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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May 17 2011
By CHRISTY CORTEZ Special to the NEWS For a team that’s use to success, having only faced a number of defeats this season that you’d be able to count on one hand, a fourth trip to the Sweet 16 was expected of the San Benito Lady ’Hounds, now ranked ninth in the state. Although …
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May 15 2011
By SCARLET O’ROURKE Special to the NEWS The people have spoken – at least that is what supporters of political candidates called out on Election Day Saturday outside City Hall when it was announced that former San Benito Mayor Joe H. Hernandez won back his post more than a year after the commission recognized his …
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