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Unconscious man found between train tracks
A resident of Honduras is in critical condition at University Hospital in San Antonio after his unconscious form was spotted Monday by a Union Pacific Railroad operator. The man was prone between a pair of train tracks on Hacienda Road. Uvalde County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were dispatched to the location at approximately 4:50 p.m. According to UCSO investigator Max Dorflinger, […]
Clinic needs Congress to act soon
Kimberly Rubio Assistant editor Community Health Development can continue operating as usual through the end of March, but without swift action by the U.S. Congress the future of the Uvalde-based health care organization is in jeopardy. Congress passed a short-term spending bill on Monday that included six years of provisions for the Children’s Health Insurance Program, but to CHDI chief […]
Brioneses open new funeral home
With more than 15 years of experience between the pair, LeRoy and Nelly Briones said they could not pass up on an opportunity to provide Uvaldeans with a second option for funeral services. In September of 2017 the couple opened Hillcrest Memorial Funeral Home, located at 424 Geraldine St. Services are available 24 hours, seven days a week but office […]
Brenda G. Boyd
Brenda G. Boyd Brenda Gayle Boyd, 65, of Leakey died on Jan. 19, 2018, in San Antonio. She was born on Sept. 7, 1952, in Wichita Falls to Dorthy (Barrow) and Wilton Wayne Nichols. She married Marvin “Jim” Boyd on Jan. 19, 1973, in Big Spring. She is survived by her husband of 45 years, of Leakey; one son, Kevin […]
Elias Y. Carabajal III
Elias Y. Carabajal III Elias Ybarra Carabajal III, 28, of Uvalde died on Jan. 21, 2018, at Uvalde Memorial Hospital. He was born on Feb. 23, 1989, in Uvalde to Guadalupe (Ybarra) and Elias Carabajal Jr. He is survived by his parents; paternal grandparents, Olga and Elias Carabajal; and two sisters, Kimberly Romero and Kayla Carabajal, all of Uvalde; numerous […]
Alejandra Garcia
Alejandra Garcia Alejandra “Handa” Garcia, 68, of Batesville died on Jan. 19, 2018, in San Antonio. She was born on Dec. 24, 1949, in Torreón, Mexico, to Conrada (Silva) and Luis Herrera. She was proceeded in death by her parents; one brother, Refugio Herrera; one son, Victor Alfonso Garcia; and one daughter, Juanita Garcia. Garcia loved cooking and spending quality […]
Robert T. Gonzales
Robert T. Gonzales Robert T. Gonzales, 86, of Uvalde died Jan. 23, 2018, at Amistad Nursing Home. Funeral arrangements are pending with Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary.
Norma M. Hidalgo
Norma M. Hidalgo Norma Menchaca Hidalgo, 78, of Uvalde died on Jan. 22, 2018, at the Methodist Hospital in San Antonio. A visitation will be held today at 2 p.m. and a prayer service will also be held today at 7 p.m., both at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary. A funeral service will be held tomorrow at 1 p.m. at La Divina Trinidad […]
Johnie R. Hillis
Johnie R. Hillis Johnie Rutherford Hillis passed from this life on Jan. 21, 2018, at the age of 93 years and 11 months, after living a full life in Uvalde with good friends and great memories. She was born on Feb. 22, 1924, in Van Buren County, Arkansas. At about four years of age, the family decided to leave Arkansas […]
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