Tag: Los Fresnos
Adoption days: Brownsville Animal Regulation and Care Center teams up with local libraries
In response to an overwhelming surge in stray and unwanted dogs and cats being brought to its shelter, the Brownsville Animal Regulation and Care Center (BARCC) has teamed up with public libraries in Brownsville and Los Fresnos for Library Adoption Days, with the goal of finding forever homes with loving, responsible families for more of the city’s most vulnerable inhabitants as opposed to euthanizing them.
Industry immersion: Noble Texas Builders graduates second cohort of teachers through externship program
Noble Texas Builders hosted a graduation ceremony Aug. 11 for the second cohort of local high school teachers to complete Noble’s Teacher Externship Program, which gives teachers an inside view of the construction industry that they can share with students trying to figure what to do considering career paths after high school.
New campus: Los Fresnos CISD opens Resaca Middle School
The Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School welcomed the Resaca Middle School community on Thursday in a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new campus that sits just off FM 511 at Rancho Alto Drive.
Los Fresnos CISD’s relocated Resaca Middle School to open in August
The Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District will open the new Resaca Middle School to serve students in the district’s southwestern area — the centerpiece of a $63 million expansion plan approved by voters in May 2021.
State Rep. Lopez launching district tour
SAN BENITO — On the heels of her re-election announcement, State Rep. Janie Lopez, whose district includes Cameron and Willacy counties, will launch a district tour of the Cameron and Willacy County areas to discuss recent legislative accomplishments and issues important to her constituents, her office stated.
San Benito appoints Gavino Sotelo interim city manager
SAN BENITO — After buying out City Manager Manuel La Rosa's contract, commissioners are counting on Gavino Sotelo's years of experience to oversee operations while they search for the city's next administrator.
Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center inducted into Guadalupe Hall of Fame
LOS FRESNOS — The Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center has won national recognition for its more than 30 years of work preserving and promoting conjunto music and Mexican American arts.
Friendship of Women in Brownsville to hold gallery walk, wine and cheese social
The community non-profit organization Friendship of Women, Inc. will celebrate its work through an event called “The Power of Hope” on Thursday at the George Ramirez Performing Arts Academy, 543 E 11th St., in downtown Brownsville.
LFHS Jazz Band I wins trio of grand championships
The Los Fresnos High School Jazz Band I is still savoring the night the group opened the show for guest artists Rodney Whitaker and Vincent Gardner, and the University of Texas at Austin Jazz Orchestra in front of a packed house in the Bates Recital Hall on the UT campus.
Los Fresnos CISD receives music education national award
Los Fresnos CISD has been awarded the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The NAMM Foundation for its commitment to music education.