Contracts awarded to all but one SBCISD employee

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SBNEWSPAPER.COM EXCLUSIVE! By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Only one employee was terminated Tuesday, March 8 at the San Benito CISD regular school board meeting while employees who had not resigned were awarded contracts. Superintendant of Schools Antonio G. Limón made the recommendation to terminate the probationary contract of said employee, which was motioned …

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Two sitting board members file for reelection

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By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Two sitting board members have filed for the San Benito CISD elections. Pl. 5 Trustee Hector Leal and Pl. 7 Trustee Manuel “Meme” Gonzales, Jr. both filed for the upcoming elections on Tuesday. They now join incumbents Pl. 4 Trustee Joe G. Gonzalez and Pl. 6 President Oscar …

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Burial site prices, cemetery rules up for approval

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By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito City Cemetery may be seeing a couple of rule changes this month if the City Commission approves the proposed new set of guidelines. “I think everything is staying the same, with the exception of increasing some of the rates (located at) I think the burial …

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Robert Garza tells ’Hounds to DREAM BIG

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  Football players awarded at annual banquet By JOE R. BOWLING, JR. Special to the NEWS The 2010 football season officially went into the history books this past Sunday as the San Benito Greyhounds Quarterback Club held its annual season ending football banquet at the high school. With the guest speaker Roberto Garza of the …

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Local talent auditions for Big Squeeze Contest

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Rogelio on the Squeeze Box By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The fifth annual Big Squeeze Accordion Contest kicked off on Sunday, March 6 at the birthplace of Conjunto music, San Benito, Texas. The Big Squeeze Accordion Contest is a competition in which accordionists throughout the state compete for the chance to win various …

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Mother of three finds joy at trail, content with daily routine

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Community Corner By SCARLET O’ROURKE Special to the NEWS The Heavin Resaca Trail brings a bit of nature into the city of San Benito. There, birds gather, turtles surface, and fish swim in harmony with those who come to the trail. It is here that 27-year-old Valerie Armas comes to run. “It’s nice,” Armas said. …

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San Benito Greyhound Football Banquet

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Shown are various scenes from Sunday’s San Benito Greyhound Quarterback Club Annual Football Banquet, in which players were awarded for their accomplishments and special guest speaker Robert Garza, a Rio Hondo native who plays right guard for the Chicago Bears, acted as the guest speaker. (Staff photos by Francisco E. Jimenez)

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District leaders deny cutting educators

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SBCISD officials anticipate ‘changes’ due to state deficit By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Calling it “speculation,” San Benito CISD Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limon and School Board President Oscar Medrano dismissed reports from sources that educators are being laid off in anticipation of a projected $10 billion deficit in state education. “Whatever …

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Security guard arrested for online harassment

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By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A security guard at a San Benito middle school was arrested on Wednesday, March 2 for allegations of internet harassment. Socorro Herrera Ortiz, 47, was arrested at approximately 8:45 a.m. in the front office of Miller Jordan Middle School for allegations of harassing a woman using the social …

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City searches for new engineer, narrows attorney applicants

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By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The City of San Benito is currently seeking requests for qualifications (RFQs) for engineering services. “I can’t speak for any other members of the commission. I can only speak for myself when I say this: It’s nothing personal against Mr. (Victor) Gutierrez as a professional and a person,” …

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