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Lamar principal wins administrator of the year award March 11, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 3of3 Lamar Middle School principal Eduardo Lopez was nominated as a finalist and won the 2020-21 Texas Computer Education Associations Campus Administrator of the Year Golden Apple last week. The award is given to innovative and engaging educators who understand the importance of technology throughout districts. Lopez told LMT that he was happy to hear the news that he was nominated by a number of Lamar Mid...

Zapata County residents facing double emergency with boil water notice, majority of homes lacking power Feb. 17, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Traffic moves along U.S. 83 through Zapata, Texas, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020.Jerry Lara /San Antonio Express-News Zapata County residents grappled with compounding challenges on Tuesday afternoon as over 70% of households and businesses were without power and the county was forced to issue a boil water notice due to low water pressure in their system. Zapata ...

UISD provides families with heaters, jackets and more Feb. 14, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Amid cold weekend, the UISD Federal and State programs department announced that the families and children it oversees have been prepared with portable heaters, jackets and additional resources. According to Rebecca Morales, the department director, UISD has purchased the heaters and jackets that have already been distributed throughout the time between November and December in preparation for colder months...

Long journey leads Leo Mireles to LBJ Laredo Morning Times FacebookTwitterEmail MirelesDanny Zaragoza /Laredo Morning Times Family was the motivation behind Leo Mireles returning to Laredo, and family speaks to the type of culture he aims to establish at LBJ High School. He had his first official day as the Wolves’ football head coach Friday and met with his new student-athletes. It also marked the end of a two-year stretch of commuting more than 20 hours per week to be the head coach at Rio ...

Data entry issues impacted reported totals for vaccines Feb. 14, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail A view of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine as it is prepared for to be administered to healthcare workers, Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021, at TAMIU during the COVID-19 Vaccine Drive Thru for Healthcare Workers.Danny Zaragoza, Staff Photographer / Laredo Morning Times In the first weeks of COVID-19 vaccine distribution in Laredo, state vaccine data showed that of the 13,300 first doses that had been sent to Laredo, on...

Laredo Ethics Commission votes to pursue hearing against Blue Cross, former councilman Feb. 11, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail District VII councilman George J. Altgelt announced he will not run for re-election after finishing out his term in November 2020. Altgelt could have served nearly 10 years with re-election due to entering office mid-term, but he said six years is a fair amount of time to serve.Christian Alejandro Ocampo / Laredo Morning Times file The Laredo Ethics Commission on Wednesday v...

Laredo party chairs divided on Trumps second impeachment Feb. 10, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Acting Sergeant at Arms Timothy Blodgett, left, leads Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., second from left, the lead Democratic House impeachment manager, and other impeachment managers, through the Rotunda to the Senate for the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, in Washington.Alex Brandon/AP Political divisions are high in the United States as former President Donald...

TAMIU degree programs recognized, including No. 1 ranking Feb. 9, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail A view of TAMIUs campus as seen from June 2020.Danny Zaragoza / Laredo Morning Times file TAMIU announced Monday that seven of the university’s degree programs were highly recognized, including the Master of Business Administration in International Business Degree program that was ranked No. 1. “Since the universitys founding 50 years ago, generations of students have realized their higher education ...

Volunteers essential as city distributes 5,000 vaccines throughout 14 locations Feb. 7, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 1of8 Laredo College vocational nursing student Darianne Farias gives Maria Chavez the COVID-19 Vaccine at Laredo College, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021,. during a vaccine drive.Danny Zaragoza/Laredo Morning TimesShow MoreShow Less 2of8 Laredo College nursing students are learning through direct experience as they have helped administer COVID-19 vaccines throughout the community during the ...

TAMIU professor looks at how history will view Trump Laredo Morning Times FacebookTwitterEmail Dr. Jerry Thompson/ January has been a month chockful of noteworthy historic moments including Georgia electing its first Black senator, Joe Biden being sworn in as the 46th president and Donald Trump becoming the first president to be impeached twice. However, history books in the future will have plenty of content to review during the Trump administration’s four years. On Wednesday Jan. 6, a terro...