Archives for August 2011
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Laredo, TX—The City of Laredo Health Department (CLHD) would like to remind all parents that now is the best time to get their children, teenagers and college students immunized. Do not wait until school starts! As a new school year is approaching we want all students to be protected. We want to
Courtesy Raul Leal, LAREDO – Effective tonight, Saturday, August 13, 2011, Gilmar Construction Co. will continue working along Eastbound LP 20 approximately 1,000 feet prior to the intersection with McPherson Rd. The construction involves the extension of the auxiliary lane for the westbound turnaround. (RMC 6210-65-001) A lane closure for the inside through lane along Eastbound LP 20 will be in effect from 9:00 p.m.,
Courtesy Aurora Ramos, Webb County, TX- Webb County Judge Danny Valdez, Commissioner Rosaura “Wawi” Tijerina, the Webb County Road and Bridge Department, in conjunction with the USDA Natural Resource Conservation District, and Rio Bravo RC & D, Inc will be conducting a tire clean-up campaign on Saturday, August 13th from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Courtesy Roberto Treviño, Students planning to enroll in classes at Laredo Independent School District may pick up their registration packages at their respective campuses. Registration for students for the 2011-2012 school year starts Friday, August 12, and runs through Friday, August 19. The first day of classes is Monday, August 22, for all students attending
Courtesy Congressman Henry Cuellar, Standard and Poor’s downgrade of United States credit prompts new challenges to the national debt and your wallet 28th District of Texas – America has been handed a new challenge. This time it does not have to do with deficit reduction or raising the debt ceiling, instead it has to
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
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