Archives for May 2012
Courtesy Larry Sanchez, (Laredo, Tx)- Webb County Commissioner Jaime Canales will be treating a group of students to an afternoon of bowling and pizza as a reward for demonstrating good character and excelling in their academics. Many of these students are victims of poverty, drug addiction, and family violence. For their efforts, Commissioner Canales will be taking
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Laredo, TX- The City of Laredo Health Department’s Healthy Living/Viviendo Mejor program will be hosting free Diabetes Support Group sessions starting this week. The Diabetes Support Group gives adults with diabetes and their families and friends continuing peer support offering free sugar balance diets to help them. Five weekly meetings have been
By the CNN Wire Staff, (CNN) — Robin Gibb, one of three brothers who made up the group the Bee Gees behind “Saturday Night Fever” and other now-iconic sounds from the 1970s, died on Sunday, according to a statement on his website. He was 62. Gibb “passed away today following his long battle with cancer
Courtesy Maribel Valdez, (Laredo, Tx)-Over 750 students from all LISD campuses will be participating today in a year-end celebration for participating in a yearlong anti-bullying campaign known as Rachel’s Challenge. Students will gather at Shirley Field Stadium at 9:30a.m. to present paper links that they have garnered throughout the school year for random acts of kindness.
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Enterprises, a private contractor, will be working along Matamoros Street between San Eduardo Avenue and San Francisco Avenue from Monday, May 21 to Friday, May 25 from 11:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. This work will entail a sidewalk closure only. They will be working on a bore along the sidewalk on Matamoros
Courtesy Steve Harmon, Laredo, Texas has a proud history – and that history includes the legacy of Laredo’s Jewish community. Next week, that legacy will be shared anew, thanks to a new documentary film created by the Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life (ISJL). The film will premiere in the Student Center at Texas
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Art, essay, poetry and photography divisions garner multiple winners (Laredo, TX ) “Ain’t no stoppin’ us now!” has quickly become the theme song for St. Peter’s Memorial School. In the past four years, the school had proudly boasted a few winners in various contests. This year, however, the famed historical downtown school
Courtesy Raul Leal, FM 133 from US 83 (Catarina) to I-35 (Artesia Wells) thru Dimmit and La Salle Counties is NOW OPEN. The traveling public is advised to observe advance warning traffic signs, road markings and barricades in the area. For TxDOT Statewide Travel Advisory (Highway Conditions Report), dial 1-800-452-9292 or visit the TxDOT website
(Laredo, Tx)-South Laredo’s newest drive-thru is now open at the corner of Ejido and Santa Barbara. Stop by MK’s Mini-Mart today where you will find all your favorite ice cold domestic beer. With a purchase of a twelve pack or a six pack of beer MK’s Mini-Mart will make sure it arrives cold to your destination by
Courtesy Roberto Treviño, (Laredo, Tx)- The Dr. Dennis D. Cantu Health Science Magnet School received a $105,000 grant donation from the Lamar Bruni Vergara Foundation Trust on Thursday, May 9. LBV trustees J.C. Martin III and James Pearl presented the check to Cantu Health Science Magnet School teachers and students during a ceremony held at the
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