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Batesville Debra DeLeon Ms. Debra DeLeon’s pre-K/kindergarten students are studying the literary elements of fiction. They have been busy learning about plot, characters, setting, and theme. In phonics, students have been working on blending sounds to make words and reading decodable texts. In math, students have been working on reading, writing, and identifying numbers zero through 20. They are also […]
Lobos complete regular-season schedule at Pleasanton
The Uvalde Lobos will play their final game of the basketball regular season on Feb. 6 at Pleasanton as they take on the Eagles in what could be a key game in determining who makes it to the post-season playoffs. Coach Fortino Patiño’s Lobos, 4-6 in district play and 12-15 for the season overall, will enter play coming off Feb. […]
Stock show supporters once again flash green
Each year we wonder how the Uvalde County Junior Livestock Show & Sale can surpass the previous one. And without fail, we are shown in shades of green (as in U.S. currency) exactly what that looks like. This year’s sale awaits add-ons, but another record of around $1.2 million will be the likely result. That result eclipses last year’s record […]
City offers brush pickup services
The city of Uvalde offers a regular brush pickup schedule to assist residential city utility customers dispose of accumulated, leafy debris. The city charges a small fee of about $1.50 on utility bills to help fund a regular brush removal route, which alternates sections of the city and picks up brush about every six weeks. Leaves must be bagged or […]
‘Hollywood’ horse has Utopia roots
Many fans of rodeo and the Cowboy Channel on television have seen the beautiful palomino stallion known as “Hollywood” and his owners, the Garcilazo family, perform specialty acts featuring trick roping and other Charro skills. This unique animal’s rider often carries the American flag in the grand entries of the professional rodeos as did Kristy Noem, governor of South Dakota, […]
Connie C. Hohon
Connie Christine Keilman Hohon, 53, of D’Hanis died on Jan. 28, 2024, with family and friends by her side at North Central Baptist Hospital in San Antonio. Services will be held on Feb. 10 at Holy Cross Catholic Church in D’Hanis where a rosary will be recited at 10:30 a.m. and a funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. […]
Bill Kincaid
Kenneth William “Bill” Kincaid, 79, of Georgetown, formerly of Sabinal, died on Jan. 4, 2024, at a nursing facility in Round Rock. He was born on Jan. 14, 1944, in Uvalde to Jewel F. (King) and Edgar B. Kincaid Sr. He was raised on the Kincaid ranch north of Sabinal and attended Sabinal schools, graduating in 1962 as valedictorian of […]
Ricardo B. Arreola
Ricardo Barrera Arreola, 85, of Uvalde died on Jan. 25, 2024, as the result of traffic incident in Uvalde. He was born on April 4, 1938, in Jiménez, Coahuila, Mexico, to Feliz Barrera and Ricardo Arreola Sr. He worked for the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District as a supervisor/lead custodian for more than 20 years, and his family said his […]
Sacred Heart Catholic Church changes leadership
The Rev. Matthew De Leon finds community at Sacred HeartSince joining the SacredHeart Catholic Church parish last July, the Rev. Matthew De Leon says he has received a warm welcome and is inspired by the community’s rich history, culture and love of traditions. Previously De Leon served as leader of three parishes (at the same time) in the Uvalde County area, St. Patrick in Sabinal, St. Joseph in Knippa, […]
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