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Uvalde Leader-News owner and publisher Craig Garnett accepted the Tom and Pat Gish Award for courage, integrity and tenacity in rural journalism on Feb. 29 during a Texas Center for Community Journalism event. The Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues first announced Garnett as honoree in 2023. The annual award is named for the couple who published the Mountain […]
Medina Electric offering community grants
Medina Electric Cooperative is accepting applications for their Community Empowerment Program, which will provide up to $5,500 in grants during 2024. The deadline for applications is April 1. Grants will be awarded for capital projects that support community and economic development in any of the 17 counties served by Medina EC, which include Atascosa, Brooks, Dimmit, Duval, Edwards, Frio, Jim […]
TxDOT resurfaces a portion of Grove Street
North Grove Street from West Main to Fort Clark streets was closed for several hours on March 20 while Texas Department of transportation repaired the road. Per TxDOT, work started around 10 a.m. and finished at approximately 3:30 p.m. North Grove, also known as Farm to Market Road 1435, received a level-up. The TxDOT spokesperson said this is a common […]
AgriLife hosting spring field day in May
Uvalde’s AgriLife Research and Extension Center will host a vegetable spring field day on May 2 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Morning sessions include hydroponics, cotton, onion, tomato drought tolerance, onion breeding, and tomato, pepper, and melon varieties. The afternoon sessions will include a hands-on tomato grafting workshop and discussions about climate-smart agricultural practices, food bank producer resources, and […]
Elementary school receives feces in mail
Three Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District staff members were sent for medical evaluations after someone mailed a package containing feces to Uvalde Elementary, the district wrote in a March 8 statement. The district still does not know who sent the package, district spokesperson Anne Marie Espinoza wrote in a March 20 statement in which she called the incident disturbing. “An […]
Honey Festival to set Uvalde a-buzz during eclipse weekend, April 5-6
Marianna Rowan, Syphon and Aneurysm are set to get toes tapping and crowds moving when they perform April 5 at the downtown plaza on the first night of the Uvalde Honey Festival. On April 6, performers include Donovan Amaya and Jackson White. Bri Bagwell, with a yet-to-be-announced opening act, will wind up the show. The country artist from Las Cruces, […]
Cross sit-in outside UPD ends after six days
Brett Cross brought his protest outside the Uvalde Police Department to an early close on March 19 to be home with his family. The protest spanned six days. Despite not getting the results he set out for, Cross’s family needs him home, he wrote in a social media statement later that evening. “Even though I’m not outside UPD anymore, that […]
Countdown to eclipse cause for excitement
It will last four minutes and 16 seconds and yet the excitement and memories will endure for years. That is our projection for the total eclipse of the sun that will turn day into night on April 8. Tourism officials predict that as many as one million people will stream into Texas to observe the rare event. A great number […]
Coyotes face Fox Tech in bi-district soccer
On Tuesday night in San Antonio, the Uvalde Coyotes will face the Fox Tech Buffaloes in a bi-district soccer playoff match. Kick-off time at the San Antonio ISD Spring Sports Complex, located just south of Luther Burbank High School, is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. The Fox Tech Buffaloes, 11-9-1 for the season, finished third in the District 27-4A soccer race. […]
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 March 25 The Huajilla Chapter of Texas Retired Teachers will meet at 10 a.m. at Neal’s Restaurant in Concan. March 26 The American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life will host a luminaria decorating party at 5:30 p.m. at […]
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