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North Getty candle shop has been operating 40-plus years
Kaylene Chapa UHS Journalism Several Uvalde High School students and their supervising teacher work daily to keep a little downtown business in operation. The Candle Shop, located at 313 N. Getty, has been open for more than 40 years. “Still, a lot of people don’t even know that we exist,” noted Brenda Mueller. Mueller has been the teacher assigned to […]
Marina O. Villanueva
Marina O. Villanueva Marina O. Villanueva, 93, of La Pryor died on Feb. 19, 2019, in La Pryor. She was born on Oct. 5, 1925, in La Pryor to Viviana (Perez) and Gonzalo Ortiz. She married Valentin Villanueva on March 23, 1940, in La Pryor. Villanueva is survived by four sons, Carlos Villanueva, Valentin Villanueva Jr., Gonzalo Villanueva and Ruben […]
James D. Wicks
James D. Wicks James D. Wicks, 81, of Tyler died on Feb. 19, 2019, in Tyler. A graveside service will be held today at 2 p.m. at Waresville Cemetery in Utopia. He was born June 5, 1937, in Clovis, New Mexico, to Mavis (Shinn) and Gordon Wicks. He served as chairman of the East Texas section of the American Chemical […]
Lobos host Southwest Tuesday
UHS girls seek to avenge loss With the stretch run of the District 28-5A soccer race coming up, the Uvalde Lobos need a few more wins to keep their hopes of a post-season playoff berth alive. Friday night, Coach Keith Pendleton’s Lobos, 4-5 in district and 8-8 for the season overall, were to play the Southwest Legacy Lady Titans in […]
UHS conducts varsity tennis tourney
This weekend, the Uvalde High School varsity open tennis tournament was scheduled at the UHS Tennis Complex. Results from the event will be reported in Thursday’s edition of the Uvalde Leader-News. In tourney play last weekend, Andrew Melchor won first place in the boys’ singles competition of the San Antonio ISD classic. Bailey Wimberley captured the consolation title in girls’ […]
Spring enrollment increases
Junior college sees 311-student uptick Southwest Texas Junior College, in its 73rd year in Uvalde, has an increased its student body for the spring 2019 semester by 4.9 percent over spring 2018. According to SWTJC President Hector Gonzales, “enrollment appears to be on track with our projections” with a total enrollment of 6,635 students. Enrollment rates, classroom hours, and credit […]
UHS business students bound for state meet
Tony Hernandez and John Suarez UHS Journalism Eight members of the Uvalde High School Business Professionals of America organization are heading to state competition in March. The students will be competing in a variety of business categories. They earned their status as state qualifiers by winning awards in the regional meet at Medina Valley. Senior Ramiro Ramirez led the list […]
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