Archives for December 2012
(Laredo, Tx)-Big Jim’s Liquor is stocked and ready for all your holiday needs. All your favorite name brand liquors and mixes are available to make your holidays even more festive. You will also find a huge assortement of wines and beer to go along with any social event. Big Jim’s is open six days a week to
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, (Laredo, Tx)-City of Laredo Administrative Offices will be closed on Tuesday January 1, 2013 in observance of New Year’s Day. Protective and emergency services will be operational. Please be aware that there will be NO trash, recycling or lawn clippings collection service on Tuesday. Garbage and recycling collection schedule will resume on
Courtesy Blasita Lopez, (Laredo, Tx)-Mayor Raul G. Salinas met with 38 students from Lanesboro High School all the way from Lanesboro, MN this morning in front of the General Zaragoza statue at Plaza San Agustin. The students paid rapt attention to the Mayor’s words and were an easy going audience as the Mayor spoke to
Courtesy Laredo Heat Soccer Team, Highlights Include A Win Over An International Team and Home Grown Players Laredo, TX -As the Laredo Heat Soccer Club prepares to enter its 10th Season in the United Soccer Leagues (USL) and after another successful year on and off the field, the Club took time to look back at
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, (Laredo, Tx)-After a Special City Council meeting, in which the results of the recent run-off election for council member for District VII were declared to be true and correct, District VII Council Member Jorge Vera was sworn in to his first full term as council member for the district; Cm. Vera previously
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, (Laredo, Tx)-Taking advantage of the minimal traffic due to the holidays, City of Laredo Public Works crews began enhancing both eastbound lanes of Calton Road, east of Springfield and Zacate Creek up to Pita Drive. Weather permitting, the work will continue until next week, Friday, January 4, 2013. Drivers are asked to
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, (Laredo, Tx)-City of Laredo officials and administrators were on hand to welcome the inaugural Aeromexico Airlines flight from Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico to Laredo, Texas, U.S.A. The first flight leaving Laredo to Monterrey immediately followed. Thus began daily service between the two cities, called “Sister Cities” by Jaime Bernal, director for international
(Laredo, Tx)-City of Laredo officials and administrators were on hand to celebrate the groundbreaking ceremony for the soon to be expanded South Laredo Waste Water Treatment Plant. Present at the official groundbreaking ceremony were (L to R): City of Laredo Utilities Director Tomas Rodriguez; Assistant City Manager Jesus Olivares; Camp, Dresser, McKee Client Service Manager
Courtesy Maribel Valdez, (Laredo, Tx)-LISD Gallego Elementary School Reading Interventionist Patricia Starnes makes one family’s Christmas a brighter one. Starnes reached out to family and friends and gathered funds to purchase toys, clothing, bicycles, a televeion and a $250 gift card to HEB for the Valdez Family who consists of nine children and mom and
Courtesy TxDot, Increased holiday travel expected when Lone Star State’s main street has highest number of work zones to date AUSTIN, TX — Navigating construction can be difficult and risky for drivers and workers. As the Texas Department of Transportation tackles one of its largest construction projects in department history – expanding or improving more than
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