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Music on Main series returns to library
El Progreso Memorial Library’s Music on Main series will present a Christmas Spectacular on Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. The event, set under the library rotunda, is free, but organizers say $25 donations would benefit the library. Susan Anderson will be the emcee for the evening, which will feature local talent, including Toni Hull, Darrell Zimmerman, Jim Gerrish, and Vince […]
Santa has a new address
Write to santa@ulnnow.com by Dec. 8 Christmas is just around the corner, which means it’s time for area children to jot down their gift lists for the jolly old elf. As in the past, The Uvalde Leader-News will forward the letters to Santa Claus to the North Pole in time for Christmas. Write to St. Nick in care of the […]
Yvonne Ramirez
Yvonne Ramirez, 47, of Uvalde died on Dec. 3, 2023, at Santa Rosa Christus Hospital in San Antonio. A funeral Mass will be celebrated on Dec. 7 at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, and interment will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery. Visitation took place Dec. 6 from noon to 9 p.m., and a rosary was recited at […]
Public Records
The following cases were filed in the 38th Judicial District Court of Judge Camile DuBose in November. Uvalde County Appraisal District versus J. Roy Green, tax case, Nov. 1; Jose Luis Melendez vs. Kendall Hisey, other civil cases, Nov. 2; David Salinas vs. Ford Motor Company, other civil cases, Nov. 2; Discover Bank vs. Bret Stifflemire, debt on contract, Nov. […]
Fairplex offering parking, camping for 2024 eclipse
Uvalde County Fairplex director Wendy Speer garnered approval from county commissioners at their Nov. 27 meeting for the venue to offer parking and camping spaces for those visiting for the April 8, 2024, solar eclipse. Speaking at the county courthouse, Speer said the fairplex stays busy with numerous events, including weddings, quinceañeras, rodeos, cook-offs and more. She said Twilight Tours […]
Brackett, Nueces Canyon win SWTJC tourney
The Brackett Tigers are the boys’ champions of the 2023 Southwest Texas Junior College Invitational high school basketball tournament. After trailing by as many as 10 points in the second period and by as many as 12 points in the third period, the Tigers battled back to defeat the Knippa Rockcrushers, 47-46, in a contest where the outcome went right […]
UHS wrestlers place in Smithson Valley meet
The Uvalde Coyotes and the Uvalde Lobos enjoyed success on Dec. 2 in the Smithson Valley wrestling meet. Coach Michael Liarakos’ Coyotes placed third in the boys’ team standings, while his Lobos placed seventh in the girls’ team standings. “It was a pretty good day for Uvalde High School wrestling,” Liarakos said. George Rodriguez and Rogelio Perez placed first in […]
Jane Boyce
Eleanor Jane Boyce, 87, of Amarillo, formerly of Utopia, died on Nov. 25, 2023, at BeeHive Homes of Amarillo. A memorial service is set Dec. 9 at 10:30 a.m. at Utopia Methodist Church. She was born on Nov. 11, 1936, in Del Rio to Lucille Williamson and William Norris Blakeney. She was their first of two daughters. She was a […]
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