Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District

Robb Nora Pollard Students and staff returned to school after being out due to frigid temperatures in Uvalde. Let us hope it is not returning. The district PTO fundraiser ended on Tuesday, Feb. 8. Please make sure your child has returned orders and money to school.  Robb Student Council decorated the office door of school counselor Donna Connell as part […]

Public service is a gift

It’s not clear why people are compelled to public service: To run for and hold elected office, to join service clubs that build the community or to volunteer for one (or many) of the dozens of non-profit organizations that enhance our lives. What is clear, however, is that the people honored each year by the Uvalde Area Chamber of Commerce […]

Williams seeking Republican nomination for county clerk

The following information was submitted by Donna M. Williams, who is seeking the Uvalde County Republican Party’s nomination for the office of Uvalde County Clerk. Donna M. Williams has announced her candidacy for Uvalde County Clerk in the March 1, 2022, Republican Party primary.  “As a longtime Uvalde resident and proud member of this community, it would be a privilege […]

County gets $3.3 million

Julye Keeble 
Staff Writer

Uvalde County Commissioners recently accepted a $3.3 million, two-year Operation Lone Star grant, with the funds intended to help the county participate in Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security initiative. Due to the requirements from and acquisition of the grant, the county is implementing various new plans. Changes include an agreement between the Uvalde County Jail and Val Verde Detention Center […]

Santos R. Reyna

Santos Raul Reyna, 71, of Uvalde died on Feb. 9, 2022, at his residence. Services are pending with Hillcrest Memorial Funeral Home, and a complete obituary will appear in a future edition of the Uvalde Leader-News.

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Girls soccer on the road this week

This week, the Uvalde Lobos will face two more District 27-4A soccer road matches. Tuesday, the Lobos will be on the road to take on the Poteet Aggies, while they will be back on the road Saturday to face the San Antonio Fox Tech Lady Buffaloes. The Poteet match Tuesday is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. and the Fox […]

Coyotes prepare for post-season basketball

James Volz
Sports Editor

The regular season District 30-4A basketball race will officially wind up Tuesday night. Two games are on the schedule as the Crystal City Javelinas will be on the road to play the Pearsall Mavericks, while the Carrizo Springs Wildcats will host the Hondo Owls. The Uvalde Coyotes have a district schedule open date Tuesday. Coach Alex Oyola’s Coyotes, 4-3 in […]

Lobos face top-ranked Devine

Tuesday night at Dilley, the Uvalde Lobos will face the District 29-4A champion Devine Arabians in bi-district basketball competition. Tip-off time for the game is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Devine, ranked 21st in the state in the latest Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Class 4A hoops poll, topped off a perfect 8-0 district campaign last Tuesday with a 59-21 victory […]

Zeiner: Words without knowledge are pointless

Never before in the history of humankind has so much been said by so many people that has such little value. Indeed, the writer of Ecclesiastes (1:2) could well have been speaking of contemporary social media when he stated “Everything is meaningless, says the Teacher, completely meaningless.” It is difficult these days to separate fact from fiction and to discern […]