Businesses experience outbreak of fires

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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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Teenage girl recovered at Los Indios Bridge

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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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Rio Hondo woman busted for animal cruelty

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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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Ordinances, Municipal Park contract on city agenda

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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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OH-MY-GAR!

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This alligator gar, measuring in at seven feet, seven inches, was caught by Leo Ruiz while fishing at a resaca in Los Fresnos on Saturday. Ruiz hooked the gar and harpooned it in the head. It took about an hour and a half and it took three men to pull it from the river. (Courtesy photos)

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Summer Reading Program Comes to a Close

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Having a blast – Children attending the San Benito Public Library Summer Reading Program were paid a visit by a representative from the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, ChuChin The Clown, and enjoyed cupcakes prepared by the Friends of the Library. (Courtesy photos)

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Six indicted for Perez murder

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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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Public comments back on air

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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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3 new businesses on San Benito’s economic horizon

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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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Local non-profits weigh in on controversial bill

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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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