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The following was provided by the Uvalde de las Encinas Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Along with the national chapter, the Uvalde de las Encinas Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution is celebrating Constitution Week Sept. 17-23. DAR members urge people to celebrate the freedoms they enjoy […]
Private Schools
Sacred Heart Valerie Gomez Public schools have University Interscholastic League, and Catholic schools have Catholic Arts and Academic Competition through the Archdiocese of San Antonio. The competition offers schools an opportunity to showcase the gifts and talents of our amazing students in communal competition providing witness to the teachings and principles of our Catholic faith, as quoted by Marti West, […]
Editorial: Reading skills are in decline nationwide
It’s unfortunate that people choose not to read, but what if they read so poorly they can’t comprehend the subject? That’s now the case for a third of high school seniors who, in a recent test referred to as the “nation’s report card,” recorded their worst scores in three decades. Results from the National Assessment of Education Progress test administered […]
Utopia revs up for Big Give donation drive
UtopiaThe Big Give, a day of charitable giving across South Texas, happens on Thursday. This annual event was created in San Antonio to spread awareness of non-profits and their needs and offer citizens an opportunity to support the causes they feel worthy. The list of non-profits in Utopia has grown this year and these groups will join older entities in […]
Dixie Lee Neely
Dixie Lee Neely, 85, passed away Aug. 31, 2025. Dixie is preceded in death by her beloved mother Tommie Lee Hancock and father Cecil Lee Hancock. Dixie Lee Neely is survived by her devoted husband Lynn A. Neely; daughters, Shannon Lee Blandford and Toya Kay Turner; and step-son F. Jarod Neely. She is survived by son-in-law Russell Blandford; grandchildren: Jayce […]
Lobos sweep Pleasanton in district volleyball opener
The Uvalde Lobos made it a clean sweep in their District 27-4A volleyball opener on Sept. 9 at Pleasanton. They won all three of their matches played against the Eagles. Coach Debbie Martinez’s varsity topped off a perfect evening as they bested their Pleasanton counterparts, 26-24, 25-23, and 25-18. “We had an amazing night! We dominated at all levels,” said […]
Risk of local “Frankenstein” rabbits low
Images of cottontail rabbits with black tentacle-like growths on their faces have circulated on social media platforms, inciting anxiety across the nation and raising concerns about the potential spread of the virus that causes the condition. Local Texas Parks and Wildlife biologist Sergio Gonzalez explained the growths sprouting from Colorado’s cottontail rabbits’ faces are keratinous tumors caused by the Shope […]
Morales Coyotes play Crystal City on Sept. 18
The Uvalde Morales will host Crystal City in a junior high school football doubleheader on Sept. 18. Kick-off time for the seventh-grade game in the Honey Bowl is set for 5 p.m., while the eight-grade game will follow at approximately 6:30 p.m. Uvalde and Jourdanton were scheduled to play on Sept. 11, but the games were canceled because of a […]
Rogelio L. Rodriguez
Rogelio Lopez Rodriguez, Sr., 88, of Sabinal died on Sept. 3, 2025, at Amistad Nursing Home in Uvalde. He was born on July 9, 1937, in Sabinal to Antonia (Lopez) and Eduardo Rodriguez Sr. He married Consuelo Gonzales on Nov. 27, 1967, in Sabinal. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Consuelo G. Rodriguez of Sabinal; two daughters, […]
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