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The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating two wrecks involving Uvalde law enforcement in the past two weeks. On Feb. 22, around 11:25 a.m., Uvalde Police Department officer Jesus Mendoza was responding to a call in a UPD SUV when he was involved in a wreck on U.S. Highway 90 and High Street, near Church’s Chicken. DPS said both […]
Firefighters begin fitness program
The Uvalde Volunteer Fire Department is implementing a physical fitness program, with the first session set Feb. 27. UVFD member Gene Ayala will lead the session, set at Shotgun CrossFit on North Camp Street. “Mandy [Reading] has opened up her doors and allowed the fire department the use of her gym for this, at no charge,” Ayala said. Ayala said […]
Margaret B. Gunn
Margaret “Maggie” Belle Gunn, 76, of Uvalde died on Feb. 16, 2023, at Amistad Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. A celebration of life service is set March 11 at 1 p.m. at Living Waters Church, 13976 Farm to Market Road 1050 in Utopia. She was born on Nov. 11, 1946, in Findlay, Ohio, to Ruthanna (Price) and Norman Jiles Stevens. She […]
Coyotes play Mavericks in basesball season home opener
Tomorrow at Uvalde’s Marvin Kolinek Field, the Uvalde Coyotes will make their baseball season home debut as they host the Eagle Pass Winn Mavericks. The varsity contest will begin at 7 p.m. and will be preceded by a junior varsity ball game at 4:30 p.m. Coach Heriberto Roiz’s Mavericks are off to a 2-0 start this season with wins over […]
Arredondo gets free pass from UCISD
Former Uvalde school district police chief Pete Arredondo appears to have dodged what certainly would have been a well-deserved blemish on his record. After being fired last August from the Uvalde CISD police department over his response to the Robb Elementary shooting, Arredondo appealed his general discharge to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement. For unknown reasons, Uvalde CISD failed […]
Remember When: 50 years ago: Police officers rescue man during fire
10 years ago Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 Uvalde school district receives STAAR test score information – Students of Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District on average scored significantly lower than their peers across the state on State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness or STAAR tests, which last year replaced Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills, or TAKS, tests. Assistant superintendent […]
Smothers wins $10K scholarship with shooting skills
Utopia High School freshman student Jett Smothers recently won the San Antonio Livestock Show and Rodeo Junior Shootout’s high overall male shooter title, which comes with a $10,000 scholarship accompanied by ammunition, new firearms, and cash awards. Congratulations to Smothers and his parents, Ron and Jena Smothers, for his outstanding performance. A shooting sports win does not come without a […]
Maria Fuentes
Maria Fuentes, 94, of Uvalde died on Feb. 23, 2023, at Amistad Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Uvalde. Services are pending with Hillcrest Memorial Funeral Home, and a complete obituary will be included in a future edition of the Uvalde Leader-News.
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