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Community members and visitors alike crowded El Progreso Memorial Library on Thursday to show support for the local book launch of “Alithia Ramirez Was an Artist.” The children’s book, which makes its official debut via book tour this week, was written by author Violet Lemay in memory of Robb Elementary student Alithia Ramirez, who was killed in the May 24, […]
Uvaldeans rocket past Kennedy for district win
The Uvalde Coyotes scored early and often last Friday night as they downed the San Antonio Kennedy Rockets, 52-7, in District 14-4A Division 1 football. Quarterback Brodie Carnes scored on a two-yard sneak in the Coyotes’ third play of the game. Highlighting the three-play, 58-yard drive was an option run by Carnes, who ran seven yards before pitching the ball […]
Coyotes play tomorrow at Fredericksburg
The Uvalde Coyotes will make their longest road trip of the 2023 football season tomorrow when they travel to play the Fredericksburg Battlin’ Billies. Kick-off time for the District 14-4A Division 1 contest is set for 7 p.m. Coach Bill Wilder’s Billies are off to a 2-0 start in district competition, following a 0-5 start in pre-district competition. They lost […]
Garden Club selects October honorees
The Green Thumb Garden Club is applauding Chip and Cynthia King, 901 Maple St., and the Tex-Best Travel Center truck stop at 3129 E. Main St as yards of the month. The Kings’ property sports beautiful live oak trees, pecan trees, and olive trees. Across the front of the house there are unique pots with an unusual variety of the […]
Nancy Rutledge
Nancy King Ham Rutledge, 88, of Uvalde passed away on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, at Uvalde Memorial Hospital. She was born in San Benito, Texas, on Oct. 9, 1935 to Howard and Adelle King Ham. She graduated from Raymondville High School in 1953 and obtained her bachelor’s degree from Corpus Christi University, now Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, in 1957, […]
McDonald’s serving ‘Lexi Burger’ tomorrow
The McDonald’s in Uvalde will offer “The Lexi Burger” as a special menu item on Friday, Oct. 20, memorializing Alexandria “Lexi” Aniyah Rubio on what would have been her 12th birthday. Lexi was one of 19 students who, along with two teachers, were killed as a result of the mass shooting on May 24, 2022, at Robb Elementary School. She […]
Sheriff’s office pursuing $1.7M in grants
The Uvalde County Sheriff’s Office is pursuing $1.7 million in grant funding this fiscal year, Chief Deputy Brandon McCutchen said. By doing so, the office hopes to expand operations and access to equipment while minimizing taxpayer stress, he said. Wrapped into Uvalde County’s $46.4 million balanced 2023 budget, adopted last month, were increased expenditures and decreased revenues for the county’s […]
Juan M. De La Rosa
Juan M. De La Rosa, 83, of Uvalde died on Oct. 12, 2023, at his residence. He was born on Feb. 9, 1940, in San Agustin de Melilla, Zacatecas, Mexico, to Maria Elena (Valadez) and Ramon De La Rosa. He married Juanita Marina Martinez on Oct. 28, 1961, in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico. He is survived by his wife of […]
Miller claims $50 football contest prize
Wade Miller is the first-place winner of last week’s Uvalde Leader-News football contest. Miller and Barbara Bias both missed one contest game, but Miller picked Houston in the tie-breaker game while Bias picked New Orleans. Bias won the $40 second-place prize. Three contestants missed two games. An entry for Food For The Poor won the tie-breaker with a selection of […]
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