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District competition ends today
Running finals top off track meet Today at Southwest High School, the running-event finals of the District 28-5A track-and-field meet will be conducted. Action will begin with the four-by-100-meter relay at 5 p.m. Other events today will include the 800-meter run, 100-meter hurdles, 110-meter hurdles, 100-meter dash, four-by-200-meter relay, 400-meter dash, 300-meter hurdles, 200-meter dash, 1,600-meter run, and four-by-400-meter relay. […]
Lobos locked in a battle for post-season playoff honors
The battle for the final two post-season playoff berths in District 28-5A softball is going right down to the wire. While Medina Valley and Southwest have locked up the top two playoff spots, six teams remain in contention for the other two playoff spots. Two of those teams will do battle at Eagle Pass tomorrow night as the Uvalde Lobos […]
Go Blue Event – Uvalde Memorial Park
Melissa Federspill|Leader-News (Above) A young girl surveys her book selection provided by the Uvalde Area Retired Teachers Association during the Go Blue Day celebration. The annual celebration, in its third year at Uvalde Memorial Park, aims to raise awareness of child abuse in Uvalde County. (Above, right) A Go Blue Day attendee concentrates while participating in a dice game. 0 […]
Douglas Averill
Douglas Averill Douglas Averill, 57, of Bastrop, formerly of Uvalde, died on April 1, 2019, at his residence. Funeral services will be held today at 2 p.m. at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary in Uvalde. Interment will follow at Sabinal Cemetery. The Rev. Tony Gruben will officiate. He was born on May 16, 1961, in Laredo to Vanita (Carpenter) and James Herbert Averill. […]
Gerald F. Brewer
Gerald F. Brewer Gerald Franklin “Jerry” Brewer, 83, of Uvalde died on March 19, 2019, at his residence. A memorial service will be held on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church. Arrangements are with Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary.A complete obituary appeared in the March 21, 2019, edition of the Leader-News.
Andrea S. Cain
Andrea S. Cain Andrea Sade Cain, 23, of Austin, formerly of Fishers, Indiana, died on March 21, 2019, in Austin. She was born on Feb. 26, 1996, in Uvalde to Yesenia (Sanchez) and Rodney Cain. She attended school in Uvalde and Knippa, and graduated from high school in Fishers, Indiana. She was preceded in death by her maternal great-grandfather, Jose […]
Robert D. Hall Jr.
Robert D. Hall Jr. Robert “Bobby” Daniel Hall Jr., 63, of Uvalde died on April 1, 2019, at Methodist Hospital in San Antonio. A visitation will be held tomorrow from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Rushing-Estes Knowles Mortuary. A funeral service will be held Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Uvalde. Interment will follow at Hillcrest […]
Margarito Hernandez Jr.
Margarito Hernandez Jr. Margarito Hernandez Jr., 73, of Hobbs, New Mexico, formerly of Uvalde, died on Jan. 1, 2019, at his residence. He was born on Nov. 24, 1945, in Uvalde to Maria (Mensias) and Margarito U. Hernandez. He is survived by two sons, Margarito Hernandez III and wife, Inez Cruz, of North Carolina and Nievez Hernandez; and daughter, Monica […]
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