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Sunday, Oct. 30 “Remember Their Names” festival, which continues today at noon at the Uvalde County Fairplex, will feature live music, vendors offering food and wares, prize drawings, artwork, a car show and other events in honor of the victims of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School. Admission is free to the public, though donation stations will be available. […]
Harrell’s retirement not unexpected to him
Four years ago, Hal Harrell, armed with a newly minted doctoral degree and decades of experience at the age of 55, followed in his father’s footsteps and became school superintendent, poised to serve the district for many years to come. The May 24 tragedy at Robb Elementary has given him pause, as has growing older, causing him to forge a […]
It is all about being ‘loyal and true’
Loyal and True. That is the title of the Uvalde High School’s school song. So what’s it all about, being loyal and true? Loyalty is firm support for a friend, an institution, or a favorite ball club. Being true is about being steadfast in standing behind a cause or a friendship, through thick or thin. It’s easy to be loyal […]
Vatican writes to young Uvalde students
The Vatican has replied to Sacred Heart Catholic School students who wrote to Pope Francis sharing their stories and asking for prayers. Among those who penned letters to the Pope are students who were shot and survived, as well as students who lost family and friends as a result of the May 24, 2022, mass shooting at Robb Elementary. The […]
Pastor’s Column: God is not confined to a building
I love my job as a teacher. One of the funniest things I have seen is the reaction of my students when I see them in public. One, because they seem shocked that I, too, can wear the drippy clothes, (I’m just kidding, please continue reading) and two, because I like to see the difference, if any, in how they […]
Elizabeth R. Chisum
Elizabeth Reynolds Chisum, 88, of Eufaula, Oklahoma, formerly of Uvalde, died on May 18, 2022, at Eufaula Manor Nursing Home. There will be a graveside service on Nov. 6 at 3 p.m. at the Chisum Cemetery in Rio Frio. She was born on Nov. 9, 1933, in Gloucester, Massachusetts, to Annie May (Martin) and Emory F. Martin. She married Gene […]
Sports News Briefs
Collins to run at state next Saturday morning Jack Collins will be at Round Rock next Saturday to compete in the state cross-country meet. Collins, a Uvalde High School junior, will vie in the Class 4A race set to begin at 10 a.m. in Old Settler’s Park. Last Monday at Corpus Christi, Collins was the 14th runner to cross the […]
McCraw walks back job vow
Texas Department of Public Safety director Col. Steven McCraw on Oct. 27 refuted calls from Uvalde families of Robb Elementary victims for his resignation, stating DPS as an organization did not fail on May 24, even though one trooper was fired and and another termination is in process. On Sept. 9, CNN released a video in which McCraw said he […]
Coyotes hosting Somerset for homecoming
The Uvalde Coyotes will play their final regular-season home football game next Friday. They will take on the Somerset Bulldogs in District 14-4A Division 1 competition in the Honey Bowl, beginning at 7 p.m. The game will be one of the events highlighting 2022 Uvalde Homecoming Week activities. Coach Koy Detmer’s Somerset Bulldogs, 3-0 in district and 7-1 for the […]
McCraw must quit: ‘Plain and simple’
Texas Department of Public Safety director Steven McCraw said he would resign if any DPS trooper had “any culpability” in the tragedy at Robb Elementary. He was not coerced to speak that sentence. It was given freely on Sept. 10 to a CNN reporter. Now the director must honor his word or risk further sullying his reputation and that of […]
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