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Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District announced they haven’t identified any data breach in the ransomware attack on the district’s servers as of Sept. 17, and classes will start back up next week. “We plan to resume classes on Monday, September 22nd. However, we urge Uvalde CISD staff, parents, and caregivers to regularly check their email and visit the Uvalde CISD […]
Hunters Roundup packs Fairplex with 800 people
The 44th-annual Hunters Roundup was a success, drawing about 800, including business people, politicians, hunters and spectators to the county fairplex Sept. 12. The annual fundraiser netted $56,510 for the Uvalde Chamber of Commerce. Of this, over $12,000 came from on-site prize drawing sales for 30 guns, including rifles, shotguns and handguns. Chamber executive director MJ Miller said the change […]
UCISD will keep law firm, investigate conflict claims
Uvalde’s school board voted Sept. 15 to keep Thompson & Horton as the district’s new legal counsel and authorized the superintendent to hire an independent attorney to review conflict of interest concerns. Thompson & Horton is also representing trustee JJ Suarez and former school cop Adrian Gonzales in a personal injury lawsuit from the Robb Elementary shooting, and UCISD did […]
Knippa School spotlight shines on new faculty
KnippaSeventh-grade art students are studying art of the Paleolithic era. Teacher Rebecca Brauchle has tasked them with creating cave drawings simulating the way they may have drawn 25,000 years ago. Students used charcoal attached to sticks and took turns pretending to be the “wall or ceiling.” Needless to say, they complained of arm cramps after holding up the papers. “I […]
Kenneth R. Rogers
Kenneth Roy Rogers, 86, of Uvalde died on Sept. 9, 2025, at his residence. A time of remembrance for family and friends will take place at a later date. He was born on March 19, 1939, in Uvalde to Sadie Irene (Chisholm) and Roy Douglas Rogers. He grew up in Leakey and, after graduating from high school, attended Baylor University. […]
Thomas M. Austin
Thomas Murray Austin was born in San Antonio, Texas, on Sept. 17, 1953, to J.W. and Charlie Ann Franklin Austin. He passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, at his home in Uvalde, Texas, on Sept. 10, 2025, just shy of his 72nd birthday. Tom grew up in San Antonio, but high-tailed it to the family ranch in McMullen County every […]
Rudy Davila
Rodolfo “Rudy” Carrizales Davila, 60, of Uvalde died Sept. 11, 2025, at his residence. He was born on June 13, 1965, in Pearsall to Seleta (Carrizales) and Antonio Davila. He graduated from Pearsall High School in 1983 and earned a Bachelor of Arts in biology from St. Mary’s University in 1987. He earned a pharmacy degree from the University of […]
Lobos defeat Somerset in district home opener
Volleyball is a sport of momentum and motivation. Success depends on a team’s ability to create, sustain or interrupt momentum. That was never more true than in Uvalde High School’s win in their District 27-4A home opener on Sept. 16 when the Lobos rallied to defeat the Somerset Bulldogs. Somerset got off to a strong start as they rolled to […]
Esquivel, Silva and Wells competing for Sabinal queen crown
SabinalSabinal High School’s homecoming court for 2025 consists of senior queen candidates Tori Esquivel, Jesenia Silva and MacKinzie Wells, and junior duchess Amber Espinoza, sophomore duchess Presley Contreras and freshman duchess Grace Morales. The homecoming game versus Somerset Academy is set Friday, Sept. 26 at 7:30 p.m. The bonfire and pep rally will be Thursday, Sept. 25 at dusk. The […]
Opinion: The strength of schedule and collegiate football polls
Recently, I was looking through the comments section of a college football podcast. The opinion expressed on the podcast was how the collegiate football polls are unfair to the non-Big Ten and non-Southeastern Conference teams. One person commented, “How can a 0-2 Notre Dame team still be ranked in the Associated Press Top 25, when a 3-0 Tulane team is […]
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