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Click here to see the INTERVENORS’ MOTION FOR SANCTIONS Family members of victims killed and wounded in the May 24, 2022, shooting at Robb Elementary filed sanctions against the Texas Department of Public Safety for selectively sharing crime scene images with the Washington Post. “The same DPS that stands before this court and argues that this information must be withheld […]
Uvaldeans invited to Thanksgiving prayer
The Uvalde Ministerial Alliance invites community members to the Willie De Leon Civic Center on Sunday, Nov. 19 at 6 p.m. for a Thanksgiving prayer service. “Although as a community we are all still facing the heartache of May 24 and will never forget the indescribable loss of that day … there is a sense of healing that is emerging,” […]
Lobos top Lady Eagles, 57-44
The Uvalde Lobos recorded their fourth victory of the young 2023-24 basketball season Tuesday night. They soared above the Eagle Pass Lady Eagles, 57-44, before a large crowd in Uvalde High School’s Harvey Kinchlow Gym. The Lobos sprinted to an early 11-2 lead. Natalia Cabralez hit on a three-point field goal and a couple of two-point field goals, Jacelynn Ortegon […]
Play area build begins at junior high
Volunteers and community members are readying Morales Junior High for a new play area, complete with a zip line and other interactive features. United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County, nonprofit KABOOM!, and Uvalde Consolidated Independent school district are constructing a play area at the seventh- and eighth-grade campus. Plans for the design were developed during focus groups with […]
UHS girls compete well in Bloomington hoops classic
The Uvalde Lobos won one of their three games in the Bloomington basketball tournament last weekend. “We won only two of our three games. But our two losses were close. Those games could have gone either way,” said Uvalde High School head basketball coach Fortino Patiño. “We could have won the tournament.” The Lobos defeated Victoria West’s Warriors, 51-37, in […]
Smith sworn in as mayor
Don McLaughlin Jr. passed the gavel to newly-elected Mayor Cody Smith at the Nov. 14 city meeting, where both men were joined by friends, family and well-wishers. McLaughlin began the meeting holding his grandson, William McLaughlin, who banged the gavel to officially start the event. Council members unanimously approved a resolution adopting the canvass of votes and declaring valid the […]
News Briefs
Newspaper deadlines early for Thanksgiving The deadlines for advertising and news for next week’s newspapers have been moved up to accommodate holiday closings. The deadline for Thursday’s Thanksgiving Day edition will be Monday at noon, and the deadline for the following Sunday paper will be Tuesday at 5 p.m. The newspaper office will be closed Thursday and Friday and reopen […]
David Z. Contreras
David Zapata Contreras, 55, of Sabinal died on Nov. 12, 2023, at Community Care Center in Hondo. Visitation began on Nov. 15 and will continue Nov. 16 from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary in Sabinal. A rosary will be recited at 6 p.m. A funeral Mass will be celebrated on Nov. 17 at 10 a.m. at St. […]
Miguel Salazar
Miguel Salazar, 73, of La Pryor died on Nov. 10, 2023, at St. Luke’s Baptist Hospital in San Antonio. He was born on May 8, 1950, in Batesville to Maria Del Jesus Lopez-Salazar and Jacinto Salazar. He is survived by his wife, Paula Salazar of La Pryor; son, Miguel “Mike” Salazar of Tampa, Florida; three daughters, Judge Susie Bermea and […]
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