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Carlos Sandoval and Joshua Sandoval are making Uvalde sports history this season. They are Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District’s first father-son coaching duo. Dad is a member of the Uvalde High School football coach staff, while son is a member of the Morales Junior High School football coaching staff. “We are a large family of educators,” said Carlos Sandoval, a […]
Porras withdraws from city race
Julye KeebleStaff Writer
Sergio Porras announced on Sept. 8 he was withdrawing his candidacy for Uvalde City Council, which leaves Eloisa R. Medina as the sole candidate for the open District 3 position. “My withdrawal as a candidate will allow the city the opportunity to cancel the special election for the District 3 position being that Ms. Medina will be the sole unopposed […]
Remember When: Coyotes kick off 58th grid year
10 years ago Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012 Ten-percent utility hike would balance city budget – City Manager Jennifer Garver led members of Uvalde City Council through the proposed 2012-2013 budget on Tuesday night, focusing on several city departments to explain revenue and expense line items. The city’s swimming pool, elections, municipal court, police department, fire department, opera house and Main […]
Alfredo G. “Fred” Lopez,
Alfredo G. “Fred” Lopez, 87, of Sabinal, passed away Sept. 1 , 2022, surrounded by his loved ones at Uvalde Memorial Hospital. He was born on April 22, 1935, in Sabinal to Dolores (Guadarrama) and Eduardo Lopez. He lived part of his youth in San Antonio before his family moved back to Sabinal. He attended Sabinal High School up to […]
New ID cards are sign of times
Alesandra GonzalesTuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, 8:22 a.m., the day we received our dog tags. First period – AP Calc. A knock on the door, Mr. V. gets up, looks through the peephole and decides it’s safe to open the door. A hand reaches through, two IDs pass through. Knippa is a small school, 1A. Most people have been coming here long […]
City Bumpkins: Herding cats is an exercise in feline futility
When I grow up, I want to be a cat wrangler. That’s about as likely as my initial childhood dream of becoming a professional baseball player. But I have come close to my second career choice, a hermit whose only connection to civilization is a well-stocked library. Well, as close as I could get considering a host of relatives, long- […]
Two shot at park
Julye KeebleStaff Writer
Uvalde Police Department arrested three people, including a suspected 17-year-old shooter and an unnamed juvenile, after alleged gang rivalry led to two males, one 18 and one age 16, being shot on Sept. 8 at Uvalde Memorial Park. Family members of the two shooting victims have vehemently denied any gang affiliation for either young man. Donavan Hill, 17, of Uvalde […]
Loan forgiveness could help 12 percent of area
The student loan debt relief plan the Biden administration announced on Aug. 24 could provide up to $20,000 in loan forgiveness for qualifying area residents. About 12 percent of the population of Uvalde County, or an estimated 3,228 people, have student loan debt, according to the Urban Land Institute. The median student loan debt for the county is $13,412. The […]
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