
Arredondo wanted $1.1 million to resign after tragedy
Staff Writer Hali Mecklin
Uvalde Leader-News | October 5, 2025
New records released Oct. 1 show former school police chief Pete Arredondo...

UCISD revives HR department with ‘human capital officer’
Staff Writer Hali Mecklin
Uvalde Leader-News | October 5, 2025
Amid ongoing payroll and staffing concerns, Uvalde’s school district promoted communications director...

Best of Uvalde County reveal coming Nov. 23
October 5, 2025
Readers have spoken — loud and clear — in the Best of...

White takes office as elections administrator
Staff Writer Julye Keeble
Uvalde Leader-News | October 5, 2025
Christine White, the second person to ever hold the position, officially took...

UHS hosts District 27-4A cross-country run Oct. 8
October 5, 2025
Uvalde High School will be the site for the District 27-4A cross-country meet scheduled for Oct. 8. Competition will be...

Morales Coyotes split games with Del Rio
October 5, 2025
The Uvalde Morales Coyotes split a pair of junior high football games with the Del Rio Middle School Rams at...

UIL alignment makes for long road trips
Sports Editor James Volz
Uvalde Leader-News | October 5, 2025
Uvalde fans recently made the long road trip to Fredericksburg for the District 14-4A Division 1 football opener. The Fredericksburg...

Fredericksburg shuts out Uvalde in district opener
Sports Editor James Volz
Uvalde Leader-News | October 5, 2025
It was a rough District 14-4A Division 1 football season opener for the Uvalde Coyotes on Sept. 26 at Fredericksburg....

Clayton L. Dillard
Clayton Lee Dillard, 64, of Dickinson, formerly of Uvalde, died July 10, 2025, at the Methodist Hospital in Clear Lake. A memorial service will be...

R. Galen Weber
R. Galen Weber, 77, of Uvalde, Texas, owner of Weber Construction, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, at Christus Santa Rosa due to a...

Margarita Robinson
Margarita "Chata" Robinson, 83, of Uvalde died Oct. 3, 2025, at Uvalde Memorial Hospital. Visitation is set from 1 to 9 p.m. Oct. 10 at...

Thomas I. Lopez
Thomas Isabel Lopez, 36, of Uvalde died on Oct. 4, 2025, in Uvalde. Visitation is set Oct. 10 from 2 to 9 p.m. with a...

Bobby G. McIntosh
Bobby Glen McIntosh left his earthly home on Oct. 3, 2025, at his residence in Sabinal, Texas, at the age of 71. Bobby was born...

Patricia A. McFarland
Patricia Aleen Hudson McFarland, 90, of Sabinal died on Sept. 27, 2025, at her residence. A memorial service is pending with Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary, and a...

Wells wins Sabinal High’s homecoming queen crownFree Access
Sean Johnston | October 5, 2025
Sabinal High School crowned its 2025 homecoming queen, Mackinzie Danielle Wells, Sept. 26 during the Yellowjackets’ 58–20 win over Somerset Academy. Wells, daughter of Ricia...

Private Schools
October 5, 2025
Sacred Heart Fathme Abraham Students from Sacred Heart School in Uvalde recently participated in “Stop the Bleed” training at Uvalde Memorial Hospital. This hands-on program...

Uvalde cheerleader makes history in Vaqueros opener
Staff Writer Kaitlyn G. Alejandro
Uvalde Leader-News | October 5, 2025
Madilynn “Madi” Velasquez, a 19-year-old Uvalde native, made history Aug. 30 as one of the first cheerleaders to take the field for the University of...

Uvalde CISD
October 5, 2025
Dalton Margaret Tarski-Rodriguez This past week reminded us all that true teaching goes beyond technology. Even with a full week of no internet access, our...