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In times of crisis, leaders lead. As our community approached the traumatic anniversary of May 24, city and county leaders stood shoulder to shoulder for restoration and healing, pointing all of Uvalde to our heavenly Father, the Divine Healer. It started Thursday May 4, when Mayor Don McLaughlin and Judge Bill Mitchell embraced and proclaimed a National Day of Prayer […]
Entries accepted for Uvalde Fourth of July golf tournament
Entries for play in the 75th-annual Uvalde Fourth of July golf tournament are presently being accepted. The three-day match-play event is set for June 30, and July 1-2 at Uvalde Memorial Golf Course. June 23 is the deadline for tourney entries. For more information on entering the tournament, call 830-278-6155. “We hope to have as many as 100 entries for […]
Changing name does not change mission
Southwest Texas Junior College officials have chosen to drop the “Junior” from the name in hopes of eliminating a perception problem for some students and positioning the college for future opportunities. Only four colleges in Texas still maintain junior in their names, so changing to Southwest Texas College, or SWTXC, does not seem gratuitous as long as the institution maintains […]
SRSU-Rio Grande College spring graduates include 11 Uvaldeans
Eleven Uvaldeans and three area residents were among the 79 graduates eligible to take part in Sul Ross State University – Rio Grande College’s spring 2023 graduation commencement, held on May 20 at the International Center for Trade in Eagle Pass. Nine of the 79 degrees conferred were master’s degrees. Additionally, three area residents graduated with honors. They are denoted […]
Threats linger at Robb
The San Antonio Police Department bomb squad was deployed to Robb Elementary at about noon on Friday, June 2, after a male caller told police he placed bombs around the grounds and was driving around with an assault rifle. The scene was cleared at approximately 2:10 p.m. The call came in as Uvalde County elected officials and department heads gathered […]
Two months for UHS athletes will fly right by
It seems like the 2022-23 high school sports season just ended. But, we are two months away from the start of fall practice for the football, cross country, volleyball, and team tennis. The next eight weeks are going to go by fast. Hopefully, the Coyotes and the Lobos who will be playing one of the fall sports are right in […]
‘Wear Orange Weekend’ ends today
National Gun Violence Awareness Day and Wear Orange Weekend, designed to honor survivors of gun violence, set June 2-4, is being observed in Uvalde with orange flags dotting the landscape and this front page. Former fourth-grade teacher Arnulfo “Arnie” Reyes distributed the flags to area businesses interested in helping to raise awareness for the cause. Reyes was shot multiple times […]
Sports camps set this week
Tennis, girls basketball, and soccer camps are scheduled at Uvalde High School this week. The four-day tennis camp, for our-year-olds up to incoming ninth-graders, will begin tomorrow and run through Thursday. Camp activities at the Terri Rambie Tennis Complex will run from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. from Monday through Thursday. Cost for the camp is $60 per camper. For […]
Remember When: Rainfall raises rivers
10 years ago Thursday, May 30, 2013 Rainfall raises rivers – While Uvalde didn’t experience the flash flooding that washed over San Antonio on Saturday, rivers and low-water crossings swelled Friday when 2.47 inches of rain fell in town. That measurement, recorded at the Uvalde AgriLife Research Weather Station, was the most recorded on any day this year. The previous […]
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