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Jose Maria Sanchez, 70, of Uvalde died on Feb. 14, 2022, in Uvalde. Services are pending with Hillcrest Memorial Funeral Home, and a complete obituary will appear in a future edition of the Uvalde Leader-News.
SRSU announces dean’s list
Thirteen Uvalde residents were named to the Sul Ross State University Rio Grande College dean’s list for the fall 2021 semester. Those students include Ernesto B. Bustamante, Cathlynn C. Castro, Abigail G. Chisum, Justine M. Garcia, Adela R. Lara, Felipe A. Martinez and Stephanie Moreno. Also, Leila J. Mosqueda, Ycela O. Ortiz, Megan Rowland, Seth A. Votruba, Monique A. Wilson […]
Tomorrow is final day to file for city council, school board
Julye KeebleStaff Writer
Tomorrow is the last day to file as a candidate for the May 7 municipal election, with positions open in Uvalde, Sabinal, and Camp Wood. Candidate filing opened on Jan. 19, and up for election on the Uvalde City Council are the positions of District 1, 3 and 5 Uvalde City Council members. District 1 incumbent Everardo “Lalo” Zamora, who […]
Austin-based theatre group coming to opera house
The Texas Comedies, an Austin-based theater group, will perform “Boomtown: A musical comedy about the most dangerous town in Texas” Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. at the Uvalde Grand Opera House. Tickets are $15-$20 and are available at the opera house box office, 104 W. North St., or online at tickets.uvaldeoperahouse.org. The 70-minute musical comedy show is based on prohibition […]
Heart of Texas Trail Ride Association riders visit Sabinal
On Feb. 7, I noticed horse riders crossing Center Street and I had to find out what was going on. The Heart of Texas Trail Ride Association has riders from Austin, Bandera, Floresville, La Vernia, and Sutherland Springs. They left Sabinal on Feb. 8, headed to Hondo, with the ultimate destination of San Antonio for the Stock Show and Rodeo. […]
Alumni baseball classic set Saturday
Sunny, mild weather conditions are predicted for the annual Uvalde High School Alumni baseball classic set to be conducted Saturday at Marvin Kolinek Field. The format will feature four-inning games. Action will begin at 10 a.m. as Team A will play Team B. Beginning at 11:15 a.m., the 2022 Uvalde Coyotes will face Team C. Other matchups will include Team […]
Robert D. Kight
Robert Dale Kight, 76, of Uvalde died on Feb. 8, 2022, at Uvalde Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary. Services are under the direction of Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary, and a complete obituary will appear in a future edition of the Uvalde Leader-News.
Six die in four area crashes
Four wrecks in a span of about 24 hours resulted in the death of a man from from Uvalde, as well as five other deaths and numerous injuries earlier this week. Three of the wrecks occurred Monday. Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Juan Maldonado said U.S. Highway 57 between La Pryor and Batesville, as well as Farm to Market […]
Sabinal, Leakey, La Pryor and Nueces Canyon all have trustee positions open
Trustee positions are open at multiple school districts across Uvalde and neighboring counties, but the deadline to file for a place on the May 7 ballot is tomorrow. As of Tuesday, four candidates had filed for a seat on the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District board of trustees where there are four open seats. Candidates who have filed include incumbents […]
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