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It’s a boy! Alejandra Garza and Alex Olivarez Jr. of Uvalde announce the birth of their son, Santiago Angel Olivarez, on Aug. 17, 2023, at Uvalde Memorial Hospital. Santiago weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces and measured 19.75 inches. He is welcomed by five siblings, 15-year-old Lucio Ortiz IV, 14-year-old Julian Ortiz, 8-year-old Yarelli Anahii, 5-year-old Alexander Olivarez, and 2-year-old Sebastian […]
County may consolidate voting precincts
Uvalde County Commissioners are expected to consider consolidating voting precincts for the Nov. 7 election tomorrow, Aug. 28, and they are scheduled to hear an update on the status of the tax assessor/collector’s office after a fire earlier this month. Commissioners will also order an election for 13 proposed Texas Constitutional Amendments. The county meeting is set at 10 a.m. […]
Elizabeth S. Hiler
Elizabeth Shelton (Beth) Hiler passed away on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, at the age of 92. She was born June 15, 1931, to Ada Lillian Umphres and Ruel Eldridge Shelton in Pearsall, Texas. She was the granddaughter of early Texans Alice Cornelia Gray and William E. Shelton of Frio County and Laura Elizabeth Edwards and Lee R. Umphres of Live […]
Downtown parking to open tomorrow
Uvalde County Judge Bill Mitchell said the parking lot for the Midtown Complex, 121 E. Nopal St., should be open for use tomorrow, Aug. 28. He said though some work still needs to be done, the surface has had over a month to cure and the space is usable. Faglie Construction LLC workers, subcontracted for the parking lot work, were […]
Private Schools
St. Philip’s Sharla Nickel Coming to the end of their second week of school, third- and fourth-graders at St. Philip’s have gotten used to most of the every-day procedures and are making good progress in their class participation and individual study habits to pave the road for a year full of new learning in all their subjects. While the specific […]
Brief shower deposits 0.23 inches of rain
A brief but steady rain fell in Uvalde for about 20 minutes on the afternoon of Aug. 23, depositing 0.23 inches of precipitation amidst severe drought conditions. When added to the hearty rainfall the previous day, the two-day total is 1.33 inches. Temperatures dropped, with highs of 89 and 87 degrees, respectively. The U.S. Drought Monitor reports that drought conditions […]
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