News
Council butts heads with hotel rep over subdivision request
After a vehement discussion regarding a request to subdivide hotel/motel property located...
Over 900 receive first vaccine dose
According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, 920 people in...
Stock show a go: 230 students set to present 822 projects
The countdown to the Uvalde County Junior Livestock Show has begun, with...
UCISD expects to reopen tomorrow
Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District will resume in-person classes tomorrow, district officials...
Sports
Learn from the past as we move forward
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...