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Jennifer Fry Staff writer Among the points of interest along Highway 90 in Uvalde County is the aviation museum at Garner Field, a modest collection of vintage aircraft and artifacts housed in a World War II-era hangar on the Garner Field premises. Approximately 1.2 miles south of Highway 90 on the east side of Uvalde, the museum seeks to preserve […]
Irene M. Agreda
Irene M. Agreda Irene M. Agreda, 76, of Uvalde died on June 2, 2018, in Uvalde. She was born on Feb. 25, 1942, in Uvalde to Rosa (Cardenas) and Guadalupe Martinez. Agreda is survived by two sons, Jose C. Gonzales and wife, Graciela Garza, of Eagle Pass and Jorge Luis Gonzales and wife, Mary, of Kerrville; sister, Ruth Martinez of […]
Steven L. Coston
Steven L. Coston Steven Lee “Steve” Coston, 59, of San Antonio died on May 15, 2018, in San Antonio. A memorial service will be held today at 2 p.m. at Grace Baptist Temple, l4398 Bluemel Road in San Antonio. He was born on Oct. 9, 1958, in San Antonio to Lee Opal (Young) and Roy Coston. Coston grew up helping […]
James B. Graves
James B. Graves Jim Graves passed away peacefully at his house on June 4th, 2018. Jim was born on July 22, 1927, in Uvalde, Texas. He was one of nine children of Lee and Claire Graves of Uvalde, Texas. The six siblings that preceded him in death are Lee, Jack, Ethel, Hoot, Betty and Bill Graves. Today only two sisters […]
Rueben P. Sandoval
Rueben P. Sandoval Rueben P. Sandoval, 64, of Brackettville died on June 3, 2018, at Uvalde Memorial Hospital. A rosary will be recited tomorrow at 9 a.m., and a mass of remembrance will follow at 10 a.m., both at St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church in Brackettville. Interment will follow at St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Cemetery. Sandoval was born on April […]
Briseño sentenced for murder, robbery
Sentences will run concurrently Kimberly Rubio Assistant editor Thirty-eighth Judicial District Judge Camile DuBose on Friday sentenced 26-year-old Brando Miguel-Santa-Maria Briseño to 25 years in prison for the 2017 murder of 35-year-old Francisco Javier Puente Jr. Briseño was present in the Uvalde County Justice Center last week – where he pleaded no contest to the charge, meaning he neither disputes […]
Fire destroys train trestle in Sabinal
Several area firefighters required on-scene medical assistance for heat exhaustion and dehydration Friday following three hours battling a large train trestle fire on County Road 319, just east of Ranchero Creek in Sabinal. None required hospitalization. Despite the efforts of firefighters from the area stations, the train trestle was completely destroyed. Union Pacific Railroad Co. crews installed a temporary crossing […]
Mudcats win league baseball title
The Mudcats beat the Legends, 7-4, in the Uvalde Little League’s Minor League baseball championship game last Friday night at Kiwanis Field. Up 2-1, the Mudcats took advantage of two walks, two errors and two wild pitches to score three runs in the third inning. The Legends rallied for three runs in the fourth inning to cut the Mudcats’ scoring […]
Veterans Memorial sweeps 5A regional baseball series
The Veterans Memorial Eagles completed a baseball series sweep of the Kerrville Tivy Antlers as they posted a 6-1 victory in Class 5A Region IV championship action Saturday at Corpus Christi’s Whataburger Field. With four runs in the fourth inning, the Eagles broke open what had been a scoreless contest. M.J. Rodriguez began VM’s scoring surge as he beat out […]
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