SBNEWSPAPER.COM EXCLUSIVE! By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com A three-vehicle collision was reported in San Benito Wednesday on the corner of Stenger and Travis Streets. San Benito police and firefighters responded at approximately 12 noon to a rollover involving two Ford Expeditions, one white and the other beige, and a Lincoln Town Car. According …
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Apr 19 2011
ICE detains 7 in human smuggling case
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Authorities with U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained seven men in San Benito who’re believed to be in the country illegally, this as part of an ongoing human smuggling investigation. According to ICE Spokeswoman Adelina A. Pruneda of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), ICE agents apprehended the seven …
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Apr 19 2011
SBN’s ‘Meet the Candidates’ forum moved to April 28
NEWS Staff Report Due to scheduling conflicts, the San Benito News “Meet the Candidates” community forum for San Benito CISD candidates has been moved from Thursday, April 21 to Thursday, April 28. The event will be held in conjunction with the San Benito Friends of the Library and remains scheduled for 6:30 p.m. inside the …
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Apr 19 2011
City candidates rake in contributions
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com It’s beginning to look a lot like election season. As more and more political signs congregate on street corners, the closer Election Day gets. Another sign of as much is the first batch of political expenditure reports, which were due on Thursday, April 14 at 5 p.m., marking …
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Apr 19 2011
Ex-Cowboy to visit San Benito Friday
‘The Shark’ Cometh By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A shark is on its way to San Benito. Scratch that and make it, “The Shark.” Former Dallas Cowboys football player Kenneth “Kenny” Gant will be at El Gallito Restaurant on Friday signing autographs and taking photographs with fans. Gant, also known as “The …
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Apr 19 2011
School board candidates spend thousands
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Expenditure reports turned in for the duration of March 14-April 14 showed that there were some big spenders in the San Benito CISD School Board election. The expenditure reports show the amount of money each candidate received in contributions, who contributed to the candidates’ campaign, the amount of …
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Apr 19 2011
Herrera making noise at Texas Southern
By CHRISTY CORTEZ Special to the NEWS HOUSTON – JoAnn Herrera made a name for herself in the Valley as a dominant pitcher for the San Benito Lady ’Hounds softball team. Upon graduation, the four-year starting letterman embarked on a new journey as she earned a scholarship to pitch for Texas Southern University in Houston, …
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Apr 19 2011
Fourth Annual Autism Walk
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Apr 15 2011
News community forum draws crowd in RH
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Candidates for the Rio Hondo ISD School Board addressed a crowd of over 35 citizens Thursday for the San Benito News “Meet the Candidates” Community Forum. The event was co-sponsored by the Rio Hondo Pony League and held inside the Deep River Family Bar and Grill, …
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Apr 15 2011
San Benito flat in win over Lopez
By CHRISTY CORTEZ Special to the NEWS The San Benito Lady ’Hounds struggled against the Brownsville Lopez Lady Lobos Friday, a team which they had brutally defeated in the first round of district play. In seven innings of play the Lady ’Hounds scraped off the win with a score of 3-0. Their typical no …
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