Sep 26 2014
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS RIO HONDO — Marco Garate seems to have this 200-yard rushing thing down pat. And he’s showing no signs of slowing down, either. The Rio Hondo running back turned in his second-straight game over two bills, rumbling for 247 yards and two touchdowns as the Bobcats cruised past …
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Sep 26 2014
NEWS Staff Report Now it’s in the hands of a federal court. Though originally filed in the 357th State District Court in Brownsville, San Benito resident Alfonso Benavides’ lawsuit alleging local police of false imprisonment, malicious prosecution and conspiracy will now be heard in U.S. District Judge Andrew S. Hanen’s courtroom, according to representatives of …
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Sep 26 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Free Blue Bell ice cream for every student and staff member at your campus is just one of the perks of being teacher of the year. Laura Taylor, a first-grade teacher at Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary School, learned as much earlier this week. Taylor was awarded as the 2015 Regional …
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Sep 26 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com There are not many people who can say they’ve “seen it all,” but Ernestine Neely may indeed be one such person. Neely is celebrating her 104th birthday on Sunday, Sept. 28. The former San Benito resident spent most of her adult life in the Resaca City. Neely has two daughters: …
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Sep 26 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The four recipients of the Freddy Fender Humanitarian Awards were announced Wednesday, Sept. 24. San Benito Mayor Celeste Sanchez fittingly made the announcement inside the Freddy Fender Museum at 210 E. Heywood St. The 2014 recipients are as follows: José Luis Ayala, Pedro R. Garza, Rogelio T. Nuñez and Blanca …
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Sep 26 2014
Special to the NEWS Blanca Sanchez Vela will be posthumously honored as a recipient of the 2014 Freddy Fender Humanitarian Awards – this because of her outstanding service record and lifelong dedication to public service. Vela died on Feb. 19 of this year. She was a certified teacher and began her career with the San …
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Sep 26 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Caviness Beef Packers, LTD., a meat packing firm based in Hereford, Texas, is recalling approximately 23,100 pounds of beef trimmings, according to a press release issued by the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The affected beef is contaminated with E. coli 0157:H7, according …
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Sep 26 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com I had an interesting conversation with a young girl on Friday. We were discussing what she liked to the read in the newspaper, what would prompt her friends to pick up a copy and what exactly discourages teenagers from reading what’s in the news. At age 17, Jennifer Garcia …
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Sep 26 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Late last week, my editor asked me to drive to Brownsville the following Monday to cover the SpaceX groundbreaking ceremony, and by asked, I mean told. This meant I had to be up extra-early in order to be at the Brownsville Events Center no later than 8:45 a.m. where …
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Sep 26 2014
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Special to the NEWS HeatherCathleenCox@gmail.com I’m guilty. I’ve bought into the hype that is Godly singleness, which essentially teaches that single women are actually ladies in waiting for the right man. I think I even liked a Facebook page about “Waiting for my Boaz.” Sigh. Drilling the fantasy: I just need …
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