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Uvalde Memorial Hospital is calling all women interested in health, nutrition, shopping, beauty, or fitness to join them for a women’s health expo on Tuesday, Oct. 17, from 5 to 8 p.m. The free event, which is not meant for children or men, is set at the Willie De Leon Civic Center, 300 E. Main St. There will be vendors, […]
BARC groundbreaking set Oct. 7
Briscoe Animal Resource Center volunteers invite the public to a ceremonial groundbreaking for their new facility, and afterward humans and canines alike may walk or run in the annual Brian Faglie Memorial event, on Oct. 7. Festivities will kick off at 4 p.m. with the groundbreaking, held on the land where the facility is to be constructed on North Camp […]
Library hosting orphan train presentation today at 7 p.m.
El Progreso Memorial Library will host a free presentation of “Riders on the Orphan Train,” a multi-media event featuring a video montage with live music, archival photographs on Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. Between 1854 and 1929 more than 250,000 orphans and unwanted children were taken out of New York City and given away at train stations across America. Other […]
Terrie D. Wilson
Terrie Denise Wilson, 63, of Uvalde died on Sept. 28, 2023, at her residence. She was born on Feb. 26, 1960, in San Antonio to Betty Lou (Neely) and Robert Coleman. She married Kyle Wilson on May 22, 1982, in Uvalde. She graduated from Uvalde High School in 1978 and obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree from Southwest Texas State […]
Sub-varsity football set tonight at Boerne
The Uvalde Coyotes and the Boerne Greyhounds are scheduled to play sub-varsity games today in Boerne, weather-permitting. Thunderstorms are in the weather forecast. The freshmen teams are set to play at 5 p.m., while the junior varsity teams are set to play at 6:30 p.m. Two weeks ago, the Uvalde freshmen, 2-2 for the season, lost a 28-8 decision against […]
Hill-Garcia leaves UDLA
A second Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District principal is changing positions this fall, spokesperson Anne Marie Espinoza said Oct. 3. As of this week, Norma Hill-Garcia is no longer principal of the Uvalde Dual Language Academy. Hill-Garcia is taking a leave of absence and will move to another role in the district, Espinoza said. She did not specify how long […]
Esteban Mata
Esteban Mata, 83, of La Pryor died on Sept. 30, 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.
Springfield focuses on historic preservation
Some people are larger than life, and Uvalde County has certainly produced its share of outstanding entertainers, leaders, coaches, educators, and people who know how to get things done. Uvalde High School class of 1954 graduate Willis Springfield has earned his place among those special people, although his accomplishments have extended beyond the boundaries of Uvalde County. Springfield, now 87, […]
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