Oct 10 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito High School Mighty Greyhound Marching Band recently placed third overall at the Vista Ridge Marching Festival in Austin on Saturday, Oct. 4. The band placed second in the 6A division and third overall in the preliminaries contest, according to San Benito High School Band Director Mark Perea. …
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Oct 10 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com American Electric Power (AEP) Texas offered an explanation for the rolling blackouts that occurred Wednesday throughout the Rio Grande Valley, impacting approximately 120,000 customers including San Benito residents. Other communities affected were Rio Hondo, Harlingen, Los Fresnos, McAllen, Port Isabel, Brownsville and several other cities throughout the Valley. Larry Jones, …
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Oct 10 2014
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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Oct 10 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com If there’s one phrase I’m sick of hearing, it’s the oft-uttered cliché, “Only in San Benito.” Well, maybe not so much the phrase but its level of contempt is what has recently earned my scorn. Know that the source of my frustration stems not from the cynical, pseudo-intellectual types …
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Oct 10 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Eric Thomas Duncan, the first person in the U.S. to be diagnosed with Ebola (in the States, anyway) succumbed to the deadly virus this week. Leading up to his death, news of Duncan’s case gave way to concerns which mounted throughout the nation as anyone exhibiting symptoms that even …
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Oct 10 2014
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Special to the NEWS HeatherCathleenCox@gmail.com Lately, I have had so many trials and travails, so many expectations–both self-inflicted and the other kind–that I almost forgot who I am. I had to remind myself that I am not the sum of my wants, my past, my hopes or my future. I am …
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Oct 07 2014
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS This is one week when words or motivational speeches aren’t necessary, spirit shirts are in high demand and pride is definitely all over the city. It’s “Battle” week. The Greyhounds host the Harlingen Cardinals Friday in the 85th edition of the Battle of the Arroyo game in what …
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Oct 07 2014
[slideshow_deploy id=’15848′] By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com As the 85th Battle of the Arroyo approaches, fans and athletes of both sides of this bitter rivalry – the San Benito Greyhounds and the Harlingen Cardinals – prepare for battle on the gridiron … and apparently storefronts. Greyhounds cheerleaders and fans, along with those on the Cardinals’ …
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Oct 07 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com In the ongoing war against mosquitoes, local communities have struck a critical blow against the blood-thirsty pests. City of San Benito Code Enforcement Director John Rodriguez says that the city recently finished its second round of spraying. “Schedules have been running at either 4 or 5 in the morning, or …
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Oct 07 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com LAGUNA VISTA – While a man in Dallas fights for his life against the Ebola virus, thousands are dying in West Africa. Beko Mantein, a pharmacist and member of Christ’s Harbor Church in Laguna Vista wants to help by donating items that will help combat the spread of Ebola in …
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