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This year’s financial audit of Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District indicated good accounting practices continue to be in place, according to certified public accountants and independent auditors Garza/Gonzalez and Associates. The firm issued the district an unmodified opinion for the 2020-21 school year, the highest rating possible. The audit was approved by the district’s governing board on Dec. 13. The […]
Andrew Perez
Andrew “Tall Tree” Perez, 77, of Uvalde died on Jan. 1, 2022, at Uvalde Memorial Hospital. He was born on Feb. 4, 1944, in Uvalde to Telefora (Torres) and Daniel Perez. He married Aida Sanchez on July 20, 2000, in Uvalde. Perez is survived by his wife, of Uvalde; four daughters, Clementina Ramirez and husband, Martin, of Uvalde, […]
Lynn Watkins
Lynn Watkins, 79, of Uvalde died on Dec. 30, 2021, at St. Luke’s Hospital in San Antonio. A graveside service will be held on tomorrow at 11 a.m. at Montell Cemetery in Montell. Arrangements are under the direction of Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary, and a complete obituary will appear in a future edition of the Uvalde Leader-News.
Fashion show for library set Jan.16
Designer and local fashion artist Lorena Auguste is coordinating a fashion show set Jan. 16 during San Antonio’s 10th-annual DreamWeek celebration, a city-wide civic engagement summit. The event, “Fashion Lifestyles: Past, Present and Future,” will be held from 5-7 p.m. at Brick at the Blue Star Arts Complex, 1414 S. Alamo. The fashion show is a fundraiser for El Progreso […]
Phyllis Wooldridge
Phyllis Wooldridge, 78, of Uvalde died on Dec. 31, 2021, at her residence. A memorial service will be held on Jan. 22, 2022, at 11 a.m. at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary. A complete obituary will appear in a future edition of the Uvalde Leader-News.
Coyotes win HoopFest finale in Wimberley
James VolzSports Editor
The Uvalde Coyotes topped off play in the 2021 HoopFest basketball tournament last Thursday with a 62-61 victory over the Stockdale Brahmas at Wimberley. Down by a half-time score of 29-25, Stockdale scored 26 points in the third period to take a 51-41 lead over the Uvaldeans. But the Coyotes put on a scoring surge of their own during the […]
Lobos tip off district schedule tomorrow
James VolzSports Editor
District 30-4A basketball for the Uvalde Lobos will begin tomorrow night as they host the Pearsall Lady Mavericks. Tip-off time for the varsity game is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. in Uvalde High School’s Harvey Kinchlow Gym. Preceding the varsity game will be a 5 p.m. junior varsity contest. “We anticipate a tough ball game. Pearsall always plays us tough,” said […]
Juan T. Gomez Jr.
Juan Trevino Gomez Jr., 45, of Uvalde died on Dec. 31, 2021, near Sabinal. Visitation will take place today from noon to 9 p.m., and a rosary will be recited at 7 p.m., in the Chapel of Serenity at Hillcrest Memorial Funeral Home. A funeral service is scheduled tomorrow at 10 a.m. at Hillcrest Memorial Funeral Home, and interment will […]
Eustolia Musquez
Eustolia Musquez, 89, of Sabinal, died on Dec. 31, 2021, at Amistad Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Uvalde. She was born on Nov. 9, 1932, in Sabinal to Juanita (Sanchez) and Juan Musquez. She was a familiar figure at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Sabinal, where she served as a member of the Franciscan Order. She spent many hours at […]
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