May 8, 2012 archive

Calendar of Events (May 9-May 12)

Calendar

Date: Thru May 11 Event: Angels Pet Rescue+ Raffle: Seven Sets of Pearl Earrings for Mother’s Day Where: Brownsville Animal Shelter, 416 FM 511 in Omito More Info: (956) 371-7320 or email llaneyll@aol.com Date: May 19 Time: 6-10 p.m. Event: RGV Great Skeet Shootout/Alligator Gar Roundup/Market Days Where: South Texas Youth Stock Show Grounds off …

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Dangerous Precedent: San Benito police chiefs fear DA’s indictment may hurt cases

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Has the federal indictment of Cameron County District Attorney Armando Villalobos set a dangerous precedent? For San Benito Police Operations Chief Martin Morales and Assistant Chief of Operations Michael Galvan, the answer is yes. With the DA accused of extortion and accepting cash bribes in exchange for the favorable …

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Early voting turnout low

Elections

By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Voters in San Benito will head to the polls on Saturday to decide five races. The San Benito CISD election collected 1,321 ballots cast in early voting from April 30 to May 8, which are 28 less than last year; meanwhile, early voting in the City of San Benito …

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Mayor’s accuser behind bars

Alfonso Benavides

By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The man who filed an ethics complaint against Mayor Joe H. Hernandez in January is currently behind bars on charges of harboring a runaway. A press release issued by the San Benito Police Department (SBPD) reported that Alfonso Benavides, 57, was arrested Monday, May 7 after authorities said a …

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SBPD: ‘Blackout’ a burglary deterrent

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com So far, so good. At least that’s the sentiment of officers with the San Benito Police Department (SBPD) about the effectiveness of Operation Blackout, an initiative created last month in hopes of curbing an influx of burglaries in the city. According to SBPD Operations Chief Martin Morales, there were …

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City’s emergency management to utilize Facebook

City of San Benito

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Slowly but surely, the City of San Benito is bringing its services into the 21st century, from revamping its website to recently increasing its content to include press releases from the San Benito Police Department (SBPD). Well, they’re at it again as authorities with the SBPD are continuing efforts …

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’Hounds await Laredo Alexander Friday

Jacob Puente

By CHRISTY CORTEZ Special to the NEWS After being absent from the state playoffs for nine years, the San Benito Greyhounds hope to keep the momentum going into the area round. Friday night, the ’Hounds defeated Edinburg in a seven-inning thriller that earned the ’Hounds their first trip to the area round since 2003. San …

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