May 15 2012
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS The second and final reading of Ordinance 2485, which if approved would have eliminated the rank of fire marshal in San Benito in favor of assigning it as a job function, died Tuesday due to lack of a second motion. The meeting was the first for newly sworn-in …
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May 15 2012
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 of FM 510, San Benito More Info: (956) 399-5321 Date: May 19 Time: 2 p.m. Event: Charles M. Robinson III Day Where: Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center, 225 E. Stenger St. Date: May …
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May 15 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor [email protected] Business, finances, and unity – these were among the issues newly–elected San Benito City Commissioners JD Penny, Place 3, and Joe D. Gonzalez, Pl. 4 listed Tuesday when discussing their first orders of business. Penny and Gonzalez were sworn in Tuesday by Justice of the Peace David Garza during …
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May 15 2012
By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Staff Writer repo…@sbnewspaper.com Citizens of San Benito cast their ballots on Election Day Saturday, and what followed was the dawn of a new-look San Benito CISD Board of Trustees, according to uncanvassed votes. For the Place 1 seat, challenger Fatima Huerta defeated three-term incumbent Bob Tumberlinson 1,477 votes to his 1,277. “I …
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May 15 2012
By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Staff Writer repo…@sbnewspaper.com A trend of change continues in the city as San Benito elected two new commissioners on Election Day Saturday. Taking the two seats up for grabs in this year’s City of San Benito General Election are Place 3 Commissioner JD Penny and Pl. 4 Commissioner Joe D. Gonzalez. Penny …
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May 15 2012
By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Staff Writer repo…@sbnewspaper.com The Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center in San Benito will be hosting Charles M. Robinson III Day on Saturday, May 19. The event is to honor the author and former San Benito News editor. Robinson was born in Harlingen on May 25, 1949 and has written many books about …
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May 15 2012
By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Staff Writer repo…@sbnewspaper.com Brenda Lopez ain’t just good, she’s great. The junior track and field athlete from San Benito High School now holds a couple of campus records after competing at the UIL state championships meet in Austin on Saturday. Lopez broke the two mile record held by Maria Hernandez and the …
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May 15 2012
By CHRISTY CORTEZ Special to the NEWS Despite their game one victory against Laredo Alexander, the San Benito Greyhounds failed to close out the series on top. The Greyhounds fell to Laredo Alexander in game two, 12-0. Game three was much more exciting as they took the lead early on in the game 2-0 as …
Permanent link to this article: http://sbnewspaper.com/2012/05/15/san-benitos-magical-season-comes-to-a-close/
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