Archives for July 2014
Courtesy Steve Harmon, (Laredo, Tx)-Students at Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) keep coming back…and that’s a really good thing according to those who study student retention rates. Nationally, up to one in three first-year students don’t return for their sophomore year, making the national retention rate for selective four-year institutions granting bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral
Courtesy Eddie Zavala, Webb County (Laredo, TX) — Webb County Sheriff Cuellar Martin Cuellar and his team of deputies invite the community to participate on Thursday, July 24, in the annual Tip-A-Cop, a fundraiser held to benefit Special Olympics. During the fundraiser, to be held at Texas Roadhouse from 5 to 10 p.m., sheriff
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, (Laredo, TX El Merolico, an interactive one act play in Spanish written by Marco Franco*, will be performed this Saturday July 26, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. at the Laredo Public Library H-E-B Multi-Purpose Room, 1120 East Calton Road. El Merolico is the story of a homeless man with a tragic past
Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection, SOUTH TEXAS — U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the agency responsible for securing U.S. borders from all threats, is accepting applications nationwide for CBP officer positions at air, land and sea ports across the country. As a result of funding provided in the fiscal year 2014 budget, CBP will
Courtesy Eddie Zavala, Laredo, TX (Webb County) – An investigation by the Webb County Sheriff’s Office has yielded more than 1,200 pounds of marijuana and has landed a local man in jail. Working surveillance, deputies on Monday afternoon arrested Oscar Fernando Geronimo, 24, on the 2500 block of Market Street and charged him with possession
Courtesy Pointstreak Communications, St. Paul 3, Laredo 2LF Willie Cabrera hit a walk-off, two-run double to left field to beat Laredo, 3-2, Sunday afternoon at Midway Stadium in St. Paul. Cabrera batted 2-for-4 with a walk in the game. With the win, the Saints completed a three-game sweep of the Lemurs. Right-handed reliever Dan Sattler got the win after striking
Courtesy Pointstreak Communications, Rockland 7, Lincoln 4 The Rockland Boulders took down the Lincoln Saltdogs 7-4 after a 10-run effort from the awesome. Four Rockland batters had multi-hit games against the Saltdog pitching staff including 1B Jerod Edmondson and 3B Stephen Cardullo. Edmondson hit his sixth homer of the season out of the cleanup spot and Cardullo doubled
Courtesy Veronica Cantu, United Independent School District Superintendent Roberto J. Santos is pleased to announce that the following individuals have been named to various administrative positions within the District. These individuals and their positions were approved during a Special Called Meeting of the Board of Trustees held on July 16, at the Central Office Boardroom
Courtesy Bill Harrington, Laredo, TX – The American Association has announced the 2014 All-Star teams. The 2014 All-Star game will be played on Tuesday, July 29 at 7:00 p.m. Central time at Shaw Park in Winnipeg, Manitoba and will match a North All-Star team against a South All-Star team with four Laredo Lemurs being named
Courtesy Alex Meyer, (Laredo, Tx)-Annette Perez, UISD Director of Discipline Management, was accompanied by her group of District Gang Facilitators when she attended the National Conference for School Discipline in Chicago Ill. While there, Ms. Perez and her entourage presented and discussed some of the protocols that are utilized by the District to address girl-bullying,
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