Aug 30 2014
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS RIO HONDO – That Rio Hondo Bobcat defense? Yeah, statement made. The Bobcats used their tenacious defense to swarm all over Santa Rosa, and the result was an impressive 35-0 shutout win in the season opener for both teams on Friday night at Bobcat Stadium. Rio Hondo’s stoppers …
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Aug 29 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The City of San Benito has filed a lawsuit against the engineers and companies involved in the construction of a $17 million water plant that has been rendered inoperable. Defendants named in the lawsuit are Evoqua Water Technologies, LLC; U.S. Filter Wastewater Group Inc.; Siemens Corporation; CSA Construction, Inc.; …
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Aug 29 2014
By PASTOR MARK MOLINA Living Waters Church We saw last week that the message of Jesus to the church and to sinners is that of repentance. Repentance is required for the forgiveness of sin. What is repentance? What does it look like? Is saying, “I’m sorry” legitimate repentance? Let’s look at the meaning of this …
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Aug 26 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Authorities from multiple law enforcement agencies on Tuesday deployed officers, Special Weapons and Tactics units, armored vehicles and a helicopter to the scene of a standoff at a San Benito hotel, where a man reportedly barricaded himself and allegedly threatened to shoot police. An investigation conducted by the Precinct …
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Aug 26 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com San Benito CISD officials identified overstaffing and a disparity in pay as chief among their concerns when considering the 2014-15 school district budget as well as proposed salary adjustments for employees. SBCISD Board President Arnold Padilla, who since taking office in May has raised concerns that the school district …
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Aug 26 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The Brownsville Police Department Bomb Squad was called to assist local authorities who discovered what was initially believed to be a grenade inside a San Benito home. Operations Chief Martin Morales Jr. of the San Benito Police Department confirmed Tuesday evening that the suspected grenade was found after 5 …
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Aug 26 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Cameron County Emergency Management Coordinator Humberto Barrera confirmed on Tuesday that a Molotov cocktail was likely used in a case of arson that reportedly occurred just outside San Benito. According to Barrera, investigators have determined that a Molotov cocktail was used in a fire reported sometime between 5 and …
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Aug 26 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito CISD Parental Involvement Program will host its inaugural Back-to-School Picnic at the W.H. Heavin Memorial Amphitheater this weekend. Slated from 6 to 8 p.m., the event is open to the public and promises free health screenings as well as college readiness, district information and community outreach …
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Aug 26 2014
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS It truly is a new beginning for Greyhound Football. With spring practices, offseason workouts and scrimmages out of the way, the time has come to pull the curtain back on a fresh start in San Benito as the ’Hounds host Edinburg High at Bobby Morrow Stadium on Friday …
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Aug 26 2014
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS RIO HONDO – A fair prediction can be made for Friday night at Bobcat Stadium: There will plenty of black and gold on both sides. Last year’s 16-2A Division-I champion Santa Rosa makes the trip down Highway 106 to take on Rio Hondo in a non-district opener for …
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