Mar 08 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com As the Laguna Madre Water District implements consumption restrictions for the communities it serves, including Port Isabel, South Padre Island and Laguna Vista, San Benito officials are contemplating taking similar measures. According to a press release from the Laguna Madre Water District, it initiated Stage 2 Water Shortage …
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Mar 08 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Local skateboarders are voicing their concerns over what they believe are the deteriorating conditions of the equipment at the San Benito skatepark as well as its location. Nineteen-year-old Jorge Flores of San Benito skates at the park, located at the corner of South Travis and West Rowson streets, …
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Mar 08 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Three of San Benito’s own have been inducted into the Rio Grande Valley Walk of Fame following years of service to the community. Dulce Madrigal and Charlie and Bertha Wilson were inducted Wednesday, February 27, at the State Farm Arena in Hidalgo. While the inductees have long served …
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Jan 30 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com United States Congressman Filemon Vela visited the San Benito Municipal Building on Wednesday morning to meet with city officials and members of the community. Vela, who was elected to the newly formed 34th Congressional District of Texas, spoke for about 20 minutes to an audience that included the …
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Jan 29 2013
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS Plans to repair San Benito streets currently await the contracting of an engineer to supervise the project. As previously reported, the city agreed to borrow $3.1 million in the form of Certificates of Obligation with an interest rate of 2.55 percent, which city officials plan to repay over …
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