The city of Uvalde is seeking a new recreation coordinator to help oversee the city swimming pool and Tree City Sports after Frances McNamara recently left. City staff did not give a reason for McNamara’s departure, but confirmed she no longer worked for the city effective July 17. McNamara, a Corpus Christi transplant and wife of EJ McNamara, head softball […]

Uvalde County Appraisal District directors approved a $1.7 million budget for 2025-26, which includes a 4 percent cost-of-living adjustment and career advancement stipends, on July 15. UCAD chief appraiser Roberto Valdez said increasing staff compensation, software subscription rates and mailing costs were the main factors leading to a $46,124, or 2.76 percent increase in the budget from last year. The […]

More than half the Uvalde Volunteer Fire Department responded to two fires just hours apart July 21 – one that gutted a home in Uvalde Estates and another that destroyed a travel trailer on Cargile Street. The first blaze broke out around 2 p.m. on the 3200 block of Windmill Road. Sixteen UVFD firefighters and three Knippa firefighters arrived with […]

Five days into History Channel’s 12th season of survival show “Alone,” Leakey resident Will Lamb left the show suffering from acute colitis. Lamb and 55-year old Floridian Pablo Arguelles both left during episode three, “Thirst Trap,” which aired June 26. During the five days Lamb spent in South Africa’s semi-arid Great Karoo Desert, he encountered many challenges. The most prevalent […]