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A new state park proposed for the northern part of Uvalde County would help solidify the area’s importance as a recreational mecca. Garner State Park shines as the crown jewel of the Texas parks system, attracting more than 500,000 overnight visitors per year, the most of any site in the state. A second park just down the road from Garner […]
Fire department testing emergency siren system
The Uvalde Volunteer Fire Department plans to test emergency alert sirens on Monday, Dec. 9. The quarterly testing is being conducted to identify and correct any issues. The test involves radio communication and sound activation at sites throughout Uvalde. Weather permitting, the tests will be performed during business hours at five locations. Sirens are located south of town at the […]
Coyotes play this week at Poteet, Comfort
The Uvalde Coyotes will be on the road for basketball games at Poteet and Comfort this week. On Dec. 10 at Poteet, the Coyotes will take on the Poteet Aggies. The varsity game is set for a 6:30 p.m. tipoff, and it will be preceded by a 5 p.m. junior varsity ball game. Beginning Dec. 12, the Coyotes will be […]
ClearWater Express car wash set to open in 2025
The ClearWater Express car wash is expected to open in May 2025 at 601 E. Main St., between Burger King and Security Service Federal Credit Union. The wash configuration includes one bay set up in a horseshoe formation with multiple vacuuming areas. Customers may drive in from East Main Street for a wash, continue around the curve to dry, and […]
Commissioners eye meeting day, burn ban
Uvalde County Commissioners are scheduled to consider 18 items Dec. 9, including designating a day of the week to meet, potentially banning outdoor burns and restricting fireworks, and awarding a bid for Knippa’s water line project. Commissioners will meet at 10 a.m. in the third-floor courtroom at the county courthouse.
Canyon girls, Knippa boys gain tournament finals
The Nueces Canyon girls and the Knippa boys won their first two games of the 64th-annual Southwest Texas College Invitational high school basketball tournament. With those opening day wins recorded on Dec. 5, they advanced to last night’s championship games of the tournament. Canyon’s Panthers, who entered the action as the defending girls tourney champions from 2023, topped the Knippa […]
UHS grad celebrates Hispanic heritage, culture
Emilio Amaya wanted to develop a creative space where fellow Texas State University students could celebrate their cultures. Uvalde High School class of 2022 graduate Amaya, now a junior at Texas State, hosted the college’s first showcase celebrating Hispanic heritage on Oct. 12. Early in the school year, the performance and production major and his college roommate, Alex Blanco of […]
County still investigating who made bomb threat
County investigators as of Dec. 3 were still trying to determine who called a bomb threat into the Uvalde County Adult Probation office on Nov. 22. The Uvalde County Sheriff’s Office has since taken lead of what began as a multi-agency investigation. UCSO chief deputy Brandon McCutchen told the Leader-News that investigators are still working to obtain a search warrant […]
Service animals always find their place
City BumpkinsDogs get the most accolades when it comes to functioning as service animals for their stressed owners. But it rubs me the wrong way to see a parade of canines strutting around the airport with possibly ordered-from-Amazon vests on their chests. They look so cocky and are just daring you to question their authenticity. And if you do need a […]
Lobos at home this week for two basketball games
Coach Michael Garza’s Lobos are 7-11 for the seasonThe Uvalde Lobos will complete their pre-district schedule and begin their district schedule in a home basketball competition this week. Tuesday, the Lobos will host the San Antonio Kennedy Lady Rockets in Harvey Kinchlow Gym. The varsity game is set for a 6:30 p.m. tipoff and will be preceded by a 5 p.m. junior varsity game. Friday night, the Lobos […]
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