Tag: history

Boom 5K to feature touch of local history

By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Rey Avila, president of the Texas Conjunto Music Hall of Fame & Museum, is preparing for the organization’s second annual Squeezebox Boom 5K Run and 1 Mile Walk. The event is set for Saturday, Nov. 1. His excitement for the upcoming event shines through as he explains the history of …

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CONSIDER THIS: Veteran Affairs of the Heart

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Should a time come when we’ll be judged for how we treated our veterans, make no mistake that history will not be kind to this current generation. Consider the federal audit that revealed the VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System in Harlingen produced the worst wait times …

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’Hounds redefine San Benito soccer with historic season

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com There’s a first time for everything. The San Benito Greyhound varsity soccer team has scored 28 points this season en route to its first playoff appearance. Playing in District 31-5A, the Greyhounds clinched a playoff berth Tuesday, March 19, after dispatching PSJA by a score of 2-0, thanks to …

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