Jose R. Carrasco

Jose Ricardo Carrasco, 57, of Uvalde, Texas, passed away on May 2, 2022, in Kerrville, Texas.  He was born in Uvalde, Texas to Joe and Lydia Carrasco on July 29, 1964. He was married to Peggy Muniz. He went to school at Uvalde High School. He retired from the State Hospital and was currently working at O.W. Lee in Comfort, […]

Rodger Roosa

Rodger was born on Dec. 16, 1945, to Nell Smyth and Jack Edward Roosa of Uvalde, Texas.  Rodger grew up adventuring the streets of Uvalde, where he began his lifelong pursuit of service to others. From a stray animal to a friend who had gone astray, Rodger would always put others before himself and many of those would become members […]

Anna L. Molloy

Anna Lamar Molloy, 87, of Uvalde died on April 28, 2022, at Veranda Senior Living facility. She was born on Feb. 3, 1935, in Uvalde to Marguerite (McMains) and Louis J. Franklin Sr.   She graduated from Uvalde High School in 1952. She received a bachelor’s degree from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio in 1968 and two master’s degrees […]

Kone, White lead Uvalde High School’s class of 2022

                The following information was compiled by Uvalde High School journalism students. Photos are courtesy of Uvalde Photo. Uvalde High School senior Abigail Kone will take on her final leadership role at the high school as she represents the Class of 2022 as its valedictorian.  Kone completed the ranking period with a grade […]

Eight seconds to glory

Cactus Jack bull riders will give ‘cowboy nod’ tonight A weekend of Professional Cowboy Rodeo Association bull riding kicks-off tonight at the Uvalde County Fairplex, courtesy of the Cactus Jack Foundation.  Tonight’s event begins at 7 p.m., and features award-winning youth riders in the Mini-Jack competition, including 12-year-old Enoch Hall, the 2021 World Champion Junior Mini Bull Rider, and 14-year-old […]

William H. McKinzie

William Harvey McKinzie, 86, of Uvalde died on May 2, 2022, at Saunders Senior Living in Uvalde. Services are pending with Hillcrest Memorial Funeral Home. A complete obituary will be included in a future edition of the Uvalde Leader-News.

Martina Torres

Martina Torres, 85, of Sabinal died on May 1, 2022, at Uvalde Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on Feb. 24, 1937 in D’Hanis to Sapopa (Porter) and Jacinto Rodriguez. She is survived by three daughters, Diana Torres and husband, Guadalupe of Sabinal, Norma Soto and husband, Jesus Rogelio, of Del Rio and Amanda Torres of Sabinal; eight grandchildren, […]

El Progreso receiving $400K from USDA

Upgrades to El Progreso Memorial Library’s heating, cooling and lighting systems are on the way, following a $400,000 funding award from the United States Department of Agriculture. Library director Mendell Morgan said the contract for the HVAC work was recently awarded to Buffalo Grass Mechanical from San Antonio, and work should begin soon. The library issued a Request For Proposals […]

Election day is Saturday for city, school

Julye Keeble 
Staff Writer

Saturday is election day, with county officials running election polls for two proposed state constitutional amendments, and choices of candidates for the school board and Uvalde City Council.  Local municipalities are also holding separate elections in Camp Wood, for city council and mayor, and in Sabinal for school board trustees and a proposed $4.5 million bond to complete a new […]

Uvaldeans vie in regional track

Uvalde High School athletes at the Class 4A Region IV track-and-field meet competed hard, but none of them earned a spot in the state meet. The UHS girls secured one point in the team standings. Kasidy Hernandez racked up the lone point for the Lobos. She finished sixth in the 300-meter hurdles. Hernandez, who finished eighth in the prelims with […]