Oct 21 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Homecoming couldn’t come at a better time in San Benito as the annual parade, burning of the “SB” letters and pre- as well as post-game festivities are planned this week. The San Benito High School Student Council’s annual Homecoming Parade will be held downtown Sam Houston Boulevard, heading north …
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Oct 21 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com As the Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center’s annual Conjunto Fest celebrates its 23rd year, co-founder Rogelio Nuñez is happy to see that the event is still going strong. Nuñez, who has been involved with the festival since its inception in 1992, couldn’t possibly have known what the next 23 years …
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Oct 21 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The search for a new superintendent at San Benito CISD continues. A total of 49 candidates applied for the position, which Arnold Padilla, president of the SBCISD Board of Trustees, highlighted in a telephone interview on Monday. “The only comment that I can make at this time is that we …
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Oct 21 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com As the San Benito Housing Authority begins its search for a new executive director following the resignation of Arnold Padilla, Finance Director Janet Velez has been named the interim executive director. Padilla is currently working to make Velez’s transition smooth as preparations are made for the hiring of a new …
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Oct 21 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Sugar skulls, marigolds and pan de muerto are just part of the festivities that take place on Day of the Dead, or Dia de los Muertos, depending on the region. The celebration takes place between Oct. 31 and Nov. 2. Dr. Enriqueta Ramos of San Benito, a retired professor of …
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Oct 21 2014
NEWS Staff Report The numbers are in for the first day of early voting. In San Benito, the Community Building saw 253 early voters while Riverside Middle school reported none on Monday – the first day of early voting in Cameron County, state and federal elections. The Los Fresnos Community Building had 125 early voters …
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Oct 21 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com August marks the third consecutive month that the city of San Benito experienced an increase in sales tax revenue. Specifically, San Benito’s sales tax collections increased by just more than 8 percent in August, from $292,409.49 in 2013 to $315,937.53 in 2014. In July, San Benito reported a 3.25 …
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Oct 21 2014
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS With four straight wins in district, things are looking great for the San Benito Greyhounds. The accolades, interviews and attention levels have been rising for three weeks as the Valley began to take notice of the good things happening with the War Dog boys. However, there is still …
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Oct 21 2014
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS RIO HONDO – Last week was nice, but last week is over. It’s all about the here and now for the Rio Hondo Bobcats. And it’s another stiff test on the horizon. Fresh off their gritty 21-14 win over previously-unbeaten Port Isabel last week, the Bobcats (6-1 overall, …
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Oct 19 2014
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS BROWNSVILLE — As they walked behind the end zone toward their waiting bus on Saturday night, a couple of San Benito Greyhound players, visibly drained from the track meet they’d just run, had an earnest question for this reporter, who happened to be nearby. “What was the score …
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