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UMH selling engraved bricks for new entrance
Community members interested in honoring or memorializing loved ones have the opportunity to purchase an engraved brick that will be on display at the new Uvalde Memorial Hospital. The bricks will be placed around the Arnim Family Arrival Fountain at the main entrance of the hospital. The price for a 6-by-9-inch engraved brick with 1-inch lettering and up to four […]
Vaccines have long history of saving lives
I saw on the news last night that Covid-19 cases are increasing again. For you anti vaxxers out there, here is my story. I was born the middle of three girls in the mid ’40s in Uvalde before there were all these vaccines for childhood diseases. I remember standing in line at Benson Primary School to get the smallpox vaccination. Many […]
Celebrate Holy family
Suggested Readings: Sir 3:2-14, Ps 128, Col 3:12-21, Lk 2:22-40 He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them; and his mother kept all these things in her heart.” Merry Christmas! With great joy that we celebrate at Christmas the birth of Jesus, the Word made flesh. Today we celebrate the Feast of the Holy […]
Texas Rangers investigating Real County Sheriff Johnson
Real County Sheriff Nathan T. Johnson, who formerly served as a Uvalde County deputy, is facing scrutiny from the Texas Attorney General’s Office, though the reason for investigation is unknown at this time. According to a Texas Department of Public Safety spokesperson, the Texas Rangers, working with the attorney general’s office, conducted warrant-based searches at several Real County locations on […]
Blanca S. Briones
Blanca Sauceda Briones, 59, of Del Rio died on Dec. 22, 2021, in San Antonio. Services are pending with Hillcrest Memorial Funeral Home, and a complete obituary will appear in a future edition of the Uvalde Leader-News.
City of Uvalde recognizes employee longevity
Though the city of Uvalde did not hold its annual award banquet due to the ongoing pandemic, employees were recently presented with certificates of service, including two men who have served the city for two decades or more. Veteran municipal employees were also recognized in the internal city newsletter. Uvalde Police Department Lt. Juan A. Martinez was recognized for 25 […]
UCAD still off mark for UCISD
Melissa FederspillStaff Writer
The results of the 2020 property value study performed by the Texas Comptroller’s office indicate that two school district evaluations fell short, and Uvalde County Appraisal District officials are fearful this could continue to be an ongoing problem. Neither Nueces Canyon Consolidated Independent School District nor Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District local values met the state’s threshold, Roberto Valdez, chief […]
Anita L. Herndon
Anita Lee Colvin Herndon, 75, of Sabinal died on Dec. 21, 2021, at Community Care Center of Hondo. Visitation is set tomorrow from 4-8 p.m. at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary in Uvalde. A graveside service will be held on Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Montel Cemetery. She was born on Oct. 5, 1946, in Uvalde to Fay Reine (Avant) and Charley Colvin. […]
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