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WEB EXCLUSIVE: Officials watchful of voting fraud on Election Day

By ESTEVAN MEDRANO San Benito News editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Voting polls will remain open until 7 p.m. in the Cameron County area to determine a string of hotly-contested races this Election Day. An issue that remains of concern in every election, however, is voting fraud, and perhaps the most vulnerable to this are those races involving write-in …

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WEB EXCLUSIVE: Bobcats claw back into action with 27-13 win over Raymondville

By MARINA WISE-HERRING Special to the NEWS RIO HONDO – The Rio Hondo Bobcats forced the Raymondville Bearkats to swallow their second loss of the season last night, while their own record remained flawed by only one loss. Though the Bobcats had hiccups at times, the Bobcat-Bearkat brawl ended with a final tally of a …

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NOT SO FAST: ‘Hounds stunned by Hawks, can clinch crown vs. Rivera next week

By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS HARLINGEN — No worries, there won’t be any Halloween-type references here. No tricks, treats, pumpkins, spooky ghosts or the like. But early on Friday night, something just didn’t seem right with the San Benito Greyhounds. And because of it, Harlingen South earned a huge win. Plagued by four …

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Board takes no action on superintendent finalist

NEWS Staff Report The San Benito CISD Board of Trustees has not yet chosen a superintendent. The board conducted interviews in closed session within three different special meetings this past week in a process that will ultimately determine the new superintendent for SBCISD. Specifically, the board met in closed sessions on Monday, Oct. 20, Tuesday, …

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FAREWELL TO A FRIEND: City says goodbye to Jalomo after 47 years

By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com On Wednesday evening, the City of San Benito celebrated the career of longtime employee Hector “Chuck” Jalomo, who retired Friday, Oct. 31. Jalomo, who has been employed with the city for 47 years and served the last 11 as assistant city manager, received recognition for his years as a public …

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Election Day to decide state, county races

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com After early voting brought in more than 1,500 ballots in the San Benito area, nearly 300 in Rio Hondo, roughly 800 in Los Fresnos and close to 20,000 throughout Cameron County, citizens who have yet to hit the polls will have one final opportunity on Election Day, scheduled from …

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Emergency, AEP officials clarify transformer explosion at power plant

By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A recent video from a Saturday football game at Bobby Morrow Stadium in San Benito captured an explosion in the vicinity of the old La Palma power plant off Stenger Road. Also, plumes of black smoke could be seen from at least a few miles away and emanating from the …

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WEB EXCLUSIVE: Housing Authority breaks ground on Stone Village project

By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com It’s been six years since Hurricane Dolly, but parts of San Benito still haven’t fully recovered. The Kenneth Lake housing development, for instance, was ultimately lost after the storm caused extensive flooding to the 54-unit development. Enter the San Benito Public Housing Authority’s new the Stone Village project. Thursday, …

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WEB EXCLUSIVE: Miller Jordan’s LOTC students adopt stray dog

By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com It was no accident that the dog who stole the show at last week’s San Benito High School Homecoming parade, and piqued the curiosity of many onlookers wondering if he had an owner showed up on the main stretch of Sam Houston Boulevard that day. ‘Kong,’ as he is …

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IN GOOD FAITH: When God Calls, Pt. 5

By PASTOR MARK MOLINA Living Waters Church Last week, we saw that God called Samuel by name. The first few times he heard his name called, Samuel thought that it was Eli the priest calling him. But when he ran to Eli, he told him that he didn’t call him and instructed him to go …

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