Guadalupe Isaiz

Guadalupe Isaiz, 63, of Uvalde died on April 12, 2023, at Methodist Texsan Hospital in San Antonio. Visitation will begin April 20 at 3 p.m., and a rosary will be recited at 7 p.m., at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary. A funeral Mass will be celebrated on April 21 at 9 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, and interment will follow at Hillcrest […]

Family gives $20K scholarship in memory of Elrod Seiler

Four-year Texas High School Rodeo cowgirl Carlee Martinez of George West is the recipient of the first-ever $20,000 scholarship from the Makenna Elrod Seiler Foundation, a non-profit organization established in honor of Makenna Elrod Seiler, a victim of the May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary. “Makenna was a bright and ambitious young student who had a passion for learning and […]

Herlinda R. Chacon

Herlinda Rangel Chacon, 74, of Uvalde died April 16, 2023, at her residence. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. on April 20, and a rosary will be recited at 7 p.m., at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary. A funeral Mass will be celebrated on April 21 at 2 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Cremation is under the direction of Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary.  She […]

UHS athletes vie in Area track tomorrow

Top track-and-field athletes from District 29-4A and District 30-4A will be at Floresville tomorrow to compete in the Area track-and-field meet. Competition at the Eschenburg Field complex will get underway at 10 a.m. with the 3,200-meter run and the start of field events at 10:30 a.m. Other running events will start at 4 p.m. Uvalde High School will have eight […]

Uvalde Leader-News 042023

City OKs new fields



A request resident Adam Martinez made months ago of Uvalde City Council gained momentum on April 11 when Uvalde City Council approved the construction of three new baseball practice fields at the sports complex. Council members approved a proposal for $29,050 from Hernandez Fencing of Crystal City to construct the fields. The company is already doing work at the sports […]

Knippa VFD helps Hernandez family

The Knippa Volunteer Fire Department raised approximately $3,776 via a brown bag burger sale on April 15 for the Hernandez family, who lost their mobile home in a fire on March 25. Carlos Hernandez and Jessica Esquivel and their five children lived in the home on Jason Avenue in Knippa. Though the family escaped the fire uninjured, all their belongings […]

Coyotes beat Tigers, stay in playoff contention



With the score tied, the bases loaded and no outs, Damian Rivera ripped a single to right field to drive in the game-winning run. Rivera’s walk-off single ended the District 29-4A baseball game as the Uvalde Coyotes edged the Floresville Tigers in a 3-2 thriller at Marvin Kolinek Field last Friday night. With victory, the Coyotes kept themselves in playoff […]