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Dietrich hired as new Fredericksburg ISD athletic director
Former Uvaldean Wendy Dietrich has been chosen as the new athletic director for the Fredericksburg Independent School District. Dietrich will replace longtime Fredericksburg athletic director and head football coach Lance Moffett, who was dismissed by the school district last year. Dietrich and her husband, Derrick, were employed by the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District until the end of the 2006-07 […]
UHS, Hondo vie in district soccer Tuesday at Barry Field
Tuesday night at Hondo’s Barry Field, Uvalde and Hondo will vie in District 27-4A soccer competition. At 5 p.m., the Lobos will take on the Hondo girls, while at 7 p.m., the Coyotes will go up against the Hondo Owls. Coach Keith Pendleton’s Lobos, 3-2-1 for the season, will go into their match at Hondo following district action against San […]
UCAD staff gain additional sick leave for COVID-19
Melissa FederspillStaff Writer
While administering the oath of office to its board members was the first order of business for the Uvalde County Appraisal District board of directors when they met on Jan. 11, it was the district’s COVID-19 employee policy that roused the most discussion. When chief appraiser Roberto Valdez asked the board to grant an additional 10 days sick leave for […]
Maria T. Gaitan
Maria Teresa “Teri” Gaitan, 67, of Uvalde, died on Jan. 20, 2022, at her residence. A rosary will be recited tomorrow at 7 p.m. at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary. A funeral Mass will be celebrated Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, and interment will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery. Afterward, there will be a reception at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary. […]
Juan G. Jimenez Sr.
Juan Gonzales Jimenez Sr., 80, of Rocksprings, formerly of Uvalde, died on Jan. 24, 2022, at PAM Specialty Hospital in San Antonio. He was born on June 24, 1941, in Rocksprings to Maria Gonzales and Luis Jimenez. He married Diamantina Franco on Nov. 10, 1962, in Rocksprings. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, of Uvalde; son: Juan […]
Meghann Garcia
Staff Writer
With concerns about a rapidly-filling landfill and contractors, landscapers, and others reportedly using the city of Uvalde’s free monthly cleanup day to dump multiple trailer loads of debris, Uvalde City Council opted Tuesday to hold four free cleanup days a year instead of 12. The action came during the city council’s regular meeting, held at city hall, upon the recommendation […]
Students, animals converge on fairplex for stock show
Melissa FederspillStaff Writer
Hundreds of students from across Uvalde County convened in competition at the 83rd-annual Uvalde County Junior Livestock Show this weekend, but only the best of the best took home the blue ribbon. The show got underway on Thursday with the judging of the first six categories, including poultry, breeding sheep, angora goats, commercial heifers, rabbits and meat goat does. Judging […]
Telescope is bright spot in otherwise dark new year
A rocket loaded with the most advanced telescope devised by man reached its final destination last week – one million miles from Earth. Launched on Christmas Day from a site in French Guiana, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has begun orbiting a point in space known as Lagrangian point 2 (L2). From there, where the Earth and Sun’s gravity cancel […]
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