By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer [email protected] Standout San Benito Greyhound grappler Alexander (AJ) Arteaga accepted a scholarship to wrestle at Lindenwood University in Belleville, ...

By TRINA “INDI” JOHNSON Special to the NEWS Lionel Charles Betancourt’s life flowed like a steady river, reaching into every corner of the Rio Grande Valley community. His efforts spilled over ...

By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS During a City Commission meeting on Aug. 5, city officials released financial details about the one-day Resaca Fest event held during this year’s ...

During a City Commission meeting on Aug. 5, city officials released financial details about the one-day Resaca Fest event held during this year’s Independence Day weekend. City Financial Director ...

BROWNSVILLE, TX —The San Benito Lady Greyhounds began their volleyball season with dual match play against the host Pace Lady Vikings and the visiting McAllen Rowe Lady Warriors on Tuesday afternoon.

By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS With the start of the 2025-26 school year, the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District will begin educating small children ages 3 to 4 in a ...

BY TRINA “INDI” JOHNSON Special to the NEWS On Tuesday, July 29, the wail of San Benito’s outdoor warning siren echoed from ...

At just 25 years old, Andres Vasquez Jr. is facing a diagnosis no one expects with a faith that has yet to waver. The young ...

By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS The San Benito Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees held a board workshop, which dealt with training and development to update ...

BY INDI “TRINA” JOHNSON Special to the NEWS In the thick of a sweltering South Texas summer, relief came not from a cold front or an air-conditioned building, but from the quiet hum of a simple ...

COMMENTARY By RAY QUIROGA The Valley, the county, San Benito, and I’ll go as far as to say the state, lost a juggernaut on Wednesday with the passing of Lionel Betancourt. May he Forever Rest in ...

By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS Angelina Reyes will continue her hoops career as a member of the Mount Mercy ...