Nov 21 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Ladies and gentlemen, get your tamales ready. The sixth annual San Benito News “Best Tamales in Town” contest is set for Friday, Dec. 19. As always, the contest is open to the public. Everyone is invited to bring one dozen of their best tamales to the News office on 356 …
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Nov 07 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Office pranks are a funny thing. Over the course of this week, we’ve continuously played pranks on one of our co-workers, Robert Perez, by putting random fliers on his car. We’ve put Scientology newsletters and dating site fliers on his windshield. He has yet to find out who the …
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Oct 31 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Attack ads prevalent in the race between 357th State District Judge Oscar X. Garcia and challenger Juan Magallanes continue to intensify as the incumbent alleged libel in an advertisement his opponent purchased for publication in the San Benito News and Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS. The advertisement in question, paid …
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Oct 31 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com No Color? Mechanical complications associated with the printing press prevented the San Benito News from publishing its Wednesday, Oct. 29 mid-week edition in color. The production crew has been working tirelessly to resolve the problem as color capabilities are being restored. Unfortunately, it was necessary to print the Oct. …
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Oct 31 2014
(Staff photos by Michael Rodriguez by Jacob Lopez) Several trick-or-treaters from the San Benito area strolled into the San Benito News office on Halloween Friday looking for some candy and a photo opportunity. Trick-or-treaters came dressed as the Avengers, a firefighter, a mermaid and other Disney characters. Tweet
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Oct 25 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Allow me to indulge my fascination with the supernatural. I so rarely get the opportunity, and Halloween is the perfect excuse to stretch my legs, so to speak. Consider that eerie stories of ghostly encounters and the like have always been a topic of interest among my family and …
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Oct 25 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Cutting the cord is the cable plan I’ve always wanted. As media giants like Time Warner take steps to keep up with the increased demand for streaming content, we are seeing more options for those who are ditching the traditional cable box in favor of the almighty app. HBO …
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Oct 17 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com I don’t want to live in a world where Manny Gomez has to apologize for his intensity, or where it becomes front page news for that matter. After reading a story published in another local newspaper on Friday about coaches from San Benito and Harlingen atoning for remarks that …
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Oct 17 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com I was scrolling through my Facebook feed when I came across a post on Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness. It’s a group I joined nearly a year ago when I first decided to try a vegan diet as part of my nutrition and fitness plan. So far, it’s gone well. …
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Oct 17 2014
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX HeatherCathleenCox@gmail.com Autumn is an enchanting season. My favorite, if I had to pick one of the four. It’s a beautiful gift from God to be able to watch leaves change color—whether gold, orange, red or purple—before turning brown and drifting to the earth, as sort of a crunchy blanket. Even though …
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