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Recent showers do little to alleviate drought

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito and the Rio Grande Valley have experienced heavy amounts of rain over the past weeks, but it has had little impact on the drought currently affecting the entire region. “This local rain is good for the sugarcane,” said Sonia Lambert of the Cameron County Irrigation District …

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