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Leona Faye Henry, 92, of Sabinal, went to Heaven Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, in San Antonio. She was born on Oct. 5, 1932, in Rising Star, Texas, to Harvey Samuel Spurgeon and Leona Ennis Clifford Spurgeon. She married James Leslie Henry of Sabinal on Aug. 4, 1950, in Uvalde. They were married 67 years before his passing March 23, 2018. […]
Hunter’s Roundup offering game dinner, prizes Nov. 1
Second-annual barbecue contest set Nov. 1-2The Uvalde Area Chamber of Commerce will present the 43rd-annual Hunter’s Roundup, offering a wild game dinner, live music, prizes and a selection of wares from vendors on Nov. 1-2 at the Uvalde County Arena at the Fairplex. The second-annual Hunters Roundup Barbecue Cook-Off, a Champions Barbecue Alliance sanctioned event, will offer a guaranteed payout of $15,000. The Roundup will […]
Gonzales wins $50 football contest prize
Gabriel Gonzales is the first-place winner of the eighth Uvalde Leader-News football contest of the season. Gonzales and three other contestants missed on two games. Using the tie-breaker-game score, contest judges determined that Gonzales’ score of Detroit 35, Minnesota 32 was closest to the actual score of the game – Detroit 31, Minnesota 29. Gonzales was awarded the $50 first-place […]
Main Street aiding ‘Shop Local’ push
Business owners discussed improving Four Square Fridays and a year-long shop local push during three recent “Shop Local” sessions hosted by Main Street Uvalde manager Gloria Resma. Meetings took place on Oct. 7 at Gree’s Boutique, 111 N. Getty St, and on Oct. 8-9 at The Hot Spot, 221 N. Getty St. About 16 people, including local cafe, shop, and […]
No-cost shots are priceless
There are two great initiatives are going on in Uvalde that provide crucial support for the animals that bring us so much joy. These programs are designed to provide essential assistance to the community and our dogs and cats. Both initiatives are made-with-love projects of the Briscoe Animal Resource Center. First, through a partnership with Petco Love, the center is […]
Nagila receives 2024 Phi Kappa Phi Love of Learning Award
Texas A&M University graduate research student Asmita Nagila, who has worked as a research assistant at the Uvalde AgriLife Center, is one of 200 people to receive Phi Kappa Phi honor society’s $1,000 Love of Learning Award. Nagila will use funds from the awards to travel to the annual horticulture sciences meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii. She is seeking a doctoral […]
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