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Margarita F. Del Toro
Margarita “Maggie” F. Del Toro, 73 of Uvalde died on Jan. 6, 2022, surrounded by family members at Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. She was born on Aug. 3, 1948, in Uvalde, Texas to Luis F. Del Toro, Jr. and Petra (Flores) Del Toro. Maggie was raised in La Pryor, Texas. She attended and graduated from […]
Henry Fisher Jr.
Henry Fisher Jr., 90, of Houston, died on Jan. 3, 2022, at his residence. A funeral service is scheduled today at 10 a.m. at Bellaire United Methodist Church with the Rev. Seann Duffin officiating. Services will be live-streamed online at bellaire.online.church/. Fisher will be interred Saturday at 1 p.m. at Jones Cemetery in Utopia. He was born on Sept. 12, […]
Real sheriff accused of taking money from immigrants
Jolie McCulloughThe Texas Tribune
A rural sheriff near the Texas border is under criminal investigation for allegedly having his deputies illegally seize money and a truck from undocumented immigrants during traffic stops. Last month, investigators with the Texas Rangers and the Texas Attorney General’s Office raided four Real County Sheriff’s Office locations as part of an investigation into Sheriff Nathan Johnson, according to search […]
Sabinal ISD celebrates school board members
The Sabinal Independent School District will celebrate 100 days of school next Tuesday, and this month is School Board Appreciation Month. Sabinal ISD school board president is Bob Nunley, vice president is Bernardo Garcia, secretary is Andres Guevara, and other board members are Mike Hawkes, Raquel Esquivel, Daniel Gonzales, Karen Davis. School board members were recognized at their monthly meeting, […]
Lobos top Lady Mavericks in district opener
James VolzSports Editor
The Uvalde Lobos began their District 30-4A basketball schedule on a winning note as they topped the Pearsall Lady Mavericks, 42-29, last Friday night. Playing before a small, but enthusiastic crowd of fans in Uvalde High School’s Harvey Kinchlow Gym, the Lobos got off to a big 14-0 start. Gabby Victorino and Monica Vera hit on back-to-back, short-range shots, and […]
Stock show begins Jan. 27 with 918 entries
The 83rd-annual Uvalde County Junior Livestock Show will return to the Uvalde County Fairplex for a three-day event on Jan. 27. This year, 261 students are expected to enter 918 projects, a participation increase of about 30 students and 100 projects from 2021. As always, show coordinators are hoping for a banner year that breaks last year’s whopping sales total […]
Uvalde, Crystal City vie in basketball tomorrow
Tripleheader basketball action is scheduled in two Uvalde High School gyms tomorrow as Uvalde and Crystal City do battle in District 30-4A competition. The Lobos and the Coyotes will face the Crystal City girls and boys in back-to-back varsity action in UHS’s Rev. Harvey Kinchlow Gym. At 6:30 p.m., the Lobos will play the Lady Javelinas, while at 7:45 p.m., […]
Coyotes vie in Pleasanton soccer tournament
The Uvalde Coyotes will be at Pleasanton today for a couple of soccer matches in the Pleasanton tournament. At 11 a.m., they will take on the Wimberley Texans, while they will go up against the Gonzales Apaches at 7 p.m. Tournament action will wind up on Saturday. Coach George Menchaca’s Coyotes will play their first home soccer match next Tuesday […]
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