Category Archive: News

Jun 19 2013

Board to address clinic provider’s tax delinquency

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor edi…@sbnewspaper.com Members of the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees want answers on an Internal Revenue Service Notice of Levy that was issued to the school district regarding its on-site clinic’s provider owing nearly $60,000 in delinquent taxes. The notice dated May 2013 states that ISD Managed Care Services Inc., …

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Jun 19 2013

Trustees question interim super’s salary

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor edi…@sbnewspaper.com Alfonso Obregon’s pay as interim superintendent for San Benito CISD will be addressed behind closed doors at Friday’s regular board meeting following concerns that his salary had not been previously agreed upon in open session. Scheduled for 7 p.m. on June 21, the Board of Trustees is expected to …

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Jun 19 2013

Author pens culturally diverse children’s book; recognizes local students’ illustrations

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor edi…@sbnewspaper.com California author Hector R. Barrera, Ph.D., recently returned to his hometown of San Benito to debut his latest children’s book and to recognize the students who illustrated it. It was on the night of June 1 at the Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center in San Benito, when Barrera discussed …

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Jun 19 2013

Greyhound Hoops Camp underway at SBHS

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer repo…@sbnewspaper.com The 10th Annual San Benito Greyhounds Boys Basketball Hoops Camp kicked off on Monday, June 17, at the SBHS Varsity Gym. Eddie Abrego is at the helm of his third season as Head Varsity Coach for the San Benito Greyhounds. With that comes the responsibility of ensuring that …

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Jun 19 2013

Vacation Bible School kicks off in Rio Hondo

  By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer repo…@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – The annual Rio Hondo First Baptist Church Vacation Bible School is underway. The bible school will take place all week at the First Baptist Church, located at the 400 block of Bristol Avenue from 5 to 9 p.m. “At 5 o’clock the children will …

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Jun 14 2013

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Man arrested for stealing city vehicle

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer repo…@sbnewspaper.com A San Benito man is accused of attempting, and nearly succeeding, to steal a city vehicle from the City of San Benito Service Center early Friday morning. At approximately 2:44 a.m., an officer with the San Benito Police Department observed a white F-150 pickup truck exit the service …

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Jun 14 2013

Police: RH teen harassment case connected to bomb threats

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer repo…@sbnewspaper.com San Benito police reported Friday that a mobile number used to text a bomb threat at Rio Hondo High School has been linked to the highly-controversial teenage phone harassment case. Assistant Operations Chief Michael Galvan of the San Benito Police Department said that the bomb threat, sent via …

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Jun 14 2013

Authorities say 8-liners closed ‘voluntarily’

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer repo…@sbnewspaper.com A recent county-wide crackdown on eight-liners by the Cameron County District Attorney’s Office has reportedly resulted in the closure of most, if not all, arcades in the San Benito area. Questions have arisen regarding the lack of reports in reference to the efforts made by the DA’s Office …

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Jun 14 2013

Chicago-based play to debut in San Benito

Special to the NEWS The Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center in San Benito will host Teatro Luna, a Chicago-based theater company, on June 19. The group of female performers is bringing their groundbreaking work to the Rio Grande Valley for free. Luna has been called “theatre that matters” by The New York Times and is …

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Jun 14 2013

‘Locks of Love’ donation 4 years in making

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer repo…@sbnewspaper.com What better way to commemorate the commencement of a chapter in one’s life than to cut off all your hair and donate it to charity? That is exactly what 18-year-old Mary Rivas did. It was actually her second time donating her hair to charity, and it probably won’t …

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