Aug 26 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com LA JOYA – The San Benito Greyhounds took the opportunity to hone their skills Friday night in La Joya, where they took on Laredo United in four 12-minute quarters of regulation-style play. The scrimmage played much like a game with the exception of there being no kickoffs. Scoring at …
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Aug 26 2011
By CARLOS GONZALES Special to the NEWS RIO HONDO – If there were any doubts that Rio Hondo could again contend for a district championship this season, they were silenced after an incredible performance by the Bobcats as they defeated the Robstown Cottonpickers in week zero action with a final score of 54-6. The ’Cats …
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Aug 26 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com San Benito police seized about 15 kilos of cocaine Thursday afternoon as the result of a routine traffic stop. It was at approximately 4:50 p.m. Thursday when San Benito Police Officer Rogelio Banda pulled over a black four-door Oldsmobile, which was traveling northbound on Expressway 77/83, for not having …
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Aug 26 2011
NEWS Staff Report Two motorists were sent to the hospital Friday following an accident that occurred at about 12 noon. According to San Benito Police Officer Tobias Benavides, the driver of a 2008 Cadillac STS, a 68-year-old man, allegedly pulled out from a hair salon on Business 77 and into the path of a 2007 …
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Aug 26 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com San Benito Police Chief George Gomez is shown with Detective Arturo Flores as they unwrap recently recovered stolen property. (Staff photo by Michael Rodriguez) Three San Benito teens were jailed recently for allegedly burglarizing at least five vehicles at the Gillman car dealership. Detective Arturo Flores of the San …
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Aug 26 2011
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS Tuesday evening city officials approved action on the authorization of City Manager Manuel Lara to finalize an agreement with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for the Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) initiative. The agreement came after a presentation from Victor Gutierrez Jr., a representative of Coym, Rehmet …
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Aug 26 2011
NEWS Staff Report La Posada Providencia in San Benito received a $4,000 gift certificate on July 2 from a retail home improvement and construction store in Harlingen. According to Sister Zita Telkamp, La Posada is a shelter that offers hospitality to refugees/asylee from around the world who have been victims of torture. “(Some have been) …
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Aug 26 2011
The Moreno residence, located on the 400 block of Pintail, has been named San Benito Chamber of Commerce Pride Committee Pride Home of the Month for August. Shown (from l-r) are Pride representative Debbie Layton and homeowners Martha Contreras, Angelina Moreno, Linda Galindo and Abel Garcia. (Photo by Joe Bocanegra)
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