Oct 17 2014
By PASTOR MARK MOLINA Living Waters Church This week, we will continue talking about the call of God on Samuel’s life. We see that the prayerful life of his mother was the significant precursor to the call of God on his life. She asked God for a son. If He answered her she vowed she …
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Oct 15 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito High School Mighty Greyhound Marching Band is competing at the annual Pigskin Jubilee Saturday, Oct. 18, as the program’s first step toward repeating 2012’s magical state-qualifying achievement. At Pigskin, Valley marching bands compete for a Division 1 rating in order to qualify for Area competition. For San …
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Oct 15 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The underage accusers of Alfredo Hernandez Jr., a former middle school choir director in San Benito arrested for online solicitation, will not see him prosecuted for his alleged crimes. Melissa Landín of the Cameron County District Attorney’s Office confirmed Tuesday that Hernandez’s charges of online solicitation of a minor …
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Oct 15 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Police Department has implemented the Nextdoor program to introduce a virtual neighborhood watch-type initiative to the community. Nextdoor is a localized social network that lets members of the community create a login — they must confirm their address — and communicate nearby concerns with their neighbors. Using …
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Oct 15 2014
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS BROWNSVILLE – At around 10 p.m. on Saturday night, we’ll all know who is in the driver’s seat in District 32-6A. A huge contest between the district’s only unbeaten teams headlines another Sams Stadium Saturday night special, as the San Benito Greyhounds go to Brownsville to face Veterans …
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Oct 15 2014
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS PORT ISABEL – This is the big one. Although some like to downplay it, the fact remains that Rio Hondo and Port Isabel are competitive rivals on the football field for what seems to be every year over the past decade. This year seems to be no exception. …
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Oct 11 2014
(Photos by T.J. Tijerina, Jessica Tijerina and Karen Tijerina) The San Benito Greyhounds celebrated what may go down as one of the team’s most emotional and thrilling come-from-behind victories ever against the Harlingen Cardinals at Bobby Morrow Stadium on Friday. Pictured here are several scenes from the evening’s epic Battle of the Arroyo, including pre-game festivities, …
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Oct 11 2014
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS Incredible? Nope. Amazing? Nah. Magical? Maybe. Legendary? That might do it. Webster himself couldn’t come up with enough suitable adjectives to describe the San Benito Greyhounds’ miracle comeback on Friday night. Trailing Harlingen by 10 points with five minutes left in the 85th Battle of the Arroyo, all …
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Oct 10 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito CISD Board of Trustees will meet with Waterford School Services Inc. on Monday, Oct. 20 to discuss the qualifications of more than 40 applicants who are interested in the district’s superintendent position. Board President Arnold Padilla said of the Oct. 20 date, “That’s the first day of …
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Oct 10 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com HARLINGEN – Four individuals with roots in the Rio Grande Valley received recognition for their exemplary efforts in serving South Texas citizens at the Freddy Fender Humanitarian Awards ceremony on Thursday. At each ceremony, the event honors persons and entities that have dedicated their time to help ensure the well-being …
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