Archives for September 2018
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, (McAllen, Texas)-The performance group is one of several cultural acts scheduled for next weekend’s event. Attendees of McAllen’s Inaugural Fiesta de Palmas will be treated to ‘The Danza de los Voladores,’ or the Dance of the Flyers, a centuries-old traditional Mexican dance. The dance is performed by indigenous groups of Mexico and
Courtesy Mika S. Akikuni, (Laredo, Texas)-Faculty and educators from throughout The Texas A&M University System will be at Texas A&M International University’s (TAMIU) campus this weekend for the 9th Annual Chancellor’s Summit on Texas Education, Sunday, Sept. 23 and Monday, Sept. 24. The two day-event is focused this year on educating teacher preparation faculty on ways to
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, (Laredo, Texas)_The City of McAllen has stood on the sidelines long enough, laughing at the outlandish claims coming from cities just up the road from the Rio Grande Valley and has decided to do something about it. For over a year now, cities such as San Antonio, Dallas, Houston and even, ahem…Austin,
Courtesy Alex Meyer, (Laredo, Texas)-The Dollar General Literacy Foundation recently awarded the George Washington Middle School (GWMS), Library a $2000.00 grant to support youth literacy. Awarded annually at the beginning of the academic school year, the grant helps to support teachers, schools and nonprofit organizations throughout the 44 states that Dollar General serves. The grant will
Courtesy Larry Sanchez, (Laredo, Texas)-Webb County Commissioners have announced the appointment of Nathan Bratton as the Director of the Webb County Civil Legal Division Director. Bratton, a former first assistant county attorney, assistant city attorney and Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) director was the director of the City of Laredo Planning Department and started his new
Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, Texas –U.S. Customs and Border Protection at Laredo Port of Entry advised that in anticipation of heavy traffic for Mexico’s Independence Day holiday weekend, northbound vehicular traffic processed at Gateway to the Americas Bridge will be SENTRI/Trusted Traveler only from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 15. “We anticipate large
Courtesy Rocio Moore, (Laredo, Texas)-The South Texas Blood & Tissue Center presented the students of the Alexander High School Magnet for Health & Sciences with an award. The Magnet students earned the 1st place award for donating the most blood in the south Texas region. The students donated 675 units of blood with 33% of their
Place your beer keg orders today at the Big Jim’s Discount Liquor location on Zapata Hwy. for the Canelo vs. Gennady Golovkin 2 Middleweight Championship fight that will take place this Saturday September 15th. For information on pricing and product availability call us at 956-723-4686. Kegs are sold on a first come first serve basis
(Laredo, Texas)-KGNS held their annual “Disney’s The Magic Of Storytelling” event at Centeno Elementary on Thursday, September 6, 2018. Every year, KGNS donates Disney books to the students of United ISD. The students then have the pleasure of being read to by one of their favorite news anchors. KGNS anchors Melinda “Mindy” Casso, Richard “Heatwave”
(Laredo, Texas)-The first day of school is always very stressful for students. This is especially true for students who are beginning their first year of school. This year at Nye Elementary, Pre-kinder student Iker Cuevas was having a difficult first day. United ISD officer Ricardo Villagomez jumped into action and began comforting Iker. Officer Villagomez
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