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October is domestic violence awareness month, intended to spotlight the world-wide issue, which, according to Southwest Family Life Centers Inc., happens every single day. In 2021, the Texas Council on Family Violence documented the third-highest number of intimate partner homicides in the last decade, with 204 reported Texas victims. This includes 169 women and 35 men, killed by intimate partners […]
Community Council invites public to open house
Community Council of South Central Texas invites the public to an open house set Oct. 20 celebrating the 47th anniversary of National Weatherization Day. Snacks and a prize drawing for a $50 gift card will be available at the event, which is being held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 400 S. Getty St. Attendees are invited to learn […]
SkyWay Entertainment opening Smoothie King
People who want to sip a pumpkin smoothie in crisp weather before Thanksgiving are in luck, as the Uvalde Smoothie King location is set for a grand opening on Monday, Nov. 13, after about six months of planning and building. Smoothie King menu offerings include pumpkin coffee blends, meal replacement shakes full of protein, formulas for weight loss and more […]
City seeks to sidestep info request
Attorneys for the city of Uvalde are asking the Texas Attorney General whether they can withhold information about how the city allocated approximately $350,000 in donations meant to help Robb Elementary School shooting victims’ families with burial expenses. San Antonio law firm Denton Navarro Rocha Bernal & Zech emailed the newspaper a copy of the letter they sent to the […]
Eagle Pass woman dies in crash
A one-vehicle rollover about 17 miles north of Uvalde on Wednesday, Oct. 11 resulted in the death of an Eagle Pass woman. Santos Morales Garza, 71, was transported to and subsequently died at Uvalde Memorial Hospital on Oct. 11 after her vehicle veered off road and flipped over. First responders were dispatched at about 4:20 p.m. to State Highway 55 […]
AgriLife offering soil testing
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is offering soil analysis for landowners in Uvalde and six surrounding counties. The soil testing is $8 for routine analysis and $12 for a routine analysis plus micronutrients. Sample bags, instructions and forms are available at the Uvalde County AgriLife Extension office, 122 Veterans Lane. Land owners will need to take their samples back […]
Juan De La Rosa
Juan De La Rosa, 83, of Uvalde died on Oct. 12, 2023, at his residence. Funeral services are pending with Rushing-Estes-Knowles, and a complete obituary will appear in a future edition of the Uvalde Leader-News.
Calendar
To submit an event for publication in the Leader-News call Melissa Federspill at 830-278-3335 Monday, Oct. 16 Author, psychologist and eclipse chaser Kate Russo will give a free presentation on solar eclipses at 7 p.m. at El Progreso Memorial Library, 301 W. Main St. FMI, 830-278-2017. Thursday, Oct. 19 Retired ranch manager Ed Stanfield will be the guest speaker during […]
Uvalde CISD
Dalton Erin Robin Dalton has a few upcoming events after fall break. The campus fundraiser is due on Oct. 17. Parents, please send in the orders and money to the classroom teacher or to the office by Oct. 17. Second-grade students will be performing a Halloween music program on the evening of Oct. 19. The theme for Friday, Oct. 20 […]
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