Dec 26 2014
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS Baseball isn’t the only thing performed on the San Benito High School baseball diamond that draws smiles and cheers from the community. Good deeds and admirable acts of kindness this holiday season will likely draw as many as any home run or base hit. In what is …
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Dec 26 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Editor Editor@sbnewspaper.com Each year as I get older, Christmas seems to come around faster and faster. In past years, the weeks leading up to December 25 seemed to last an eternity. Then again, as kids, we rarely have a realistic concept of time. Many of us probably remember being very young and counting …
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Dec 26 2014
By PASTOR MARK MOLINA Living Waters Church Special to the NEWS “Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not wanting to make her …
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Dec 24 2014
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com Christmastime is upon us, and thanks to a consumer-driven society full of shiny gadgets and expensive trinkets, the holiday season has become synonymous with gift-giving. From the latest consumer electronics to trendy new threads, many shoppers reportedly search far and wide in order to find the best possible …
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Dec 09 2014
By DINA AREVALO Special to the NEWS ‘Tis the season of giving, and this year residents of San Benito can enjoy giving a helping hand to the San Benito Food Pantry while oohing and ahhing at the Valley’s longest-running lighted Christmas parade. Saturday marks the 64th annual San Benito Parade of Lights along downtown Sam Houston …
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Dec 02 2014
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Special to the NEWS For the first time in almost two decades, San Benitians will not have the option of competing in what was once the annual Pride Lights Festival, the opportunity for home owners and business owners to vie to decorate in the most elaborate or beautiful fashion, with the …
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Nov 25 2014
By Jacob Lopez Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The cold winter months are no time to be outside and exposed to the elements. Loaves & Fishes of the Rio Grande Valley is a homeless shelter in Harlingen dedicated to offering people a place to stay. Tommy Lee Martinez of Loaves & Fishes does outreach for the shelter, traveling …
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Nov 21 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The longstanding San Benito tradition of decorating the main stretch of Sam Houston Boulevard is still going strong in the city. Every year, the City of San Benito decorates lamp posts and fixtures with the festive ornaments. Interestingly, nobody can pinpoint when the tradition started. City of San Benito …
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Dec 20 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Police Department is increasing the number of officers on patrol to combat an anticipated rise in burglaries expected during the holiday season. Known as Operation Noel, SBPD Operations Chief Martin Morales Jr. explained that intent of the department is to help reduce the crime rate …
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Oct 25 2013
NEWS Staff Report American Military Support (AMS) is organizing two events to help benefit local servicemen and veterans. The first event is called Operation RGV Christmas Care Packages, in which the AMS will be accepting monetary donations from Nov. 1 to Dec. 31. The donations will be used to assist with the distribution of Quality …
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