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Rojas completes U.S. Army basic training
U.S. Army Private Jorge Rojas III, 19, of La Pryor graduated from boot camp on Aug. 16 in Fort Benning, Georgia. Rojas is a 2018 graduate of La Pryor High School. (more…)
Billy Fisher
Billy Fisher Billy Fisher was born on the Fisher Ranch located near Utopia on April 24, 1923, to Sterling and Grace Buckner Fisher. He died Sept. 11, 2019, at the Uvalde Healthcare and Rehabilitation at the age of 96. Funeral services will take place today at 2 p.m. at Utopia United Methodist Church. Fisher spent his life ranching, raising and […]
James M. Martinez
James M. Martinez James Matthew Martinez, 18, of Uvalde, died on Sept. 12, 2019, in Uvalde. A visitation will be held today from noon to 9 p.m., and a rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. at the Chapel of Serenity at Hillcrest Memorial Funeral Home of Uvalde. A mass of Christian burial will be held tomorrow at 10 a.m. […]
Peggy L. Pepper
Peggy L. Pepper Peggy Lee Pepper, 76, of Sabinal, died Sept. 12, 2019, in Hondo. Services are pending with Rushing-Estes-Knowles in Sabinal. A full obituary will appear in a future edition of the Uvalde Leader-News.
Fernando L. Riojas Jr.
Fernando L. Riojas Jr. Fernando L. Riojas Jr., 94, of Uvalde, died Sept. 10, 2019, in Uvalde. Riojas was born July 20, 1925, in Uvalde to Juanita Longoria and Fernando Riojas Sr. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Thelma S. Riojas; two brothers, Jesus Riojas and Ernesto Riojas; and two sisters, Elodia Soto and Frances Rodriguez. He […]
Firemen, friends climb for 9/11 fallen
Julye Keeble Staff writer Uvalde Volunteer Fire Department Chief Gene Ayala and assistant chief Todd Dorris were in San Antonio Wednesday to climb more than 110 stories of stairs in memory of firefighters who lost their lives 18 years ago. On Sept. 11, 2001, 343 firefighters, 70 law enforcement officers and nine emergency medical service personnel died in the New […]
Hospital progress delayed
Julye Keeble Staff writer The planning stage of the new Uvalde Memorial Hospital building has experienced a slight delay, which will affect construction timelines, but it is expected to be completed and occupied by July of 2021. At the 10 a.m. Monday meeting of the Uvalde County Commissioners’ Court, Uvalde Memorial Hospital administrator Tom Nordwick gave a presentation regarding the […]
Editorial: Interest in local offices is welcome
The 2020 election season officially kicked off last week with Sept. 10 being the first day to file for a place on the March 3, 2020, primary ballot for precinct chair candidates. And while a precinct chair might not sound as exciting as a more visible office, it is the most basic building block of local politics. The first day […]
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