Tag: San Benito Mayor

MORE CHANGES AT SBCISD: Sanchez’s district contract not renewed; prioritizes mayoral post

By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com It’s going to be a clean slate for Dr. Marc A. Puig, the lone finalist for superintendent when he begins work at San Benito after his 21-day waiting period, and one without a familiar face in the confines of the San Benito CISD John F. Barron Administration Building. Celeste Z. …

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SAN BENITO MAYORAL RACE: Hernandez, Sanchez share opposing views on bettering city

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito mayoral race is already one for the ages – incumbent Joe H. Hernandez, who has never lost an election for mayor, faces challenger Celeste Zepeda Sanchez, who for three terms served on the City Commission alongside Hernandez and now looks to be elected the town’s …

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BACK IN COURT: Mayor’s arraignment set in terroristic threat case

Mayor Joe H. Hernandez

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com San Benito Mayor Joe H. Hernandez is scheduled for arraignment Wednesday on the terroristic threat charges filed last year by a former city commissioner. Hernandez’ case is the 81st listed on a criminal docket for hearings slated Wednesday, July 31 in Cameron County Court at Law No. 1. The …

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