May 21 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The search for an attorney to represent the City of San Benito may come to an end Tuesday, May 24 as the San Benito City Commission is scheduled to discuss and possibly take such action at a special meeting. It was since late 2010 when the city initially …
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May 21 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Representatives from WAG (We Are Graduating) visited the Darrell Hester Juvenile Detention Center in San Benito on Thursday to make some big announcements. WAG has selected Cameron County for its 2011 Youth Summit, which will be held at the San Benito Boys and Girls Club, Cameron Park, as …
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May 21 2011
Mayor Joe H. Hernandez (top), Place 1 City Commissioner Tony Gonzales (second from top), and Pl. 2 City Commissioner Rene Villafranco (third from top) are shown during their swearing in ceremonies Thursday at the San Benito Municipal Building. Attending were former Mayor Rick Morado as well as Sheriff Omar Lucio, former City Manager Victor Trevino, and former City Commissioner Victor Garza. (Staff photos by Francisco E. Jimenez)
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May 18 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com It’s not quite over yet. San Benito CISD Business Manager Emma McCall confirmed Wednesday that Joe G. Gonzalez has requested a recount. Gonzalez, who entered Election Day Saturday as the incumbent in the Place 4 race for the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees, paid an $800 deposit Wednesday …
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May 18 2011
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May 18 2011
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May 17 2011
Restaurant manager apparent suicide victim By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com San Benito police are currently investigating an apparent suicide that occurred at a local hotel on Sunday. Lieutenant Martin Morales of the San Benito Police Department (SBPD) reported that the body of 39-year-old Harlingen resident Steven Mark Eriksmoen was found inside room #123 of …
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May 17 2011
RETURN OF THE KING By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com He’s back. Joe H. Hernandez has reclaimed his seat as mayor of San Benito, and he is ready to get down to business. Hernandez said that his first order of business will be to unite the city commission despite having heated disagreements with Commissioners …
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May 17 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com This weekend, San Benito saw Julian Huerta and June Aguilera defeat two longstanding board members for seats on the San Benito CISD school board. In what has been one of the most heated elections, the two new board members are now ready to get busy as the dust …
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May 17 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The end is near …at least according to one eccentric Christian. Many have tried to predict when the world will end, and many of those predictions have proven to be inaccurate. Family Radio evangelist Harold Camping of California is on his second prediction, and this one, unlike his …
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