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Archives for June 2009

Grant Helps Colonia Homes With Remodeling

Update Courtesy of Larry Sanchez, It’s a project that has been years in the making, but Thursday, Webb County Precinct 2 Commissioner Rosaura “Wawi” Tijerina, Webb County Judge Danny Valdez, Economic Director Juan Vargas and representatives from the U.S.D.A. Rural Development Program will showcase the final house to receive rehabilitation from a $1.2 million grant

Yellow to Green Will be Winning Combination for Laredo Scouts

Local Brownie Troop #9173 join everyone’s favorite environmentally friendly trashcan mascot, Willie Bote, and the AT&T Real Yellow Pages mascot to help kick off the annual AT&T Phone Book Recycling Contest.  This year’s contest will pit Laredo Boy and Girl Scouts in a competition to collect the most outdated AT&T phone books.  For every 10

“Teens in the Driver Seat Organization” of the Vidal M. Trevino School of Communications and Fine Arts will be hosting a Press Conference

The “Teens in the Driver Seat Organization” of the Vidal M. Trevino School of Communications and Fine Arts will be hosting a Press Conference to announce the members of the 2009-2010 “Teens in the Driver Seat” Community Advisory Board. This board will help the TDS Organization promote Safe Teen Driving.       Members for the

“Battle on the Border” FERNANDO BELTRAN JR. VS. MONTE MEZA-CLAY

Promoters Arthur Pelullo/Banner Promotions and Rodney Berman/Golden Gloves will present a sensational championship fight card on Friday, June 19, 2009, at the Laredo Entertainment Center. The main event, co-feature, and other selected fights will be televised live on ESPN2, ESPN Desportes, their Spanish-Language Network, and ESPN 360.com.  “We are extremely excited at the fact that

LPD Narcs / ICE / ATF make Cocaine Bust

On Monday, June 15, 2009, members of the Laredo Police Department Narcotics Unit, ICE Special Agents, and ATF Special Agents conducted surveillance at 1300 Garza Street which resulted on the seizure of 51 Kilos of Cocaine.  The subjects arrested were Israel Villapando ,  Rodolfo Paniagua,  and Gerardo David Romero  for Possession of a Controlled Substance

HOUSE PASSES CUELLAR’S BILL HONORING LAREDO’S VETERANS

LOCAL POST OFFICE TO BE NAMED AFTER THOSE WHO SERVED Washington, D.C. – Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo), today with the unanimous support of his House of Representatives colleagues, passed H.R. 2325, a bill to name Laredo’s Post Office at 1300 Matamoros Street in honor of Laredoan, Texan and American veterans. “Every American knows someone who

WEBB COUNTY SCHOOLS TO BENEFIT FROM $396,621 FOR FOOD AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS

Washington, DC – Congressman Henry Cuellar today announced that school districts in Webb County stand to gain more than $396,621 from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Specifically, Laredo Independent School District will receive $131,100 for the purchase of 19 steamer convection countertops, while United Independent School District will receive $265,521 to buy

“Hairspray Screening” at the Laredo Public Library

THE LAREDO PUBLIC LIBRARY WOULD LIKE TO CORDIALLY INVITE YOU TO JOIN THEM FOR FAMILY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES THIS THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2009, TO WATCH “HAIRSPRAY,” CELEBRATING SONG, LAUGHTER, LOVE, FAMILY AND FRIENDSHIP.  FREE POPCORN AND DRINKS FOR ALL WHO ATTEND.  THE SCREENING, WHICH WILL BE IN THE HEB MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM, BEGINS AT 6:00

CONGRESSMAN CUELLAR ANNOUNCES INTEREST-FREE LOANS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES

Washington, DC – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) today announced that local small businesses may soon be eligible for interest-free loans under a new program created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The newly launched “America’s Recovery Capital” (ARC) program allows small firms to take out loans of up to $35,000 starting today to

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