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Sacred Heart Delia Guevara Sacred Heart School students recently competed in the Art & Literature Showcase, part of the Catholic Arts and Academic Competition hosted by the Archdiocese of San Antonio. This year, 18 schools participated in the competition, highlighting the talents of students from across the Archdiocese. Sacred Heart School students competed in a variety of categories, including […]
Teague competes in tennis tourney
Uvalde High School senior Alicia Teague was scheduled to vie in the Class 4A Region IV tennis tournament at San Antonio set for April 17-18. The event was to be conducted at the Alamo Heights Tennis Center. Results from the tourney will be reported in a future edition of the Uvalde Leader-News. Teague gained a berth in the regional tournament […]
Green Thumb Garden Club unveils yards of the month
Green Thumb Garden Club members Cheryl King and Brenda Carter submitted the following information. The Green Thumb Garden Club of Uvalde named the home of Frieda Bain at 335 Mulberry St. and Uvalde Classical Academy at 400 N. Getty St. as its yards of the month for April 2026. At the Bain home, St. Augustine grass stretches across the front […]
School board to discuss safety audit
FREEUvalde Consolidated Independent School District’s Board of Trustees will meet at 6:00 p.m. April 20 to hear the results of a school safety and intruder detection security audit and take possible action on their legal representation for lawsuits related to the May 24, 2022, Robb Elementary massacre. The trustees will discuss both items in closed session. They will also deliberate […]
Uvalde grad part of moon mission
NASA engineer still remembers his high school algebra teacherFor Luis Saucedo, a Uvalde High School class of 1995 graduate and NASA engineer, the safe return of the Artemis II crew from their lunar flyby mission marked the highlight of his career. Saucedo is the Orion spacecraft’s vehicle integration manager, and he played a pivotal role in sending astronauts to the moon for the first time in 50 years. […]
Coyotes host Carrizo Springs in district April 21
Coyotes enter play following a district byeThe Uvalde Coyotes will play their final home baseball game of the regular season on April 21 when they host the Carrizo Springs Wildcats. Varsity action at Marvin Kolinek Field is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. The Coyotes will celebrate Parents’ Night with a special pre-game ceremony honoring the parents of Uvalde High School baseball players. Last month at […]
County judge never forgot who he worked for
William Ross “Bill” Mitchell, a 37-year-old with minimal political experience, launched his public service career when he chose to run for Uvalde County judge in 1985. No one, not even Mitchell himself, could have envisioned what that decision would mean for the next four decades. It led to what became the longest-tenured Texas county judgeship in Lone Star State history. […]
Splash pad to open May 9
Uvalde will unveil a new splash pad at El Jardín de los Héroes Park on May 9, bringing a $1.8 million, community-driven project to life less than a year after construction began. The Uvalde Rotary Club envisioned the project, and Ox Ranch funded it in full. The splash pad features replicas of animals found on Ox Ranch, including zebras and […]
Utopia golf girls claim fourth straight regional title
The Utopia High School girls golf team returned from the regional tournament in Manor as champions for the fourth consecutive year. Kinsley Cox scored a 79 and 75 in the two rounds to emerge as the first place medalist. Other members of the team who did a great job as well were Lizzie Hryniszak, Danika McCarty, Hallie Moore and Rinley […]
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