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Classical Academy Felicity Fry Last week, Uvalde Classical Academy hosted a See You at the Pole prayer event on the campus grounds. Students were divided into their color groups (one or two students from each class, kindergarten through 12-h grader) for a session of student-led prayer, a moving display of unity and faith that resonated throughout the school grounds. It […]
Valdez seeking to retain Pct. 4 seat
David Valdez isn’t ready for his time as constable of Uvalde County’s fourth precinct to be over. There’s still work to be done, he said. Valdez, a 1996 Uvalde High School graduate and lifelong resident, is seeking his third term in Precinct 4. He will face John “J. Miller” Meyer in the Nov. 5 election. If re-elected, Valdez wants to […]
Elementary student threatens peers
Administrators removed a Uvalde Elementary student from class Sept. 27 after they allegedly threatened several students’ lives. The students involved informed district administrators who had the child removed from the classroom. Campus administration is following protocol, working alongside law enforcement, and is “treating this matter as a terroristic threat with the utmost seriousness,” according to a Sept. 27 letter to […]
Letter to the Editor
Tell the truth When I was 18 years old, a good friend of mine (Morris Barrow Sr.) gave me the opportunity to be a caretaker for John Nance Garner, ex Speaker of the House of Representatives and Vice President of the United States. John Nance Garner was in his early 90s. He was a very humble man. He lived in […]
Willie Bird
Willa Mae “Willie” Bird, 100, of Uvalde died Sept. 24, 2024, at The Veranda Assisted Living. She was born on Jan. 30, 1924, in Mesa, Arizona, to Nellie (Daley) and Lafette Sanders. She was the youngest of six children. She married John William “Bill” Bird on May 30, 1942, in Phoenix, Arizona. The couple lived in the Phoenix area where […]
Register by Oct. 7 to vote Nov. 5
Monday, Oct. 7, is the last day for Uvalde County residents to register to vote in the Nov. 5 general election. Uvalde County, with a population of 24,564 according to the U.S. Census Bureau, had 17,893 registered voters as of Oct. 2, as reported by county elections administrator Melissa Jones. Nearly 73 percent of Uvalde County residents are registered to […]
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