Oct 25 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Former Riverside Middle School Principal Joel Wood was recently named the human resource director for San Benito CISD. The position was created 10 years after the HR directorship was vacated by current superintendent Antonio G. Limón. Wood’s annual salary will be $90,000, an increase from his $80,000 salary as a …
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Oct 25 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Results for the first four days of early voting are in. The San Benito Community Building reported 761 early voters between Monday, Oct. 20 and Thursday, Oct. 23. Riverside Middle School saw 14 voters in those four days, all of whom showed up Thursday. The Los Fresnos Community Building had …
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Oct 25 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com During Tuesday’s San Benito City Commission, officials discussed action on a Memorandum of Agreement between the city and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). The commission OK’d the agreement in an effort to protect surface waters from illegal dumping. Assistant City Manager Arturo Rodriguez said that, at a future …
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Oct 25 2014
(Staff photos by Jacob Lopez and Claudia Felici) Several scenes from Thursday’s San Benito High School Homecoming Parade downtown Sam Houston Boulevard and Lighting of the SB at old Greyhound Stadium are shown. [slideshow_deploy id=’16230′] [slideshow_deploy id=’16219′]
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Oct 25 2014
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS One step closer. The San Benito Greyhounds used tremendous special teams play and struck from all over the field as they trounced Brownsville Lopez 55-15 during Homecoming at Bobby Morrow Stadium on Friday night. It was the fifth straight win for San Benito (6-2 overall, 5-0 District 32-6A) …
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Oct 25 2014
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS RIO HONDO — The boys in black and gold had this one for the taking. That’s what will hurt the most after Rio Hondo fell short against Orange Grove 21-18 on Friday night at Bobcat Stadium. The win put the Bulldogs (6-2, 3-0 in District 16-4A D-II) alone …
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Oct 25 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Allow me to indulge my fascination with the supernatural. I so rarely get the opportunity, and Halloween is the perfect excuse to stretch my legs, so to speak. Consider that eerie stories of ghostly encounters and the like have always been a topic of interest among my family and …
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Oct 25 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Cutting the cord is the cable plan I’ve always wanted. As media giants like Time Warner take steps to keep up with the increased demand for streaming content, we are seeing more options for those who are ditching the traditional cable box in favor of the almighty app. HBO …
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Oct 21 2014
(Photos by Karen Tijerina) The San Benito High School Mighty Greyhound Marching Band earned a Division 1 rating at the annual Pigskin Jubilee on Saturday, Oct. 18, and now prepares for Area competition in San Antonio on Saturday, Oct. 25. Pictured are scenes from Pigskin, including the Los Fresnos and Harlingen marching bands. [slideshow_deploy id=’16150′] [slideshow_deploy id=’16137′]
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Oct 21 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito High School Mighty Greyhound Marching Band plans to be at its mightiest on Saturday, Oct. 25, when Area competition will kick off at Gustafson Stadium in San Antonio. The band earned the trip after securing a Division 1 rating at the Pigskin Jubilee in San Benito on …
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