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Cattle die in rollover crash
A portion of Highway 127 near Concan was closed nearly all day Wednesday, Oct. 18 after an 18-wheeler semi truck carrying 122 heads of cattle tipped over at about 8:30 a.m. The Texas Department of Public Safety, the Uvalde County Sheriff’s Office and other agencies responded to the wreck, which occurred about 2 miles outside of Concan. The driver, Francisco […]
Briscoe Art Museum selects Hendler as chairman
Uvalde businessman Barry Hendler has been elected chairman of the board for the Briscoe Western Art Museum in San Antonio. Hendler, president and chief executive officer of The American Trade Group, has served on the board since 2018, previously holding the positions of vice chair, education and programs chair and finance vice chair. He assumed his new role, which includes […]
UHS loses sub-varsity games
Fredericksburg topped the Uvalde Coyotes in a pair of high school sub-varsity football games played last Thursday night in the Honey Bowl. In freshman action, the Battlin’ Billies downed the Coyotes, 21-14, while in junior varsity action, the Billies posted a 24-8 win over the Coyotes. Quarterback Jordan “Pork Chop” Albarado linked up with running back Rocky Duran for touchdown […]
Utopia gears up for 58th-annual arts and crafts fair
The Fall Arts and Crafts Fair will be held for the 58th time on the beautiful Town Square in historic downtown Utopia on Nov. 4 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Presently, there are 65 booths of wonderful items ranging from jams to woodwork and everything in between registered. Talented artists from all across the area look forward each year […]
Calendar
To submit an event for publication in the Leader-News calendar, call staff writer Melissa Federspill at 830-278-3335 or email her at mfederspill@ulnnow.com Wednesday, Oct. 25 Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children is hosting Coffee with CASA, for those interested in becoming an advocate for children in need. The event is set at the Bluebonnet Advocacy Center, 2100 Garner Field Rd., […]
City to discuss tax collections
Finance director Felix Castillo will present a report on Hotel Occupancy Tax collections, including small rentals and bed and breakfasts, when the Uvalde City Council is expected meets Tuesday at 6 p.m. at city hall. Approving purchase of a new garbage truck, annual interlocal agreements, and casting votes for three directorships at the Uvalde County Appraisal District are also on […]
Private Schools
St. Philip’s Chelsea Tidball Kindergarten through fourth grade students at St. Philip’s Episcopal School have been working hard to earn an honorary “STEM degree” from Purdue University. So far we have studied energy transformation, tides and erosion. Once the students have completed and passed 10 lessons, they will receive a certificate from the university. In art, we have been designing […]
Group assaults fourth member, steals car
Three Uvalde juveniles are under investigation for allegedly assaulting and stealing the vehicle of a local 16-year-old, according to the Uvalde Police Department. This is the first by-force vehicle theft that has happened in Uvalde this year. At about 4:30 a.m. on Oct. 15, four juveniles were traveling in a blue 2015 Dodge Challenger on Uvalde’s east side when three […]
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