Archives for March 2010
Courtesy Maru De La Paz, Bomb Detecting K-9 “Aaron” Joins Webb County Sheriff’s Office Laredo, Texas (Webb County) —Today Webb County Sheriff Martin Cuellar introduced his office’s newest hire—“Aaron”. The Belgian Malanoa is trained specifically to detect bombs and explosives. “The safety of our county buildings is obviously very important,” stated Sheriff Cuellar. “In the
(Laredo, Tx) The United South Silver Steppers Booster Club needs your help to raise money for their trip to Galveston, Tx in which they will compete in the Nationals Competition against other students fromt he State of Texas. The competition will be held on March 27th & 28th, 2010. They recently held a plate sale
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Due to unforeseen weather conditions, the City of Laredo Traffic Safety Division postponed activating the traffic signal light at the intersection of Loop 20 and Lakeview. Originally scheduled to be activated on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, it will be activated on Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. Traffic signals will remain on
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Yesterday, City of Laredo Mayor Raul G. Salinas delivered two proclamations yeserterday right before the start of the City Council meeting, one for the month, proclaiming it Mental Retardation and Development/Disabilities Awareness and the other for Fix-A-Leak Week. Sponsored by the Border Region Mental Health Association, the Mental Retardation and Development/Disabilities Awareness proclamation hopes
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, LAREDO, TX- The City of Laredo, the Laredo Entertainment Center and the Laredo Bucks will hold a press conference Wednesday (March 17th) to make a major announcement involving all three parties. The media and the pubilc are invited to the event, which will start promptly at 2pm at the main entrance of
Laredo, Texas ( Webb County) – Webb County Sheriff Martin Cuellar recently Honored Commander JJ Rendon on 20 years of service to the Webb County Sheriff’s Office. From his first assignment as Jailer, Corporal, Investigator, Sergeant, Lieutenant, Swat Commander, to his most recent assignment as Commander of Criminal Investigations. “ I consider it a privilege
Courtesy Maru De La Paz, Laredo, Texas (Webb County) – The installation of new cell doors at the Webb County Jail began late February 2010, in the holding area, medical area and kitchen area. The installation of these new doors brings added security for inmates. The cell door windows have been enlarged from a 4
Courtesy Raul Leal, LAREDO – Due to unexpected circumstances the closure of IH 35 southbound mainlanes and IH 35 northbound outside lane closure were postponed to Monday-Tuesday of this coming week: Weather permitting on Monday, March 15, 2010 at 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, Rosiek Construction will close IH 35
Courtesy Roberto Treviño, Laredo Independent School District campuses and administrative offices will be closed Monday, March 15, through Friday, March 19 due to the Spring Break Holiday. However, the LISD Tax Office will remain open Monday, March 15, through Wednesday, March 17. The Tax Office is located at 904 Juarez Ave. and will be open
Courtesy Richard Pauza, SOUTH TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) hours of operation at the import lots from Brownsville to Del Rio Port of Entry will remain the same and Mexico Customs (Aduana Mexico ) has agreed to adopt U.S. hours of operation when the U.S. converts to daylight savings time on March
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