Dec 04 2012
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS The fate of the forlorn Dolly Vinsant Memorial Hospital has now passed through the hands of taxing entities and into the possession of new owners. Tuesday, the San Benito City Commission voted unanimously to approve a $10,000 bid by Southern Counties Investment Group, LLC. Back taxes currently owed …
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Dec 04 2012
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com “We’re going to appeal at district court,” said attorney Gilberto Hinojosa on Monday evening, after the San Benito Civil Service Commission unanimously voted to uphold San Benito Police Department Operations Chief Martin Morales’ decision to indefinitely suspend Hinojosa’s client, Candido Ortiz. The decision came Monday during a Civil …
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Dec 04 2012
Special to the NEWS The traditional Christmas Parade and Bazaar in San Benito this Saturday will bring the downtown to a lighted wonderland amid colorful yuletide decorations, novelty and religious floats, performances by musical groups, tasty dishes ranging from tripas tacos to funnel cakes, and good wholesome fun. San Benito Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Longest …
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Dec 04 2012
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com There’s a song lyric which states, “All I want for Christmas is you.” And there is at least one woman, born in San Benito, to whom this sentiment rings especially true. Recently, a woman named Marta Petra Hinojosa, age 48, reached out to the San Benito News via …
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Dec 04 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com You want it? You got it. Citizens of San Benito and the surrounding area who’ve recently inquired about the Fourth Annual San Benito News “Best Tamales in Town” contest will be pleased to hear that this year’s event is scheduled for 12 noon Friday, Dec. 21. In its three …
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Dec 04 2012
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Nothing goes better with a good book than a great cup of something delicious, at least, that’s how those affiliated with Bookmark Café, located in the San Benito Public Library, feel. Library Director and café manager Gerardo Salazar explained that this past October marked the café’s second year …
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Dec 04 2012
George Henry Jacobs, a musician and journalist whose career carried him from the Rio Grande Valley to the DFW area, died Sunday, Dec. 2, at his residence in the northern Fort Worth suburb of Trophy Club, TX. He was 30. A Valley native, George attended San Benito schools and participated in the band programs at …
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Dec 04 2012
SAN BENITO, TX—Rafaela G. Rodriguez, 88, passed away on December 3, 2012 in San Benito, Texas. She was a lifelong parishioner of St. Theresa Catholic Church. She also enjoyed gardening, cooking and was also a service lector for Saturday’s mass at St. Theresa. She is preceded in death by her husband, Guadalupe Rodriguez; her parents; …
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Dec 04 2012
HOUSTON/SAN BENITO, TX—Melida Rosas Garcia, 82, passed away peacefully on December 1, 2012 at her home in Houston, Texas. Her final days were spent surrounded by friends and family members whose lives were lovingly touched throughout her very memorable life. Melida, a committed catholic, invested most of her time and energy into family where she …
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