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Volunteers mow, paint this week
Lane Riggs Staff Writer From Sunday through Wednesday, 130 volunteers worked throughout the community as part of Helping out the Town Days – better known as HOTT Days – led by the Uvalde Ministerial Alliance. The project is in its sixth year and included 200 helpers in all, including 50 or so volunteers who assembled lunches for the laborers. From […]
Ramos wins five gold medals
Uvalde Police Department patrol officer Bruce Ramos earned five gold medals and two silver medals last week at the Texas Police Games in Abilene. The 2019 games were hosted June 16-22 by the Abilene Police Department and the Abilene Convention and Visitors Bureau. More than 900 individuals participated. Ramos placed first overall in the 5K, 10K, 400-meter, 800-meter and 1,500-meter […]
Lions Club installs new officers
Lane Riggs Staff Writer Elsa Crawford, who is moving from Uvalde, was named Lion of the Year while her fellow Uvalde Noon Lions Club members Steve Balke, Vic Hilderbran and Cindy Bermea received the president’s award for volunteerism throughout the program year. Awards were presented during the Lions Club’s meeting on Thursday, June 13, when the service group also installed […]
Will new law help college credit transfer problems?
Melissa Federspill Staff Writer Senate Bill 25, signed into law by Governor Abbott two weeks ago, addresses the transfer-ability of credit hours obtained at community and junior colleges in Texas, an issue that has been plaguing junior colleges like Southwest Texas Junior College. During the Southwest Texas Junior College board of trustees meeting last Thursday, president Hector Gonzales said the […]
Veterans health care waiting period reduced
Kimberly Rubio Assistant Editor As of June 6, Uvalde County’s 1,134 veterans enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs program are allowed to visit non-VA health care providers in their community using VA coverage. “It’s new but from what I heard about it, it should work great,” said Uvalde County veterans service officer Lalo Zamora, who noted a meeting will […]
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