Archives for August 11, 2011
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Publicity event set for this weekend to drive traffic to roadway in anticipation of start of new school year (Laredo, TX) The recently inaugurated Cuatro Vientos Loop 20 Extension – officially opened on July 18 – still has its “new road smell,” because drivers have yet to break in the roadway. That’s
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, On Friday August 12, 2011 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., ACS Construction will close the 1000 block of Cortez Street, between Hendricks and McClellend Avenue to put in a domestic water tap line at 1015 Cortez. For more information, contact Sergio Aguero (956) 251-5903 of ACS Construction or the City of
Courtesy Roberto Treviño, The Laredo Independent School District will be hosting a SMART (Successful Meaningful and Relevant Teaching) Conference on Monday August 15, 2011 for all elementary teachers and staff and Tuesday, August 16, 2011 for all secondary teachers and staff at Martin High School from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Registration will be from
Courtesy Joe Baeza, On August 9th, members of the Laredo Police Department’s Narcotics Unit received information that bundles of marijuana were being stored at a residence at the 5000 block of Moncayo. Surveillance was immediately set up on this residence. On the second day of surveillance at approximately 10:00 am., a white Cadillac Escalade truck
REMINDER – Alternating Lane Closures on Loop 20 Courtesy Raul Leal, LAREDO, Tx- Alternating lane closures are in effect for portions of north- and southbound Loop 20 between Grand Central Blvd. and US 59 (Saunders Ave.) due to on-going pavement overlay work by Anderson Columbia, Inc. construction crews. Work began Saturday, August 6, 2011 and
Courtesy Timothy Franciscus-Timm, $139 Round-Trip plus taxes and fees This weekend ONLY, travelers can fly from LRD to Houston on Continental Airlines for only $154 plus taxes and fees. Passengers must depart Saturday August 13, 2011. The return flight must be on either Monday, August 15, 2011 or Tuesday, August 16, 2011. Availability is limited…