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Lobos host Del Rio girls in basketball tomorrow
Uvalde and Del Rio will collide in girls’ basketball competition here tomorrow night. Tip-off time for the varsity game is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in Harvey Kinchlow Gym. The hoops tripleheader will begin with a 5 p.m. freshman game and a 6:15 p.m. junior varsity game. Coach Fortino Patiño’s Lobos, 7-12 for the season, will face the Del Rioans following […]
Chamber of commerce director resigns
Julye KeebleStaff Writer
Santos-Aviles accepts job with U.S. Congressman Tony Gonzales After about 15 months on the job and organizing two Hunters’ Roundup events during the ongoing pandemic, Regina Santos-Aviles has resigned as director of the Uvalde Area Chamber of Commerce. She said her last day with the chamber is set to be Wednesday, though she has already been making a transition. Santos-Aviles, […]
Former Coyote leads Flour Bluff to semifinals
Charley RobinsonContributing writer
Uvalde High School graduate and former Coyote athlete Chris Steinbruck will lead his Flour Bluff Hornets into the Class 5A-DI semi-finals tomorrow night at Heroes Stadium in San Antonio. It is the first semi-final appearance in the school’s history, and game time is 7 p.m. Flour Bluff (12-2) avenged two earlier season losses to gain the semi-finals. Two weeks ago […]
Del Rio outscores UHS junior varsity
The Del Rio Rams beat the Uvalde Coyotes, 63-54, in junior varsity basketball competition Tuesday night. Del Rio fashioned a 28-20 lead in the first half and the Rams outscored the Uvaldeans, 35-34, in the second half to post a nine-point win. Taylor Massey, Ricky Perez, and Quinton Gant topped the scoring for Uvalde High School with 17 points, 16 […]
UCISD: Shooting threat not credible
Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District campuses were under increased security Tuesday after the district police department learned of an alleged shooting threat for eighth period classes. In a statement the district issued at approximately 12:15 p.m., the police department says the threat was not credible but officers would have a heightened awareness and presence for the safety of staff and […]
Remembering Pearl Navy veteran Lara recounts time in Hawaii
Julye KeebleStaff Writer
Two World War II veterans attended the Pearl Harbor Day remembrance held Tuesday morning at the courthouse, where city of Uvalde building official Richard Lara spoke of his time stationed in Hawaii. Lara was stationed at Pearl Harbor while serving in the U.S. Navy, and spent approximately 20 years there. The 1978 Uvalde High School graduate told the crowd he […]
John P. Pennington
John Paul Pennington went to be with his Lord and Savior on Nov. 19, 2021. He was born on Sept. 21, 1965, in Uvalde, Texas, to Eugene and Esta Pennington of Sabinal, Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents, and brother Eugene “Wel-we” Pennington. He is survived by his wife, Hilda Davis Pennington, daughter and son-in-law Marci […]
Dogs stolen from city animal control facility
Uvalde Police Department officials are investigating a break-in that occurred about two weeks ago at the city’s animal control facility, and they have recovered one of two canines taken during the incident. UPD Lt. Mariano Pargas Jr. said police have identified a person of interest, but the investigation is still ongoing. Police were dispatched to the animal control facility at […]
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