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The pandemic has dealt a crushing blow to area businesses. In most cases they were forced last March to close or to sharply curtail operations. As of May 1, an executive order issued by Gov. Greg Abbott permitted retail establishments and restaurants statewide to resume operations albeit with restrictions that limit customers to 25 percent of building occupancy. Abbott’s order […]
Letter to the editor
The following is a shortened letter distributed to Uvalde County Judge Bill Mitchell, Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin, and Uvalde city manager Vince DiPiazza. The original letter exceeded 1,000 words and was reduced to fit the 500-word limit for letters to the editor. Open the churches I read where worldwide there are 2,892,395 confirmed cases of the coronavirus. 1,874,395 are active, […]
Another WWII veteran sets sail for new shores
They are almost all gone. The young men who 80 years ago put their busy lives on hold and embarked on a mission to save the world. More than 400,000 of them did not return from the foreign battles they fought, but those who did made the most of the lives that had been spared them. They were proud of […]
Born to lead, Garrett lived adventurously before untimely demise
A handsome, mustachioed man with piercing blue eyes, former Uvaldean Patrick Floyd Jarvis Garrett – best known for killing Billy the Kid – was born to command. Garrett, of Scottish descent, was born on June 5, 1850, in Chambers County, Alabama, the second of five children born to Elizabeth Ann Jarvis (1829-1867) and John Lumpkin Garrett (1822-1868). His parents died […]
Remember When: Horner’s sells 250,000 pounds of area mohair
10 years ago Thursday, April 29, 2010 Loesch is UCISD post finalist – Richard C. Loesch, current superintendent for Wolfe City Independent School District, was approved Tuesday night as the finalist for the position of Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District superintendent. The approval by the UCISD board of trustees at a special board meeting was unanimous minus board member Bob […]
SA Food Bank returning Saturday
The San Antonio Food Bank will be returning to Uvalde for another mobile food fair on Saturday, with food distribution beginning at 9:30 a.m. at the Uvalde County Fairplex. Tru Hiatt with the Uvalde Food Pantry said the event will be similar to the mobile food fair held in April with no more than two allotments per vehicle, and volunteers […]
SWART offering free rides
Julye Keeble Staff writer Southwest Area Regional Transit District is offering free transportation until further notice for all local transit door-to-door services. SWART began waiving local transportation route fares Friday in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The offer requires 24-hour advanced scheduling, and it includes the Eagle Pass El Paseo flex route. “Rural transit districts such as SWART received emergency […]
Ramos is top cop at UPD shop
Julye Keeble Staff writer Uvalde Police Department officer Bruce Ramos has been named the 2019 Officer of the Year. Officer Jessica Zamora, public information officer for the department, said Ramos will be presented with a weapon to celebrate this achievement at a later date, when COVID-19 pandemic protocols allow. The weapon was donated by the Uvalde Gun Club. She also […]
Swifter justice served via iPad
Julye Keeble Staff writer Uvalde County has five justices of the peace who have recently started using iPads to magistrate cases, and overall responses have been positive from the judges and law enforcement officials they work with to adjudicate cases. A justice of the peace in Texas hears traffic and other Class C misdemeanor cases, civil cases and landlord and […]
Espinoza, Dockal lead UHS class of 2020
The following informatin was compiled by the UHS Journalism department. This year’s Uvalde High School graduating class is led by valedictorian Kathleen Perez Espinoza. Salutatorian of the class of 2020 is Shyann Lea Dockal. Completing the top 10, in order by grade point average is Steven Martinez, Abigayle Carnes, Lyndon Christian Diongzon, Lenisa Tomasini, Beau Gonzalez, Delicia Campos, Joaquin Perez […]
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