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January 17, 2021
The countdown to the Uvalde County Junior Livestock Show has begun, with 11 days...
January 17, 2021
The Uvalde Coyotes are scheduled to play a road game and a home game...
January 14, 2021
Concan residents Betty Jo and Jerry Bates have a much closer connection to fame...
January 14, 2021
The Uvalde Lobos made their soccer season home debut in a big way Tuesday...
January 10, 2021
Uvalde County Sheriff Ruben Nolasco, who took office Jan. 1, is restructuring the sheriff’s...
News

Council butts heads with hotel rep over subdivision request
Julye Keeble
Staff writer | January 17, 2021
After a vehement discussion regarding a request to subdivide hotel/motel property located...

Over 900 receive first vaccine dose
Julye Keeble
Staff writer | January 17, 2021
According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, 920 people in...

Stock show a go: 230 students set to present 822 projects
Melissa Federspill
Staff writer | January 17, 2021
The countdown to the Uvalde County Junior Livestock Show has begun, with...

UCISD expects to reopen tomorrow
gresma@ulnnow.com | January 17, 2021
Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District will resume in-person classes tomorrow, district officials...

Accident East Main Street
gresma@ulnnow.com | January 14, 2021
Pete Luna|Leader-News A Ford Mustang rests in the road on East Main...
Sports

Learn from the past as we move forward
gresma@ulnnow.com | January 17, 2021
Often when I am thinking about writing a new sports column, I will look back to see what subject I...

Coyotes play Carrizo Springs, Pearsall this week
James Volz
Sports editor | January 17, 2021
The Uvalde Coyotes are scheduled to play a road game and a home game in District 30-4A basketball competition this...

Lobos play Carrizo Springs Tuesday
James Volz
Sports editor | January 17, 2021
Following a pair of District 30-4A basketball postponements because of COVID-19 quarantine, the Uvalde Lobos are scheduled to be back...

Langner, Arredondo win bass club tourney
gresma@ulnnow.com | January 17, 2021
Brian Langner and Pete Arredondo were the winners of the first Uvalde Bass Club fishing tournament of the new year....
Obituaries

Julia Farris
Julia Farris Julia Farris, of Utopia, was born on Dec. 16, 1937, in Boerne, Texas. She was welcomed by her parents, Ernest Richey Kelley and...

Esther A. Fuentes
Esther A. Fuentes Esther Avannia Fuentes, 41, of Uvalde died on Jan. 12, 2021, at her residence in Uvalde. She was born on Sept. 24,...

Reynaldo Rivas
Reynaldo Rivas Reynaldo Rivas, 92, of Uvalde died on Jan. 14, 2021, at his residence in Uvalde. Funeral services are pending, and a complete obituary...

Federico G. Ortiz
Federico G. Ortiz Federico “Fred” Guzman Ortiz Sr., 81, of Uvalde died on Jan 8, 2021, at Northeast Baptist Hospital in San Antonio. A memorial...

Gwendolyn L. Royall
Gwendolyn L. Royall Gwendolyn Louise Kelly Royall, 91, of Luling died on Jan. 2, 2021, at Parkview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Lockhart. Services will...

Noe A. Saldaña
Noe A. Saldaña Noe Alcocer Saldaña, 87, of Uvalde died on Jan. 12, 2021, at University Hospital in San Antonio. Visitation will begin at noon...
Lifestyle

Youth rodeo association boosts local economy
Sean Johnston
Correspondent | January 14, 2021
Texas High School Rodeo Association, Region 8, high school and junior high rodeo participants and their entourages have been descending on Uvalde since last fall,...

UPD distributing free gun locks
gresma@ulnnow.com | January 10, 2021
The Uvalde Police Department, in partnership with Project ChildSafe, is offering free gun locks to area citizens in an effort to promote gun safety. UPD...

Fifty years ago: Man hospitalized after hunting accident
gresma@ulnnow.com | January 10, 2021
10 years ago Thursday, Jan. 6, 2010 Superintendent outlines budget-cutting process – Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District officials are struggling with the prospect of having...

Calendar 010721
gresma@ulnnow.com | January 7, 2021
To submit an event for publication in the Uvalde Leader-News community calendar, please call Meghann Garcia at 830-278-3335 or email her at mgarcia@ulnnow.com. Thursday, Jan....

Uvalde Parks and Recreation hosting free youth tennis camp
gresma@ulnnow.com | January 3, 2021
The city of Uvalde Parks and Recreation department will offer a free youth tennis camp on Saturday, with three time periods of 45-minute instruction available...






