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Uvalde High School class of 2022 graduate Vada Willis earned dean’s list honors at Baylor University for the fall 2025 semester, marking her third consecutive semester on the dean’s list after also earning recognition in spring 2025 and fall 2024. To qualify for the dean’s list, Baylor undergraduates must earn a semester grade-point average of at least 3.70 with no […]
Frank W. Abbott
FREEFrank Winchester Abbott was born on Oct. 13, 1943, in San Angelo, Texas, to Franklin Prelue Abbott and Allie Ann Abbott. He passed away on Feb. 20, 2026, in Austin, Texas. Frank grew up in San Angelo and graduated from San Angelo Central High School. He continued his education at the University of Texas before earning his doctorate in political […]
Leader-News continues 94-year election night tradition
FREE 'Election party' dates back to 1932The Uvalde Leader-News has been inviting the public to an “election party” every four years for 94 years, the event’s genesis residing in the 1932 presidential election that featured Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Uvalde’s own John Nance “Cactus Jack” Garner at the top of the ticket. That year, Garner sought the Democratic nomination for president in the spring primary election […]
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