Local figures share 2021 New Year s resolutions
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St. Augustine High School principal Olga Gentry and honorees Sr. Alma Rose booty, Rosina Martinez representing the late Blas Martinez, Lucy Cardenas and Dr. Gladys Keene gather for a photo on Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, at IBC Bank s Sanchez Neiman Suite. as Gentry announces The Knights Gala where the honorees will be recognized for their contributions to St. Augustine High School. Sr. Maria Teresa de Llano, not pictured, will also be recognized during the event.Danny Zaragoza/Laredo Morning TimesShow MoreShow Less
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Laredo College Board of Trustees Place 7 candidate Karina Elizondo poses for a photo, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, at Tokyo Garden as she leads in early voting results.Danny Zaragoza/Laredo Morning TimesShow MoreShow Less
College, friends pay farewell to local professor, activist Cardenas
Jan. 1, 2021
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Lucy Cardenas, second from right, is pictured at The Knights Gala in 2018 at IBC Bank s Sanchez Neiman Suite along with other honorees. Cardenas, the first woman chancellor for the Diocese of Laredo, a former Laredo College professor and a community leader died onDanny Zaragoza /Laredo Morning TimesShow MoreShow Less
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Laredo lost an exemplary woman in Lucy Cardenas as her former employer and friends reminisced recently after the major role model died at 75 following years of fighting for the community.
Cardenas was a former professor then-known Laredo Community College, now Laredo College. She was a female leader in the college’s own commission for women. She was considered as the first woman chancellor for the Diocese of Laredo. And she was very active in the local Democratic Party, where she even served as precinct chair for many years.
2020: Year in Review - Part 2: Trade, air service to Mexico among 2020 highlights
Dec. 31, 2020
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A train crosses the Texas Mexican Railway International Bridge in March 2020. While COVID-19 has dominated the headlines in 2020, the year has still featured plenty of other news. And LMT’s four-part year in review series will take a look at both, beginning with the two-part top non-COVID headlines and culminating with a two-day look at COVID’s impact on 2020.Danny Zaragoza / Laredo Morning Times
Editor’s note: 2020 has been filled to the brim with notable news, and it’s not just all related to the coronavirus pandemic. LMT will be taking a look at the top stories of the year both related to COVID-19 and not at all in a four-part series. We’ll continue with Part 2 of 4, finishing off discussion on the top non-COVID stories of the year in its own two-part series.
2020: Year in Review - Part 2: Trade, air service to Mexico among 2020 highlights
Dec. 31, 2020
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A train crosses the Texas Mexican Railway International Bridge in March 2020. While COVID-19 has dominated the headlines in 2020, the year has still featured plenty of other news. And LMT’s four-part year in review series will take a look at both, beginning with the two-part top non-COVID headlines and culminating with a two-day look at COVID’s impact on 2020.Danny Zaragoza / Laredo Morning Times
Editor’s note: 2020 has been filled to the brim with notable news, and it’s not just all related to the coronavirus pandemic. LMT will be taking a look at the top stories of the year both related to COVID-19 and not at all in a four-part series. We’ll continue with Part 2 of 4, finishing off discussion on the top non-COVID stories of the year in its own two-part series.
Sheriff s Office holds ham giveaway, swears in deputies
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The Webb County Sheriff’s Office held the Holiday Ham Dinner Giveaway at the Laredo Emergency Room on Wednesday before swearing in two new deputies.Courtesy /Webb County Sheriff’s OfficeShow MoreShow Less
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On Wednesday, the Webb County Sheriff’s Office featured a pair of events before the coming holidays.
Sheriff Martin Cuellar and other deputies participated in the Holiday Ham Dinner Giveaway at the Laredo Emergency Room.
“We had a great turnout and got the chance to give a helping hand to this great group of people who put this event together for our area residents,” Cuellar said. “Congratulations to them and we thank them for everything they do.”