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Sandra Kay Smallwood, 85, of La Pryor died April 5, 2022, at Uvalde Memorial Hospital. A visitation will take place on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, from noon to 9 p.m. at Hillcrest Memorial Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at 11 a.m. at Waresville Cemetery in Utopia. She was born on Dec. 16, 1936, […]
Mario C. Vazquez
Mario C. Vazquez, 69, of Uvalde died on April 24, 2022, at Methodist Hospital in San Antonio. He was born on Jan. 19, 1953, in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, to Maria Del Jesus Chavez-Vazquez and Perfecto Vazquez. He married to Patricia F. Fraga on Nov. 26, 1971, at his home in Pierdas Negras, Coahuila, Mexico. He is survived by three […]
UHS girls host softball bi-district competition
The Uvalde Lobos were to play the Hondo Owls in Class 4A bi-district softball competition at the Uvalde High School softball field last night. Game two of a best-of-three-game playoff series, and possibly game three were to be played. Results from last night’s action will be reported in a future edition of the Uvalde Leader-News. The winner of the Uvalde-Hondo […]
Nuclear war threat may stoke fear but not timidity
Craig GarnettEditor/Publisher
It has been almost six decades since the terrifying word has been on so many lips: nuclear war. The Russian invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24 and the outpouring of war materials and support from NATO countries has tipped the scales alarmingly toward a European, if not global confrontation. In October of 1962 the world held its collective breath as […]
Construction concerns at UMH
Melissa FederspillStaff Writer
Potentially unsafe conditions caused by construction issues at the new Uvalde Memorial Hospital building, already occupied by the hospital staff and patients, were pointed out at last week’s meeting of the Uvalde County Hospital Authority Board. Items highlighted include patient bathrooms that do not meet Americans with Disabilities Act measurement standards; wood doors throughout the building that lack a laminate […]
City saves $200K on bonds
Julye KeebleStaff Writer
The city of Uvalde is saving nearly $215,000 in interest charges by refinancing Series 2012 bonds with First State Bank of Uvalde. The decision to authorize the refinancing of the certificates of obligation was made at the April 12 city council meeting, held at 6 p.m. at city hall. “We’re basically refunding a bond issued in 2012 and saving money […]
Bull riding event Thursday
Bulls will be bucking and dust will be flying next month at the Uvalde County Fairplex, as the annual Cactus Jack Foundation bull riding event makes its return, celebrating 10 years of supporting youth in the community. This year’s three-day event kicks off on Thursday, May 4 with Mini Jack competition, where young bull riders ages 9 through 17 will […]
Coyotes prepare for baseball playoff series
Following a third-place finish in the District 30-4A baseball race, the Uvalde Coyotes currently are preparing for their upcoming bi-district playoff series against the Pleasanton Eagles. Action in the best-of-three-games series will get underway next Friday night at Pleasanton. Game one is scheduled for a 7 p.m. start. The site for the series will move to Uvalde’s Marvin Kolinek Field […]
Spurs fail to make the playoffs for third year
Because the San Antonio Spurs are not in the National Basketball Association post-season playoffs again, my interest in the current post-season action has not been great. It is hard to believe that this is the third season in a row for the Spurs not to make it to the playoffs. They made it to the play-in thing, but were ousted […]
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