Feb 28 2025
By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS San Benito Greyhound Head Golf Coach Henry Valle’s season outlook of competing in seven tournaments took a significant turn for the worse when the Greyhounds’ own tournament was canceled due to inclement weather last week. San Benito was scheduled to welcome golfers at Treasure Hills Golf Course in …
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Feb 28 2025
By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS The San Benito Greyhound Varsity Baseball Team got its first victory of the young season in a big way when San Benito earned an at-home no-hitter against the Edinburg Bobcats this week. Greyhounds’ Head Coach Ramiro Partida reported that three pitchers combined for the no-no in the 6-2 …
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Feb 28 2025
By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS The San Benito Lady ’Hound Varsity Softball Team is putting together an impressive campaign after seven games as their 5-2-1 record attests. Lady ’Hound Head Coach Kristy Leal and her four-member assistant coaching staff have combined veterans with newcomers on the field, and, so far, it has worked …
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Feb 21 2025
BY ARABELLA SERRATA editor@sbnewspaper.com In recent months, Dolcefino Media has published a series of exposé videos regarding the City of San Benito. Currently, the media group has focused on City Manager Fred Sandoval. Wayne Dolcefino, head of Dolcefino Media and Dolcefino Consulting, shared findings of Sandoval’s legal troubles with the NEWS. According to public documents, …
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Feb 21 2025
By RAY QUIROGA publisher@sbnewspaper.com For the better part of a half-century, Texas Country Reporter (TCR) has graced the airwaves and screens of millions of homes in the Lone Star State and beyond. In recent weeks, the TCR crew traveled to the Resaca City to film an episode of the iconic show at the Texas Conjunto …
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Feb 21 2025
By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS More than 1,500 people from across the Rio Grande Valley converged on San Benito to be part of the second South Texas AuthorCon at San Benito Plaza last weekend. The City co-hosted the Author Con at the San Benito Cultural Arts Center and the adjacent Community Center after …
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Feb 21 2025
BY ARABELLA SERRATA editor@sbnewspaper.com The 2025 Hog Waddle concert and cookoff is slated for Feb. 20 – 23. Tickets can be purchased online at cityofsanbenito.com or in person at the San Benito Public Library. The Hog Waddle carnival opened on Thursday, Feb. 20. Multiple concerts will be in full swing on Friday, Feb. 21. Guests …
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Feb 21 2025
By RENE TORRES Rene Torres is a retired University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College assistant professor. He has a long history in the Rio Grande Valley as an educator, sports historian, and humanitarian, with a wealth of community service to his credit. Ellen Klages wrote, “In the 1870s, an American woman could …
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Feb 21 2025
By STEVE HATHCOCK Steve Hathcock has an extensive background in historical preservation and writing focused on South Texas. He has served as Chairman of the Cameron County Historical Commission for two terms and Vice Chair for two terms, having been a member since 2004. He is also a founding member of the Historical Foundation of …
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Feb 21 2025
Special to the NEWS MCALLEN, TX—Village in the Valley (ViVA) and Mount Olive Worship Center invite the community to an evening of music, inspiration, and unity at the 2025 Heritage Gospel Festival. This vibrant event is taking place on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, from 6-9 p.m. here at the Old Church Winery, 700 N. Main …
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