Mar 01 2011
Welcome to San Benito By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Students from the University of Michigan visited San Benito CISD as part of the Alternative Spring Break Program. Students were given a tour of the city including the Challenger Learning Center and the museums. Jason Stern, an alumnus from the University of Michigan and …
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Mar 01 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com “It makes no census to me,” joked Ron Rogers on Monday. The issue at hand, though, is actually no laughing matter to those concerned with the federal government’s nationwide count. The website of the US Census Bureau shows that as of 2009 the population in San Benito was …
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Mar 01 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – A high speed chase in Rio Hondo led to the arrest of one man while authorities continue searching for the driver, officials with Precinct 4 Cameron County Constable’s Office said. According to Jose Zamorano, Chief Deputy for the Constable’s Office, a deputy constable was patrolling …
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Mar 01 2011
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Mar 01 2011
Organized by the Frank Roberts Elementary School staff and Jurelia Costilla, Community Relations Coordinator of McDonald’s, McTeacher’s Night was held in San Benito recently in which Frank Roberts educators and faculty manned the grills and drive-thru windows in a fundraising effort. Of the $1,500-plus raised 30 percent went to Frank Roberts while 100 percent of money made in vending went to the school. (Courtesy photos)
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Feb 26 2011
The Third Annual Texas Independence Day Celebration was held Friday and Saturday outside the Museums of San Benito, located on 210 E. Heywood St. Shown are various scenes of Saturday’s festivities, which included reenactments of the Battle of the Alamo as well as a parade featuring trailriders, reenactors, local veterans and members of the San Benito Historical Society. Pan de campo (camp bread made within a Dutch oven), chili and refreshments were also on sale. Friday’s events consisted of educational symposiums that touched on the role of Hispanics in the Texas Revolution. All events commemorated the 175th anniversary of Texas independence from Mexico. (Staff photos by Francisco E. Jimenez and Michael Rodriguez)
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Feb 25 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com It’s over … at least for now. Mark A. Feanny, M.D. of National Healthcare Development Partners (NHDP), who was working last year with San Benito Enterprises, LLC, the current owners of the defunct Dolly Vinsant Memorial Hospital, announced Friday in an exclusive correspondence with the News that the attempts …
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Feb 25 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ & FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ San Benito News Officials with the San Benito Youth Baseball/Softball League (SBYBSL) recently addressed a number of concerns regarding the quality of coaching and league fees, all of which brought forth by parents and coaches. Several of whom expressed such concerns to the News on Friday, some spoke …
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Feb 25 2011
Meeting Demand By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com It’s a growing trend, and that’s not necessarily a good thing. On Wednesday, the San Benito Food Pantry, a non-profit organization whose sole purpose is to feed the hungry in town, saw its biggest turnout in its 20-year history. The last time the pantry saw anywhere …
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Feb 25 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Five candidates have filed for their candidacy in area elections since the last San Benito News report. Three of four Rio Hondo ISD School Board incumbents have filed for reelection; they are trustees Noe Alaniz, Jr., Pl. 1, Tomas Gomez, Pl. 5, and Manuel Flores, Jr., Pl. 6. …
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