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The second Uvalde youth tennis camp, set for next week, will kick off a busy month of sports camps in Uvalde. Next Monday morning, the tennis camp will get underway at Uvalde High School’s Terri Rambie Tennis Complex. After a break for July 4th, the camp will resume next Wednesday and will continue through Friday. The camp will run daily […]
Coyotes complete 7-on-7 schedule with wins
The Uvalde Coyotes won their final two games of their summer 7-on-7 football competition last Tuesday night. They edged the Bandera Bulldogs, 14-13, in their first game and then shut out the Hondo Owls, 15-0, in their second game. Against Bandera, Brodie Carnes threw a touchdown pass to Abraham Ale. Carnes later completed a touchdown pass to Diego Granados, who […]
City OKs $500K for BARC
Uvalde City Council voted 5-1 to give the Briscoe Animal Resource Center $500,000 toward the expected $2.8 million price tag of building a new animal care facility. With the city’s June 27 decision, BARC board president Kelley Kimble said the organization now has $2.2 million toward the goal, and the non-profit expects to break ground in October. Kimble said final […]
Fourth of July golf tournament begins tomorrow
Competition in the 2023 Uvalde Fourth of July Golf Tournament will get underway tomorrow at Uvalde Memorial Golf Course. Action in the three-day, match-play event will wind up Sunday. “We are excited about this year’s tournament,” said Chuy Palacios, the course manager and director of the tourney. “Golfers seem to be excited about the return to match play this year. […]
Tommy Walker
Tommy Walker, 84, of Uvalde died on June 22, 2023, at Stone Oak Care Center in San Antonio. He was born on March 21, 1939, in Plainview to Juanita (Bradley) and Ralph Walker. He grew up farming on the family farm. He enjoyed woodshop and was active in FFA throughout high school, showing livestock projects and serving on livestock judging […]
Earnhardt seeks top prize in chef’s contest
Uvalde resident Kelly Earnhardt is vying for the title of Favorite Chef, a two-page feature in Taste of Home Magazine, $25,000, and the chance to cook with chef Carla Hall. Of a beginning 84 competitors in her group, Earnhardt has surpassed the competition and is currently ranked first in a pool of the remaining 20 competitors. The contest, designed to […]
Torres captures powerlifting win
Hoping to surprise her dad on Father’s Day, Sofia Torres, a 105-pound powerlifter for Midland University, set a USA Powerlifting American record by bench pressing 211.6 pounds. An American recordrepresents the best lifts performed at any USA Powerlifting competition where the appropriate referees are present to judge the lifts, per the USA Powerlifting website. Torres, competing in the open division […]
Joanne Cakebread
Joanne Cakebread, 85, of La Pryor died on June 22, 2023, at her residence. Services are pending with Hillcrest Memorial Funeral Home, and a complete obituary will be included in a future edition of the Uvalde Leader-News.
SWTJC president joins Jill Biden, Gabby Giffords at Giffords Center in San Francisco
In a series of conversations set June 13 at Giffords Law Center in San Francisco, Southwest Texas Junior College President Hector Gonzales delved into the aftermath of the Robb Elementary School tragedy. First Lady Jill Biden and former U.S. Representative Gabby Giffords also spoke during the event, which was organized in recognition of the center’s 30th anniversary. Gonzales’ remarks centered […]
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