Archives for April 2011
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, An Evening of Stories and Poetry Two award-winning, internationally acclaimed, multi-talented Chicanos will be at the Laredo Public Library, 1120 East Calton Road on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 for An Evening of Stories and Poetry. The event, taking place at the HEB Multi-Purpose Room, is from 6-7:30 p.m. and will feature Dr.
Grant to Fund Hiring a Volunteer Director & Retention Incentives Laredo, Texas – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced that the Webb County Volunteer Fire Department will receive $256,580 in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to hire a volunteer fire department coordinator and to aid in implementing a recruitment and retention plan
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Laredo, TX – -The City of Laredo Health Department (CLHD) would like to provide the public with some safety precautions for bees. Never try to remove a bee hive yourself, especially if you are allergic to bees; when in doubt consult with your doctor. Call a pest control company for proper removal.
Courtesy Will Krueger, (AUSTIN) —The Texas Senate on Thursday (April 21) unanimously voted to expand Texas parents’ access to information about the quality of child care providers. Senate Bill (SB) 264 by Senator Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, would require local workforce boards to provide parents with information regarding quality child care indicators for each licensed or registered
Courtesy Monica Garcia, The District Attorney’s Shoot for the Stars clay tournament raised $65,500.00 for the Children’s Advocacy Center of Laredo. The benefit was held on Saturday, April 16, 2011 at the South Texas Shooting Complex, which is located nine miles east of Laredo on highway 359. Together with sponsors, 116 participants and a staff
Courtesy Larry Sanchez, In observance of the Easter Day holiday, all Webb County administrative offices will be closed Friday, April 22 and Monday, April 25, 2011. The holiday closure includes the Webb County Tax Assessor Collector’s Office. The Webb County Sheriff’s administrative offices will be closed but all other services will continue on their regular
Courtesy Monica Garcia, District Attorney Isidro R. Alaniz and Melinda Vidaurri; the Chief Prosecutor for the Domestic Violence Unit, met with the grand jury in the newly formed criminal court for the 111th District Court. There, the District Attorney and Vidaurri presented the case of Francisco De Hoyos Moncada. On March 14, 2011, neighbors called
Courtesy Roberto Treviño, Laredo Independent School District campuses and administrative offices will be closed on Friday, April 22, in observance of the upcoming Easter Holiday. All LISD campuses and administrative offices will re-open Monday, April, 25. Classes for LISD students will resume Monday. Parents are reminded that students in several grades will continue taking the
Courtesy Roberto Treviño, For the third year in a row and 12th time in 14 years, the Laredo Independent School District’s Finance Department has received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for the district’s budget presentation for the 2009 fiscal year. “Our school district’s
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, All City of Laredo administrative offices will be closed on Friday, April 22, 2011 in observance of the Easter holiday. Protective and emergency services will be operational. No garbage or recycling/branch pick-up will be available that day. Trash and recycling/branch pick-up schedule will resume on regularly scheduled routes on Monday, April 25,
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