10 years ago Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011 Representatives of tax entities miss board meeting – Though members of the Uvalde County Appraisal District’s board of directors postponed their regularly scheduled meeting for one week to invite them, not one representative of the district’s taxing entities showed up at Tuesday’s meeting to discuss a much- contested interlocal agreement. “You’re telling me […]

You could anticipate the answer before the question was asked: Why are you at today’s ceremony?  “We have loved ones buried here. Four generations of our family served in the military.” A father who stood guard over the Aleutian Islands during World War II and nearly drowned, an uncle who helped to drive the German Army from the English Channel […]

Last December on the cusp of a new year, we extolled readers to get vaccinated in 2021. With fantastic new vaccines rolling out in ever-growing supplies, health officials hoped that Americans would embrace the chance to protect themselves, family and friends from COVID-19. As of this week, 61.4 percent of the nation is fully vaccinated. That number falls far short […]