May 21 2013

WHY NOT US? Martinez candid on San Benito’s softball success

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer repo…@sbnewspaper.com “Just make my girls look good,” an elated Elias Martinez, head softball coach for the Elite Eight bound San Benito Lady Greyhounds, joked on Tuesday. Mission already accomplished. To showcase a team that has not once but twice stood alone as the only Rio Grande Valley varsity softball …

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May 21 2013

Ladies remain focused on Smithson Valley

By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS In spite of all of the Elite Eight hoopla surrounding them, the San Benito Lady ’Hounds know there’s a game to be played. And with a victory, the first trip to the UIL state tournament. That’s been the focus this week for San Benito (33-2) which returns to …

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May 21 2013

PD: Woman cut herself to set up boyfriend

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer repo…@sbnewspaper.com A San Benito woman has been arrested for allegedly making false claims about her boyfriend. San Benito police officers said Evangelina Camilla Perez, 25, of San Benito was taken into custody at approximately 1:45 p.m. on Wednesday, May 15. Perez had a warrant for her arrest issued by the …

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May 21 2013

Local man arrested for assaulting mother with telephone

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer repo…@sbnewspaper.com Police in San Benito recently arrested a local man for hitting his mother with a telephone. Detective Rogelio Banda, Jr. of the San Benito Police Department said officers responded to the 400 block of Commerce Street at approximately 10:20 p.m. on Wednesday, May 15, when a 41-year-old woman …

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May 21 2013

New Rio Hondo board members to weigh in on super’s hiring

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer repo…@sbnewspaper.com With three new board members sworn in at a special school board meeting on Monday, the search for a new superintendent at Rio Hondo ISD might get a little interesting. Newly-elected board members Jessica Gonzalez, Place 2, Arnold Martinez, Jr., Place 3, and Claudia Villalobos, Place 4, took …

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May 20 2013

SHAKE UP: Limón makes several principal reassignments

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor edi…@sbnewspaper.com Facing possible suspension on Thursday, San Benito CISD Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón confirmed on Monday a number of administrative changes in assurance of the district’s progression, he said. “To ensure that the district continues moving in the forward direction, I am making the following reassignments of personnel …

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May 20 2013

BREAKING: Meeting called to suspend SBCISD superintendent

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor edi…@sbnewspaper.com A special meeting of the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees has been called by Board President Yliana G. Rodriguez to suspend Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón. According to Limón, the meeting is scheduled for 4:45 p.m. on Thursday, May 23, at the John F. Barron Administration Building …

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May 17 2013

ELITE AGAIN: Lady ’Hounds defeat SA O’Connor, 3-2

By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS They’re baaaaack!!! On a night that featured a little bit of everything, the San Benito Lady ’Hounds are back in the Elite Eight. In the bottom of the seventh inning of a 2-2 game against San Antonio O’Connor, Jackie Elizondo singled and courtesy runner Sabrina Mendoza reached third …

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May 17 2013

Late author’s life to be celebrated Sunday

Special to the NEWS Charles M. Robinson III Day is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday, May 19, at the Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center on 225 E. Stenger St. in San Benito. Hosted at the center by the San Benito Historical Society, the event will pay tribute to Robinson, who served as the editor of …

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May 17 2013

New exhibit opens at San Benito museums

Special to the NEWS Travel the world without a passport. The San Benito Historical Society, a member of the Museums of San Benito, announced its newest temporary exhibit, Top of the World: Men’s Hats from Around the Globe. This exhibit is located in the hallway display case and will run through June 29. The exhibit …

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