Archives for September 2012
Courtesy Nina Pruneda, LAREDO , Texas — The Webb County Sheriff’s Office was presented with a check for more than $800,000 Thursday from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Jan ice Ayala, HSI Assistant Director of Domestic Operations from Washington , D.C. , and Jerry Robinette , special agent in charge
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Laredo, TX— The City of Laredo’s Health Department (CLHD), in collaboration with the Secretaria de Salud de Nuevo Laredo, Juridiccion Sanitaria No. V, United States Mexico Border Healthy Commission and the Texas Department of State Health Services will commemorate Border Binational Health Week (BBHW) October 1, 2012 through Saturday October 6, 2012.
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Borderplex contest winners receive prizes, pizza party, good feeling they helped Laredo environment Laredo, TX— The 20th Annual Borderplex Directory Recycling Contest will once again pit local schools against each other in a friendly competition to see who can collect the most outdated phone books. Three winners will receive cash prizes, totaling
(Laredo, Tx)-The United Independent School District is preparing for its Second Annual “Let’s Move for Scholars 5K Run/Walk”. The event will be held on Saturday, January 12, 2013 at the Johnson Student Activity Complex. Last years event was a huge success which raised over $24,000 for scholarhips with over 900 participants. UISD invites the public
Courtesy Eloy Vega, Laredo Mayor Raul G. Salinas attended a leadership meeting of the United States Conference of Mayors in Dallas this week. “I enjoy coming to these meetings to learn what more we can do in Laredo to prepare for the jobs of the future, and I am equally excited to learn that what
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, (Laredo, Tx)- Utility contractor MTZ will close Avenida Los Presidentes at United South High School, between Avenida Durango and Cancun Loop, on Saturday September 29, 2012 from 7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. and Sunday September 30, 2012 from 7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., to make a new sewer line service for the tennis
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Last Friday, Mayor Raul G. Salinas recognized Raul Gonzalez, of the local Red Lobster Restaurant, and his staff for receiving this year’s National Joelee Award. The industry recognition is awarded to the top 5% of performing establishments in the Nation based on a wide spectrum of criteria including customer satisfaction. Mr. Gonzalez,
(Laredo, Tx)-Dollar N’ Party Plus has opened its doors in South Laredo fully stocked with items priced at only $1. With a wide inventory that includes toys, housewares, paper products, school supplies, tools, hygeine products, greeting cards, helium balloons and much more, Dollar N’ Party Plus is ready to be in your new one stop destination
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, 5th Annual National Night Out scheduled for community (Laredo, TX)—Unfamiliar faces. Suspicious activities. Strange vehicles. These are all clues to possibly criminal activity in your neighborhood. But, how do you know who doesn’t belong or who is doing something they shouldn’t be doing? If you aren’t familiar with who your neighbors are,
Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection, SAN ANTONIO — A total of 28 individuals were arrested on Tuesday of which 12 were federally charged with alien transportation and harboring announced U.S. Attorney Robert Pitman, Western District of Texas and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magdison, Southern District of Texas. This case is being investigated by U.S. Immigration
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