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Kimberly Rubio Assistant editor From elderly residents on fixed incomes to children with no more than a piggy bank to their name, Uvaldeans have come together to ensure Hurricane Harvey evacuees are at home in Tree City. On Friday, the city of Uvalde opened the Willie De Leon Civic Center for evacuees. The group of roughly 200 individuals stayed until […]
Palomino Fest tops weekend calendar
Kimberly Rubio Assistant editor The 21st-annual Palomino Fest will take place next weekend at the Uvalde County Fairplex. In addition to Uvalde’s own Grammy-winning Los Palominos, there will be a community parade, professional rodeo, carnival and more. Pre-sale weekend mega passes are available at Oasis Outback or online, www.palominofest.com, for $15. Mega passes will be good for all three days. […]
Coyotes make 2017 debut tomorrow
Tomorrow night in the Honey Bowl, the Uvalde Coyotes will begin their 2017 football season when they host the Monterrey Tech Borregos. Kick-off time for the varsity contest is set for 7:30 p.m. “It’s an exciting time for everyone. Our players, the coaching staff, the parents, and all of our fans are ready to get this season started!” said new […]
UHS runners compete at Del Rio Saturday
The Uvalde Lobos and the Uvalde Coyotes will be in Del Rio Saturday to vie in the Del Rio Invitational cross-country meet. At 8 a.m., the varsity girls’ division race will kick off action in the meet. The varsity boys’ race is set to begin at 8:30 a.m. Junior varsity runners will race at 9 a.m., following by the seventh-grade […]
Green Thumbs prep for busy fall planting season
The following was submitted by Patricia Rasor, publicity chairman for the Green Thumb Garden Club of Uvalde. Fall gardening season is here and the Green Thumb Garden Club is sowing the seeds for another club year of horticultural activities. “Our members are creative and eager to use their green thumbs to beautify Uvalde,” said Olga Charles, club president, who announced […]
Adyson R. Hernandez
Adyson R. Hernandez Adyson Rose Hernandez, 4 days old, of Uvalde died on Aug. 26, 2017, at University Hospital in San Antonio. A funeral mass will be held today at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery. She was born on Aug. 22, 2017, to Janea Hernandez and Edmundo Nicholas Garza at University Hospital […]
Martha K. Sutherland
Martha K. Sutherland Martha Kay Sutherland went to be with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Aug. 24, 2017, at 2 p.m. She was born on Aug. 19, 1950, in Uvalde, Texas. She grew up in Uvalde and moved to Pleasanton around 1971. Her children believe she was the best mother and grandmother they could ever have and her husband […]
CORRECTION
In the obituaries that were published on Page 5 of Sunday’s edition of the Uvalde Leader-News, it should have said that Gwendolyn Rene Colvin is survived by six grandchildren. Two grandchildren, Elijah Wynn and Makenzie Wynn, were inadvertently omitted. Colvin’s service was held on Saturday at 11 a.m. at Baptist Temple Church in Uvalde, followed by interment at Hillcrest Cemetery.
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