Founding Fathers Charity Softball Tournament
This year our Softball Complex at Benavides Park will be the host site of the 2nd Annual Founding Fathers Softball Tournament Park’s staff will be very busy assisting with the set up and hosting of the event. The event that will have co-ed teams made up of employees and officials from The City of Laredo, Webb County and Nuevo Laredo.
The tournament will be on Sunday, May 31st, beginning at noon with a double elimination game between Laredo’s PD, Fire, & Webb County Sheriff’s teams versus the …

The City of Laredo Environmental Services Department will host the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event and Tire Round Up. “Citizens are encouraged to save money and the Earth by bringing in hazardous materials on this day for proper disposal, free of charge” said Riazul Mia, director of the Environmental Services Department. “We will also be collecting old tires for cash on Saturday only,” he added.
Items accepted both days are cleaning products, automotive products, paints, solvents, and stains, pool chemicals, pesticides, insecticides, herbicides and batteries. Items NOT accepted …

The Laredo Police Department arrested Edgar Gabriel Cerda, 40 yrs. old, after Detectives from the Special Investigations Unit found enough evidence to merit a warrant of arrest from an incident that occurred on May 03, 2009 @ a local motel on the 7000 block of San Bernardo. An 11 yr. old child was swimming at the motel pool while he was visiting family members from out of town who were staying at the motel. The child went to the motel lobby to use the public restroom. The child was followed …

After four weeks of Premier Development League (PDL) soccer action, the Laredo Heat Soccer Club sits on top of the Mid-South Division Standings with a record of 3 wins – 1 loss – 1 tie and 10 points.
Right behind the Heat are the El Paso Patriots who sport a record of 3 wins and 2 losses (9 points).
El Paso and Laredo are the only two teams in the Mid-South Division that have played five games during the start of the 2009 PDL Regular Season with the remaining five teams …

(Laredo, TX) May 28, 2009 – Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is coming to the Laredo Entertainment Center June 4 -7 and bringing a special opportunity to the area. On Monday, June 1, the Ambassadors of Laughter, Dave and Cherie Gregg, will be at the LEC with an offer that shouldn’t be refused. From 1:00 PM until 4:00 PM, anyone bringing ten cans of non-perishable food for the Laredo Food Bank will receive a voucher for a free ticket to the circus. Vouchers are limited to four per …

Webb County Clerk Margie R. Ibarra announces the implementation of new business hours effective Monday, June 1, 2009.
New business hours will be as follows:
Monday-Friday
8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. (Noon)
1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
The office will no longer be open during the lunch hour.
The Webb County Clerk’s Office is located at the Webb County Justice Center, 1110 Victoria Street, Suite 201. For additional information please call 523-4266.

Laredo, TX—Inspectors from various City departments will team up on Friday, May 29, 2009 to make a sweep of an area in City Council District III educating about and enforcing City codes.
The campaign will encompass the following southeast Laredo neighborhood, EAST OF CHACON CREEK: Highway 83 to Urbahn between Blaine and Bismark, including Ligarde, Barrios, Malinche and Ross, as well as Buenavita, Cleveland Barlett and Jarvis streets . Inspectors from Community Development (Code Enforcement division), Police (Ordinance division), Health (Animal Control division) and Building Development Services (Zoning Inspection division) …

The City of Laredo Health Department (CLHD) would like to remind all parents to get their children and teenagers immunized now, especially with new immunization requirements for students entering kindergarten and seventh (7th) grade. All students will need to provide a current immunization record.
Vaccines remain the best protective measure against very serious vaccine preventable diseases in particular polio, whooping cough, measles, mumps, rubella, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, haemophilus influenzae B meningitis, tetanus, diphtheria, and influenza among others. We also offer the HPV (human papiloma) and Meningitis vaccine. …

May 27, 2009-Laredo, TX- The Laredo Broncos of the United League announce that they will once again have their fireworks show on the 4th of July sponsored by AT&T.
On July 4th, the Broncos take on the San Angelo Colts at 7:30 at Veterans Field. After the game is completed, there will be a huge fireworks show brought to us by our friends at AT&T. This event has been a huge success for the Broncos every year and General Manager Jose Melendez is excited to be a part of …

Edgar Vazquez y Sus Muchachos are set to return to the Casablanca Ballroom this Sunday in which they headline a lineup of local talent that also includes Eddie Peña y Grupo Recuerdo. For Edgar Vazquez playing at the Casablanca brings back memories that began over 37 years ago making stops along the way at the legendary ballroom. Edgar Vazquez has seen it all and experienced it all starting off as a rock musician playing covers of Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, and Ted Nugent at local high …