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Jesus Contreras Lopez, 47, of Crystal City died on Nov. 11, 2021, at his residence. Visitation will be Tuesday from 1-9 p.m. and Wednesday from noon to 9 p.m. at Hillcrest Memorial Funeral Home. The holy rosary will be recited both days at 7 p.m. He was born on Nov. 13, 1973, to Mariana (Contreras) and Isabel A. Lopez. He […]
Brijido R. Villasana
Brijido Robert Villasana, 64, died on Nov. 13, 2021, at University Hospital in San Antonio with family at his bedside. A celebration of life will be held Saturday at the Veterans Memorial Live Oak Park pavilion in Sabinal. He was born in Uvalde on Feb. 1, 1957, to Hortencia (Torres) and Guadalupe Villasana. He is survived by three sons, Martin […]
UCISD board questions chief appraiser
10 years ago Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011 UCISD board questions chief appraiser – Most Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District board meetings are tranquil but things got a little testy Tuesday night on the subject of delinquent property taxes. School officials took exception to statements made during a Uvalde County Appraisal District Nov. 8 meeting that were reported in an article […]
Estela Saiz
Estela Saiz, 74, of Uvalde died on Nov. 18, 2021, at her residence. Visitation will begin tomorrow at noon, and a rosary will be recited at 7 p.m., at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary. A funeral Mass will be celebrated Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, and interment will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery. Services are under the direction […]
‘Storm Lake’ film sharpens concern for local journalism
The editor of the biweekly newspaper in Storm Lake, Iowa, is not exactly your average small town journalist. Sixty-three-year-old Art Cullen will happily deliver newspapers to stores or write up a wedding announcement, but he also won a Pulitzer Prize in 2017 for reporting that challenged powerful corporate interests and county officials over the pollution of waterways in northwest Iowa. […]
Receive miracles by welcoming Christ
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving and in his courts with praise, be thankful to him and bless his name for the Lord is good, his mercy is everlasting and his truth endures in all generations. Psalm 100: 4-5 It is the act of thanksgiving that allows us to enter into His gates and in this with praise and thankfulness. […]
Briscoe Ranch BBQ Cook-off set Dec. 10-11
Barbecue teams from across the state will head this way in December for the epic barbecue showdown known as the Briscoe Ranch BBQ Cook-off. The two-day state championship event, set Dec.10-11 at the Uvalde County Fairplex, welcomes teams jockeying for a position among the best of the best as they vie for a piece of $26,000 in cash prizes. The […]
UHS will play at Fredericksburg Tuesday afternoon
The Uvalde Coyotes will be at Fredericksburg for Tuesday afternoon basketball action against the Fredericksburg Battlin’ Billies. Tip-off time for the varsity game is scheduled for 2:15 p.m., while the junior varsity and freshman games will begin at 1 p.m. Coach Alex Oyola’s Coyotes will close out the pre-Thanksgiving holiday part of their schedule coming off games Friday night against […]
Anna L. Carmichael
Former resident of Uvalde, Anna Louise Carmichael, age 58, passed away Jan. 30, 2021, in San Antonio after a prolonged illness. She was born May 3, 1962, in Corsicana. Anna, the daughter of Bea and Alan Carmichael, was a 1980 graduate of Uvalde High School, where she was a member of the UHS marching band. She also attended and taught […]
Raquel D. Garza
Raquel De Leon Garza of Uvalde passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, peacefully at her residence surrounded by her family at the age of 84. She was born on June 24, 1937, in Uvalde, Texas, to Gilberto De Leon Sr. and Rosaura (Benitez) De Leon. At an early age, she accepted Christ as her savior and spent the rest […]
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