelated fires have been wreaking havoc among local businesses within the past week. It all started on Saturday, July 9, when two separate fires damage to as many local businesses. According to Fire Marshal Henry Lopez of the San Benito Fire Department, a call came …
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Jul 12 2011
Teenage girl recovered at Los Indios Bridge
NEWS Staff Report A 14-year-old girl reported missing Thursday returned home to her family over the weekend, according to San Benito police. Lieutenant Martin Morales of the San Benito Police Department (SBPD) reported that 14-year-old Linda Luna of San Benito returned Saturday at about 4:30 p.m. She was said to be in good health. “She …
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Jul 12 2011
Rio Hondo woman busted for animal cruelty
Special to the NEWS LOUISIANA – A man and a woman were found guilty in Orleans Parish Court for cruelty to animals and not having the proper permit to possess a non-human primate on July 7. Joan Susanne Newberger (aka Joan S. Poole), 64, of Rio Hondo, Texas, and James Wells Poole, 62, of St. …
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Jul 12 2011
Ordinances, Municipal Park contract on city agenda
NEWS Staff Report The San Benito City Commission will hold its regular meeting on Wednesday, July 13 at 5:30 p.m. inside the Cesar Gonzalez Meeting Hall within the San Benito Municipal Building. Following the Pledge of Allegiance and the invocation, the commission will discuss several items in what may be a lengthy meeting, including a …
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Jul 12 2011
OH-MY-GAR!
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Jul 12 2011
Summer Reading Program Comes to a Close
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Jul 08 2011
Six indicted for Perez murder
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Six men allegedly involved in the murder of former Rio Hondo teacher Sonia Perez were indicted on Wednesday. “On July 6, all six men were indicted on capital murder charges,” said Alexis Clynes, Special Products Coordinator for the Cameron County District Attorney’s Office. “We don’t have any type …
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Jul 08 2011
Public comments back on air
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The public comment portion of San Benito CISD School Board meetings will be airing again on KSBG-TV Channel 17, the school district’s television station after being removed from the telecasts in 2003. “It began at the last board meeting,” said School Board President Yliana Rodriguez. “We’re public servants. …
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Jul 08 2011
3 new businesses on San Benito’s economic horizon
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com With the state of the economy looking remaining grim, hope may come in the form of a few new businesses set to open in the Resaca City. Rodeo Dentistry, based out of Fort Worth, will be celebrating its grand opening in San Benito on Wednesday, July 13 at …
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Jul 08 2011
Local non-profits weigh in on controversial bill
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The Texas Legislature is in the process of approving what could be one of the most controversial immigration laws since Arizona Senate Bill 1070. If approved, the law will require officials of the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) to ask for proof of citizenship or legal status …
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