Silvia R. Gutierrez Silvia Rodriguez Gutierrez, 51, of La Pryor died on Dec. 29, 2018, in La Pryor. A funeral mass will be held today at 2 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery. Gutierrez was born on June 10, 1967, in Monclova, Mexico, to Maria De Jesus (Viera) and Jesus C. Rodriguez. She is […]
Maria N. Lira
Maria N. Lira Maria Anna Najera Lira, 72, of Uvalde died on Dec. 29, 2018, in San Antonio. She was born on April 16, 1946, in Raymondville to Cristina (Mendoza) and Margarito Najera. She married Juan Lira on May 9, 1970, in Uvalde. She is survived by four daughters, Cristina Lira Villarreal and husband, Guadalupe, and Virginia Lira, all of […]
Trinidad Luna
Trinidad Luna Trinidad Luna, 84, of Elgin, Illinois, formerly of Batesville, died on Dec. 24, 2018, in Barrington, Illinois. She was born on Sept. 1, 1934, in Cotulla to Teofila (Charro) and Geronimo Garza. She is survived by three daughters, Rachel Barbosa and husband, David, of Aurora, Illinois, Rosaura Gavin and husband, Terry, and Anna Maria Franco and husband, Rafael, […]
Rauni L. McClure
Rauni L. McClure Rauni Leilani Brown McClure passed away peacefully on Dec. 27, 2018, in Uvalde, Texas, after a long illness. She was born Jan. 10, 1940, in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Dr. Paul Hart Brown and Rauni Sophia (Seline) Brown while Dr. Brown was serving in the U.S. Army in World War II. She spent her childhood in the Belgian […]
Leandro Musquiz
Leandro Musquiz Leandro Musquiz, 97, of Uvalde died on Dec. 22, 2018, in Uvalde. A visitation will be held on Sunday from noon to 9 p.m., and a prayer service will be held at 7 p.m., both at the Chapel of Serenity at Hillcrest Memorial Funeral Home of Uvalde. A funeral service will be held on Monday at 3 p.m. […]
Oppenheimer Street: Steeped in history and memories
“Pressing our handprints in the sidewalk my dad poured from the driveway to the front door; planting sycamore trees that were brought from the 19-Mile Crossing; eating sweet loquats from the Goodwin’s loquat trees at 200; building forts from limbs down by the railroad; and playing cowboys and Indians with our cap pistols.” These are the memories shared by Dixie […]
Coyotes face Tigers here Saturday
Afternoon game set in Kinchlow Gym Saturday afternoon in Uvalde High School’s Harvey Kinchlow Gym, the Uvalde Coyotes will play their first home basketball game of 2019. The Coyotes will host the Floresville Tigers. Tip-off time for the varsity game is scheduled for 12:30 p.m., while the sub-varsity games both will start at 11 a.m. Coach Coy Tackitt’s Tigers, 2-2 […]
UHS soccer teams begin season
Uvalde High School soccer teams will begin their season with tournament competition this weekend. Coach Keith Pendleton’s Lobos will vie in the Smithson Valley tournament, while Javier Sanchez’s Coyotes will take part in the Edgewood tournament. Those tournament schedules were not available at presstime (more…)
Principal by day, Spurs shot clock operator by game time
Sean H. Johnston Correspondent Jimmy Gouard has taken the position of interim principal of Sabinal Elementary School. That demanding job is one he tackles with over 16 years of administrative experience, one of which was as the first elementary principal for D’Hanis Independent School District. Referring to the Texas Education Agency ratings, Gouard said that his first years in D’Hanis […]
UMH aims to support veterans
The following was submitted by Karla Radicke, communications officer for Uvalde Memorial Hospital. It may surprise many people to learn that 25 percent of those who die every year in the U.S. are veterans. To help provide care and support that reflect the important contributions made by these men and women, Uvalde Memorial Hospital hospice has become a national partner […]
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