Dolores T. Hernandez

Dolores T. Hernandez, 75, of San Antonio, formerly of Uvalde, died on April 23, 2022, in San Antonio.  She was born on July 8, 1946, in Uvalde to Rosa (Casillas) and Rosalio Garcia.  She worked at Uvalde Memorial Hospital and Uvalde Treatment Center. Later, she moved to San Antonio, where she lived out the rest of her life.  She was […]

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Jon Michael Biddick

Jon M. Biddick was born Nov. 25, 1952, in Lakefield, Minnesota, and passed away peacefully on May 2, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas.   Jon was a wonderful and loving husband who was crazy about his four children. Jon loved with his whole heart and received love the same way from others. Jon was always quick to lend a helping hand […]

Latter rains are God’s restoration

When the day of the unleavened bread came on which the Passover Lamb had to be sacrificed. Jesus sent Peter and John saying, “go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.” “Where do you want us to prepare for it,” they asked. He replied, “as you enter the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet […]

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Main Street award ceremony Thursday

Julye Keeble 
Staff Writer

The public is invited to join Main Street Uvalde at the organization’s third-annual “Honors and Hors d’oeuvres” mixer and awards presentation on Thursday night at Broadway 830. Seven awards are set to be presented, including the Up and Coming Business award; the Heart of Downtown award; the Unsung Hero award; the Alliance award; the Cornerstone award; and the Shining Star […]

Good defense is a key to success in sports

Offense wins games. Defense wins championships. If we score, we might win. If they never score, we can’t lose. The best offense is a great defense. Over the years, it has been said many times and many different ways, but playing good defense is the essential to the success of a team in any sport. In football, much is said […]

UHS tennis team seeks continued success

James Volz
Sports Editor

Uvalde High School had another successful season of tennis in 2021-22. The Uvaldeans were dominant in district play and fared well in post-season competition. With most of the players returning from this past season, Coach Terri Rambie expects another terrific school year for team tennis in 2022-23. “This season, we made strides to improve from the year before and we […]

Bi-district baseball winner to play Hidalgo or Robstown

Yesterday at Uvalde’s Marvin Kolinek Field, the Uvalde Coyotes and the Pleasanton Eagles were scheduled to complete their bi-district baseball playoff series. Amid a forecast of 104-degree weather, the Coyotes and the Eagles were to play game two of their best-of-three-game playoff series yesterday. If needed, game three was to follow 30 minutes following the conclusion of the game. The […]

Rain is sweet four letter word

Hail pelts Sabinal,  Knippa, and  by junior college Two cells of thunderstorms rolled into Uvalde Wednesday night, delivering 1.06 inches of essential rain mostly over the span of an hour, causing several local streets to flood.  Some area residents also saw hail damage from stones sized one-inch and up, and some streets and low water crossings temporarily flooded from the […]