Jan 31 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Just like that, Rusty Dowling will not be consulting the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District in its search for a new athletic director and head football coach. According to SBCISD Interim Superintendent Dr. Ismael Cantu, the Board of Trustees will meet in executive session during a special …
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Jan 31 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com LOS FRESNOS – A Brownsville man was killed here Thursday morning after losing control of the motorcycle he was riding. The driver, identified as 27-year-old Juan Jose Vallejo Jr., was operating a Kawasaki Motorcycle at an “unsafe speed” as he traveled southbound on FM 803 in Los Fresnos, …
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Jan 31 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Police Department is still investigating an incident which left a man with a gunshot wound to the neck in mid January. According to SBPD Assistant Chief of Operations Michael Galvan, the investigation has been marred by what he described as “conflicting stories.” The investigation stems …
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Jan 31 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The investigation into a San Benito police officer involved in a shooting incident on the evening of Monday, Jan. 13, remains ongoing. The officer in question, whose name has yet to be released, is facing review after he allegedly discharged his firearm at a juvenile. “Sections of it …
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Jan 31 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Police Department has concluded its investigation into Municipal Court Judge Benjamin Yudesis regarding allegations that he gave preferential treatment to attorney Monica Solis following her January arrest. According to Assistant City Manager Arturo Rodriguez, the police department has handed its investigation over to the Cameron …
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Jan 31 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Readers may not be aware, but the reporters who penned recent San Benito News articles about the Greyhound wrestling, JV Dark and Light basketball teams have one thing in common: They’re all products of the Cameron County Juvenile Justice Department. That’s LIFE. But for these aspiring teen journalists, Ladies …
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Jan 31 2014
The San Benito “Anti-Selection Committee” Committee is a group of citizens formed to hold accountable the actions of San Benito CISD administrators during their search for a new head football coach and athletic director. And if you haven’t figured it out yet, we’re not fans of selection committees doing the job that the aforementioned administrators …
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Jan 31 2014
Date: Thru Feb. 2 Event: Cameron County Fair and Livestock Show/PRCA Rodeo Where: 500 Texas Highway 100, Los Fresnos More Info: (956) 245-7336, (956) 535-1029, or visit www.lfrodeo.com or ccflsonline.webs.com Date: Feb. 8 Time: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Event: Downtown San Benito Market Days Where: Batts Street and railroad tracks near Sam Houston Boulevard …
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