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Joyce Faye Herndon, 81, of Hondo, formerly of Uvalde, died on Nov. 18, 2025, at Uvalde Memorial Hospital. Visitation is set from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Nov. 24 at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary. A graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 25 at Hillcrest Cemetery. She was born on Nov. 19, 1943, in Leakey to Lorene (Haby) and Jim Cravey. […]
Pound cake stirs memories
Holidays bring family and friends together. We treasure memories of loved ones, family stories, and past gatherings. Longing for traditions, we look forward to preparing and cooking the familiar holiday dishes, including cornbread dressing, sweet potatoes, fruit salad, and cranberry sauce. While the meal may center on turkey, ham or tamales, we all enjoy the side dishes and dessert selections. […]
City manager hopes to address flooding hot spots
City manager Joe Cardenas told Uvalde City Council members Nov. 12 the city has at least half a dozen areas prone to flooding, and staff hopes to begin work on some of them in the near future. Council members moved their regular Tuesday meeting day to Wednesday due to the Veterans Day holiday. Area drainage problems have come up at […]
UHS wrestlers finish ninth in San Antonio
Uvalde High School wrestlers performed well in one of the first large wrestling tournaments of the season. On Nov. 15, the Coyotes finished ninth out of a field of 22 boys teams entered in the Brawl On Stahl classic conducted by San Antonio Madison High School. The Lobos took 10th place among a field of 22 girls teams participating in […]
Trusting God’s timing
Pastor's ColumnTwenty-five years ago, I sensed God leading me into a new season where I had to trust. I felt Him leading me to take a step of faith and open a retail store, Fresh Start Decorating Center. The name served a double meaning. While it told people what we did, it also reminded me that God, in His grace, had […]
Uvalde, Sabinal win grants for sidewalks, more
The Texas Transportation Commission awarded $3.89 million to the city of Uvalde for new sidewalks, curbs and gutters on South Farrar, Cargile, West Garden and Juarez streets and $814,000 to the city of Sabinal for a shared use path on Cullins Avenue to connect Center Street with the baseball fields. The Uvalde Southwest Neighborhood Association advocated to Uvalde’s City Council […]
Kent L. Kepler
Kent Leon Kepler of Utopia, age 88, died Oct. 19, 2025, hearing the love of family he adored, the poetry he studied, and the liturgy of the God and church he served. He was born in 1937 to Glen and Lillian Kepler and lived an almost idyllic childhood in the tiny town of Big Springs, Nebraska, with his parents and […]
Lobos host Del Rio in afternoon hoops
The Uvalde Lobos will complete the pre-Thanksgiving holiday portion of their basketball schedule with daytime competition against the Del Rio Queens on Nov. 25. Tip-off time for the varsity game is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. in Uvalde High School’s Harvey Kinchlow Gym. Preceding that ball game will be a 10 a.m. freshman game and an 11 a.m. junior varsity game. […]
Letters to the Editor
Editorial critique I found the editorial on Judge Mitchell’s indictment disconcerting. You described him as “one of the longest tenured judges in the state.” So what? I fail to see how this impacts the facts of this matter. The editorial essentially blows off the matter calling it a kerfuffle. Common sense would have had the judge tell the delivery man […]
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