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Courtesy Larry Sanchez, All Webb County administrative offices will be closed Monday, January 16 in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday. Included in the holiday closure is the Webb County Tax Assessor Collector’s Office.The Webb County Sheriff’s Department Administrative Offices will also be closed. All emergency services will be available. Webb County
Courtesy Roberto Trevino, In celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, on Monday, January 16, teachers throughout Laredo ISD will be educating students through various activities on how the civil rights leader’s significant contributions impacted our country and changed the world. LISD students are expected in class at their schools as regularly scheduled on
Courtesy Anissa Treviño, LAREDO, Texas – This year’s Taste of Laredo has added international beer and wine tasting to be sampled among the array of delicious food options on February 7, 2012 at the Laredo Energy Arena (LEA). Doors open at 6:45 p.m. for a ribbon-cutting ceremony, with the festivities following immediately after at 7
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Beginning next week, AEP TEXAS will be doing maintenance work on their network that will cause partial and full lane closures on the various roads. Monday, January 16: Hidalgo from San Bernardo to Salinas, all day from 7:30a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Tuesday, January 17: Flores from Houston to Hidalgo, from 7:30 a.m.
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, (Laredo, TX ) Award winning poet and essayist Gary Holthaus and internationally acclaimed musician Lauren Pelon team up to offer a unique new program called “Story of Music, Stories from Home.” Pelon plays a variety of instruments ranging from lute, lyre, and concertina, to recorders, gemshorn, and electric wind instrument. Holthaus reads
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, (Laredo, TX – Jan 12, 2012) Laredo is hosting more than 100 destination marketing professionals during the Texas Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus (TACVB) Mid-Winter Education Conference, January 17-19 at the La Posada Hotel. TACVB will convene for three days of educational meetings focusing on Administration, Group Sales, Group Servicing, Tourism
Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection, SOUTH TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and agriculture specialists at eight South Texas ports of entry seized a significant amount of narcotics, currency, false documents, and uncovered numerous immigration violations during the first quarter of fiscal year 2012. Fiscal Year 2012 began October 1, 2011
Gateway City Book Club to meet this Friday (Laredo, TX ) If you prefer books with a more inspirational message, then the Gateway City Book Lover’s Club is for you. While the club took a hiatus for the month of December, the club invites the community to join them at their next meeting this Friday,
Courtesy Steve Harmon, Registration for the Spring 2012 semester is currently underway at Texas A&M International University. The Spring 2012 schedule is available 24/7 at http://schedule.tamiu.edu. All tuition and fees are due Thursday, Jan. 12 for the Spring 2012 semester. A $50 late fee will be assessed to students registering and/or paying after this date.
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, The City of Laredo Health Department Continues to Offer FLU Vaccine Laredo, TX – The City of Laredo Health Department continues to encourage the public to get vaccinated against influenza (FLU). Recently, a child was confirmed to have contracted H1N1 influenza and this could have been prevented if vaccinated. The vaccine protects
