Eighth-graders beat Eagle Pass

The Uvalde Morales Coyotes won a pair of eighth-grade football games Tuesday night in the Honey Bowl. In the first game of the evening, the Morales White team topped the Eagle Pass Memorial Mavericks, 18-10, while the Morales Maroon team beat the Mavericks, 12-6, in the second game. For the Morales White team, running back Sylar Foster scored on touchdown […]

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Sacred ground  Every American waits for the day when he/she can afford to buy some land and to prepare for a life which will provide happy, enjoyable, and fond memories. This purchase of land, the biggest investment in life, comes with a bill of sale, which means that this is solely your property and your responsibility.  Most will work hard […]

EDITORIAL: Children need to read more than ever

EDITORIAL: Nineteen months after the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the nation and world, we are picking up the pieces and trying to resume life as we knew it. Among those most impacted have been school children who were isolated at home and in many cases lost touch with their teachers. It’s little wonder that reading took a hit and with […]

Lobos end 2021 volleyball season

The Uvalde Lobos took the match to five games, but in the end, they lost a 25-27, 25-22, 25-14, 24-26, and 17-15 decision to the Carrizo Springs Lady Wildcats. “It was an intense, close match from start to finish,” said Uvalde High School head volleyball coach Debbie Martinez. “The girls battled all the way to the end, but we came […]

Jokester, Navy veteran Borders cut important figure

Jim Borders never shied away from a good fight but, armed with a COVID-19 vaccination since January, he didn’t think the virus that waged a pandemic would be among his foes. He died last Saturday, at the age of 84, after an approximate two-week illness that saw him enter the hospital twice.  Those who met him found out within minutes […]

Coyotes closing out jayvee season

The Uvalde Coyotes will close out their 2021 sub-varsity football schedule Thursday night. At the Honey Bowl, the Coyotes will host the Somerset Bulldogs in junior varsity action, while at Somerset, the Coyotes will battle the Bulldogs in freshman football competition. Both games are set for a 5:30 p.m. kick-off time. The Coyotes junior varsity, 0-2 in district play and […]

There is nothing scarier than a Halloween conversation with Leroy Malloy

Halloween is always a scary proposition, but it gets no scarier than when you hear a familiar voice from behind badger you into a conversation that you would rather avoid.  “Hey Volz, did you really say you think this may be the year that the Dallas Cowboys will make it to the Super Bowl?” I was cleaning the inside of […]

PASTOR’S COLUMN – Cabralez: New creation is Christ in you

For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing but to us who are being saved it is the power of God, salvation. To activate the power of God it requires faith and obedience to Jesus Christ by the Holy Spirit. This requires submission, for He is the author of eternal salvation, to all who obey […]

World War II veteran’s 100th birthday wish: Send cards

Uvalde-born World War II veteran Claudia Cantu, who now resides in Corpus Christi, is seeking 100 birthday cards in honor of her 100th birthday, which was yesterday. Texas Veterans Land Board Chairman George P. Bush asked Texans for help to ensure that the Army Air Forces veteran’s birthday wish comes true. Cantu, born in Uvalde on Oct. 30, 1921, served […]

McConaughey for governor has hometown ring

Being a Uvalde native is not a slam dunk qualifier for the office of governor, but if you are Matthew McConaughey, it’s pretty close. The Oscar-winning actor told a New York Times reporter in an interview earlier this month that he is still “measuring” the idea of a challenge to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. Kara Swisher, who edits the Times’ […]