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Kathleen, this is Ann,” the woman said. “I need your help.” “Ann, is everything OK?” I asked. “No, Bill is dead. I received a phone call that he collapsed and he is gone.” “No!” I responded with a loud voice. I did not want anyone to experience the pain I had experienced as a widow. Since that day when my […]
Pastor’s column: Americans don’t like to wait, even for God
Let me first give a disclaimer to this article. It is not a prophecy or a predictor of future events. Rather, it is a pastor’s message to a community, Uvalde, which, even before May 24, was an American town full of American people. And American people have a problem when God moves too slow. Earlier this month, Uvalde churches met […]
DPS trooper-turned-school cop Elizondo fired
Melissa FederspillStaff Writer
Uvalde school officials fired district police officer Crimson Elizondo Thursday morning after CNN reported Wednesday night she was under DPS investigation for her lack of action during the May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary School. UCISD hired Elizondo prior to the start of the 2022-23 school year despite DPS notifying UCISD’s interim police chief Mike Hernandez of the impending investigation […]
Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District
Uvalde Elementary Nora Pollard Welcome to October. Fall break, Halloween pictures, parades… so many events happening. The cafecito was moved to Tuesday, Oct. 11 in the Uvalde Elementary cafeteria from 10:20 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Topics of interest include using canvas and our campus improvement plans. Participants are asked to use the office entrance on Park Street. UCISD’s fall break […]
Coyotes face key football matchup next Friday
James VolzSports Editor
Next Friday night, the Uvalde Coyotes will play what could be their biggest district football game of the season when they take on the John F. Kennedy Rockets. The contest in Edgewood Veterans Stadium at San Antonio will be the second District 14-4A Division 1 game of the 2022 season. Both the Coyotes, 3-2 for the season, and the Rockets, […]
Letters to the Editor
Standing in memory On May 24, 2022, 21 students and teachers were killed at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. In the aftermath of yet another school shooting, a group of women in Colrain, Massachusetts, including former elementary school teachers, health care providers, and parents whose children have died, gathered, wondering how to respond. So often, in our need to […]
Fry joining centenarian club this week
Jennifer Fry Contributing writer Longtime Uvalde-area resident Haldon Fry has reached an important milestone in his life: becoming a centenarian. His 100th birthday is Oct. 10. To many in the community, as well as to his family, his represents a life well lived. Haldon and his wife Ruby (Craig) spent many years serving faithfully at the Nueces Canyon Church of […]
Boerne tops Uvalde in sub-varsity games
The Uvalde Coyotes lost twice in sub-varsity football games played last Thursday night in the Honey Bowl. In the second game if the doubleheader, the Coyotes lost a 28-14 junior varsity decision to the Boerne Greyhounds. Running back Malachi Castano scored scored on a one-yard touchdown run to put the Coyotes up, 6-0, with 4:10 left in the first period. […]
Private Schools
Classical Academy Addie Langham The respected English philosopher Francis Bacon said, “Knowledge is power.” Knowing how to do something, and having the skill to apply what is known, is a highly coveted ability for people in all stages of life. On Oct. 4, the sixth-grade students of Uvalde Classical Academy led the student body in a creative presentation illustrating this […]
UHS runners to vie Thursday in district meet
The Uvalde Coyotes and the Uvalde Lobos will be at Floresville Thursday to compete in the District 29-4A cross-country meet. Action in the meet will begin with the girls’ varsity 2-mile run at 8:30 a.m. The boys’ varsity 5K run will get underway at 9:15 a.m. At 10 a.m., the girls’ junior varsity two-mile run will start, while the boys’ […]
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