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Coyotes post two 7-on-7 football shutouts
The Uvalde Coyotes posted a pair of 7-on-7 football shutouts Tuesday night at Hondo. They downed the Bandera Bulldogs, 24-0, and topped the Hondo Owls 20-0. Against Bandera, Brodie Carnes connected with Quinton Gant for a couple of touchdown passes. Carnes tossed a pair of conversion passes to Diego Granados. The other Uvalde touchdown came on a pass from Jett […]
Chayton Axline
Chayton Axline, 2, of Uvalde died on June 17, 2023, at Uvalde Memorial Hospital. Services are pending with Hillcrest Memorial Funeral Home, and a complete obituary will be included in a future edition of the Uvalde Leader-News.
Lannie J. Ivy
Lannie Joe Ivy, 72, of Sabinal, formerly of Uvalde, died on June 20, 2023, at Methodist Hospital Stone Oak in San Antonio. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, June 24 at 11 a.m. at Utopia United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at Waresville Cemetery. He was born on March 26, 1951, in Sabinal to Ethel (Garrett) and Morris […]
Wayne Canion
Otis Wayne Canion, 94, of Utopia died on June 13, 2023, at his residence. He was born on Jan. 31, 1929, in San Antonio to Nellie Mae (Schoolie) and Randal Mack Canion. He attended school in Utopia, where he also graduated high school. He later moved to San Antonio to work for Southwestern Bell Telephone. He married Virginia (Ginger) Haby […]
UCAD telling taxing entities of president’s residency issue
The Uvalde County Appraisal District is investigating whether Javier Flores, president of the board of directors, is violating the state’s residency requirement by residing in Zavala County. UCAD chief appraiser Roberto Valdez on June 16 said the taxing entities “are being advised of the issue.” The Texas Tax Code, Sec. 6.03, requires that individuals serving on the board of directors […]
Three All-Star teams vie in district play tonight
Three Uvalde Little League All-Star teams will compete in District 21 tournament games set for tonight at Pleasanton. At 6 p.m., the 9- to 11-year-old All-Star softball team will face Devine. The Uvalde-Devine winner will advance to play at 6 p.m. next Tuesday in a game that could be for the district tournament title. Last Tuesday, the Uvalde girls defeated […]
Evans reenlists as Aerographer’s Mate
Petty Officer newly promoted to Second Class Aquileo Evans, a native of Camp Wood, recently reenlisted in the U.S. Navy after completing Aerographer’s Mate C-school course at Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit Keesler on Keesler Air Force Base in Mississippi. The course, which is taken over a nine month period, qualifies the sailors as Navy meteorologists and oceanographers […]
Hermila L. Contreras
Hermila Leos Contreras, 92, of Sabinal died on June 18, 2023, at her residence. A visitation will be held today, June 22, at 2 p.m., and a rosary will be recited at 7 p.m., at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary in Sabinal. A funeral Mass will be celebrated tomorrow, June 23 at 10 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Sabinal. Interment will […]
Joline R. Lawler
Joline Reed Lawler, 92, of Reagan Wells died on June 15, 2023, at her residence. A visitation will be held on Saturday, June 24, at 9 a.m., followed by funeral services at 10 a.m. at McCurdy Funeral Home of Lockhart. Interment will follow at the Jeffrey Cemetery in McMahan. Dr. Rick Smith, Pastor of the Reagan Wells Baptist Church, will […]
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