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Stock show awaits SBCISD approval for complex use

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By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The future of the South Texas Youth Stock Show remains in question as organizers of the event await an official response from the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District on the use of the Sonny Brazil Agricultural Complex at the San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy. According to Kathy …

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UPDATE: City officials speak candidly on stock show exit

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By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Officials with the City of San Benito expressed disappointment Friday concerning the decision made by the South Texas Youth Stock Show committee to move its event elsewhere. City Manager Manuel Lara said Friday that STYSS directors had not previously expressed intentions to move the event and did not learn …

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BREAKING: Stock show committee votes to move event out of San Benito

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By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Kathy Rike of the South Texas Youth Stock Show announced on Thursday the STYSS committee’s intentions to move the event held annually in San Benito to another city. She made the announcement on behalf of the committee, which is comprised of stock show directors and volunteers, via email that …

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$45k club donation awaits commission approval

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The City of San Benito committee created to research possible financial solutions to the current dilemma facing the Boys and Girls Club of San Benito has proposed a one-time donation of approximately $45,000 to the club, pending approval from the San Benito City Commission. Mayor Joe H. Hernandez, …

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Committee asks club for transparency

By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS The City of San Benito Boys and Girls Club committee is asking for transparency from the club regarding its financial affairs and operational information. Committee members have recently been reviewing methods to assist the San Benito club, which, according to Boys and Girls Club of San Benito Board …

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Pride Home and Business of the Month

The Montalvo residence, located on the 500 block of E. Heywood St., has been named the San Benito Chamber of Commerce Pride Committee Pride Home of the Month for February. Shown (from l-r) is Pride Committee representative Bertha Wilson, homeowner Melinda Montalvo and Pride Committee representative Debbie Layton. (Staff photo by Michael Rodriguez)

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