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In the wake of the release of the U.S. Department of Justice report on the May 24, 2022, school shooting, seven family members called on several elected officials to resign. Speaking at the county meeting, they expressed dismay that the county continues to pay Commissioner Mariano Pargas Jr. Speakers cited a failure to lead in his previous capacity as a […]
Pedro A. DeLeon
Pedro Aviles DeLeon, 87, of Uvalde, died Jan. 18, 2024, at Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital in San Antonio. He was born on Aug. 28, 1936, in Batesville to Severiana Aviles and Porfirio DeLeon. He married Delia Rodriguez on Feb. 28, 1960, in Batesville. Though he was a resident of Uvalde at the time of his death, his family said […]
Realignment updates set Feb. 1
At 9 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 1, the University Interscholastic League will announce reclassification and realignment information for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years. UIL announced new classifications last month, but not the new district alignments for football, basketball and volleyball. New districts for other sports will be released by the UIL at a later date. Under the UIL’s new reclassification, […]
Private Schools
St. Philip’s Becky Capt The parents of St Philip’s officially welcomed new head of school Becky Reinhardt on Jan. 24. We are blessed that she has joined our school. We kicked off our Kids Heart Challenge for the American Heart Association on Jan 17. Our goal is to raise $4,000. The challenge will conclude on Feb. 13. We enjoyed our […]
Larry G. Muñoz Jr.
Larry Garza Muñoz Jr., 48, of Uvalde died on Jan. 13, 2024, at Uvalde Memorial Hospital. He was born on July 31, 1975, in San Antonio to Nelda G. Vallejo and Larry T. Muñoz. He is survived by his mother of San Antonio; his father and wife, Marisol, of Uvalde; two sons, Elijah Muñoz and Nicholas Muñoz, both of Uvalde; […]
Lobos host Carrizo Springs Lady Wildcats in home finale
Friday night in Harvey Kinchlow Gym, the Uvalde Lobos will play their basketball regular-season home finale when they take on the Carrizo Springs Lady Wildcats. The varsity game is set for a 6:30 p.m.tipoff and will be preceded by a 5 p.m. junior varsity game. Parents’ Night will be celebrated with special pre-game ceremonies to honor the parents of Lobos […]
Garden Club selects January honorees
The Green Thumb Garden Club is recognizing the Nolasco home at 900 Maple St. and Baptist Temple Church at 620 E. Main St. as its yards of the month for January of 2024. Garden club members say mother/son duo Denise and Chris Nolasco make a bold statement with two massive bowls of blooming pansies, snapdragons, and ornamental cabbage plants. The […]
Gilbert San Miguel
Gilbert San Miguel, 54, of Lawton, Oklahoma, formerly of Uvalde, died on Jan. 16, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. Visitation will be held on Jan. 29 at 11 a.m. and a rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary. A funeral Mass will be celebrated on Jan. 30 at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Interment will follow […]
Leskovar named director of Texas A&M AgriLife Research-Dallas
New leadership committed to urban ag work, healthy livingUvalde resident Daniel Leskovar, Ph.D., assumed the role of director of the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Dallas on Jan. 1. Leskovar, professor in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Horticultural Sciences and director of the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Uvalde, has been serving as interim director of […]
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