Well wishers stood in line for almost an hour March 20 at the Fairplex, waiting to offer thanks and warm wishes to former Uvalde County Judge Bill Mitchell who retired March 5 after 40 years in office. The Uvalde native greeted each person individually, obviously relishing the opportunity to visit with constituents, who are often indistinguishable from long-time friends. With […]

Uvalde County Commissioners on March 23 awarded a $12,200 contract to local firm RKW Pipe for electrical work on the Emergency Operations Center warehouse, selecting the lowest of three local bids that came in roughly $9,600 below competing proposals. The roughly 2,000-square-foot building will house emergency management equipment, with the electrical work covering a service line drop from an adjacent […]

Sul Ross State University has approved several new degree programs, including its first doctoral degree, expanding its academic offerings across education, business and health sciences. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board approved a Doctor of Education in educational leadership, with the inaugural cohort set to begin in fall 2026, pending final approval from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools […]

Construction is set to begin this week at the Uvalde Grand Opera House, and part of Memorial Park will close in mid-April as the city of Uvalde advances a series of park and downtown improvements. At the opera house, scaffolding will go up along the east wall as crews begin $40,000 in window restoration work funded by donors not publicly […]