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The Uvalde High School tennis team on Wednesday will host the San Antonio Memorial Minutemen District 29-4A team tennis competition. Action in the dual-team event at the Terri Rambie Tennis Complex will begin with doubles play at 4:30 p.m. Coach Rambie’s Coyotes and Lobos, 9-1 for the season, will be seeking their third consecutive district victory. Last Wednesday afternoon, the […]
Lobos host Eagle Pass in volleyball
The Uvalde Lobos on Tuesday will host the Eagle Pass Lady Eagles in volleyball competition in Uvalde High School’s Harvey Kinchlow Gym. Varsity action is set to begin at 7 p.m., and will be preceded by a 5 p.m. freshman match and a 6 p.m. junior varsity match. For Coach Debbie Martinez’s Lobos, 3-11 for the season, it will be […]
UCISD cuts ties with Arredondo
Melissa FederspillStaff Writer
The Uvalde school board unanimously agreed Wednesday to fire school police chief Pete Arredondo, who held a central role in the law enforcement response on May 24, ending his employment hours after he publicly demanded back pay and asserted claims against him were unfounded. The vote came after an approximate 1.5-hour closed meeting, despite multiple pleas from the audience that […]
Letters to the Editor
Heal hearts Almost exactly two years ago Neil Meyer led a campaign to have the county commissioners remove the stone vestige of the “Old South” that continues to rest on the corner of the Uvalde County Courthouse. I will not bother readers with revisiting the history of this monument – as those interested can readily access its history – nor […]
Dennis W. Daberko
Feb. 4, 1965 – July 29, 2022 Dennis Wayne Daberko of Sabinal passed from this world on July 29, 2022. He loved Sabinal and called it home. He gave up the fight due to a massive stroke. His brother Steven was by his side on his way up to be with his son Kevin Eric, whom he lost on May […]
Celebrating rain, cooler weather
I want to take at least partial credit for the rains and cooler weather that have graced our region. When I wrote my column on Aug. 7, it was still dry and hot. Of course, that changed in the week before the column was actually published to make a liar out of me. We’ve gotten an inch of rain total, something […]
Families reflect on children on three-month anniversary
Melissa FederspillStaff Writer
Family members and others anxiously awaiting the Uvalde school board’s decision on Pete Arredondo’s employment initiated an impromptu memorial Wednesday, Aug. 24, the three-month anniversary of the fatal mass shooting at Robb Elementary School. For more than an hour the group paid tribute to the 19 fourth-graders and two teachers who died on May 24. “If you’re okay with it, […]
Coyotes host Winn in football home opener
The Uvalde Coyotes will begin to prepare for their football season home opener tomorrow. On Friday, the Coyotes will host the Eagle Pass Winn Mavericks in the Honey Bowl. Kick-off time for the contest is set for 7 p.m. Coach Wade Miller’s Coyotes were scheduled to play the Carrizo Springs Wildcats last Friday in their season opener at Carrizo Springs. […]
Shirley A. Sieckenius
Shirley Ann Greenhaw Sieckenius of Uvalde went to be with Lord on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, at the age of 80 at Methodist Hospital in San Antonio. She was born in Blanco, Texas, to Jarl and Sibyl Greenhaw. She is survived by two sons, Will and wife Stephanie, Shane and wife Amy, daughter Holly and husband Kevin Gunter of Uvalde, […]
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