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There will be a pre-season meeting for Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District cross-country runners on July 6. The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. in Uvalde High School’s Harvey Kinchlow Gym. Those UHS and Morales Junior High School runners who return to the program from last season and all newcomers to the program are invited to be on hand for […]
Boys’ youth basketball camp set July 7-9 at UHS
Young basketball players will have the chance to sharpen their skills July 7-9 during Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District’s free boys basketball camp at Uvalde High School’s Harvey Kinchlow Gym. The three-day event, directed by UHS head basketball coach Ramon Buruato, will be split into two age divisions. Camp for incoming third-graders up to fifth-graders will run from 9 a.m. […]
Editorial: Celebrate 250 years of America
Come July 4 our county will be awash in red, white and blue as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of our nation’s birth as an independent republic. Four days later, just as it was first proclaimed in Philadelphia, the Declaration of Independence will once again be read publicly — this time on the lawn of the Briscoe-Garner Museum. There could […]
Coaching staff nearly set for 2026-27
With about six weeks to go until the start of the 2026-27 school year, nearly all of the coaching slots have been filled for Uvalde High School and Morales Junior High School. “I am extremely excited about our staff for the next school year,” said athletic director and head football coach Wade Miller. “For the most part, our staff returns. […]
Gracie is home
Leakey giraffe’s 17-day excursion in Hill Country comes to an endThe Hill Country’s most famous runaway is home. Gracie the giraffe’s two-week adventure ended June 29 when a capture team tranquilized the rounded-eared giraffe and returned her to Cedar Hollow Ranch. Ranch manager Vick Jones said her homecoming was a huge relief. Cedar Hollow Ranch acquired Gracie from Ox Ranch on May 7. Jones said the exotic breeding facility has […]
Arredondo due in federal court July 14
Border Patrol delays plague former Uvalde school police chief’s trialFormer Uvalde school police chief Pete Arredondo will appear in federal court July 14 in his effort to compel Border Patrol agents to testify in his criminal trial, after the judge overseeing the four-year-old case said it’s “getting old.” Chief U.S. District Judge Alia Moses set the case for docket call at the Del Rio federal courthouse. Docket calls are […]
Screwworm reaches Uvalde County
Veterinarian urges vigilance, not panicEditor’s note: Leader-News staff updated the confirmed and active New World screwworm numbers at 11:07 a.m. July 6. Veterinarian Tracy Colvin said Uvalde County’s proximity to other New World screwworm infestations made local cases inevitable, but there is no reason for pet owners or ranchers to panic as long as they monitor animals for wounds and seek veterinary care promptly. […]
City orders property cleanup
Uvalde police will begin red-tagging vehicles that violate city ordinances July 13, giving owners 72 hours to move them as the city launches stepped-up code enforcement efforts. City officials are urging residents to remove inoperable or unlicensed vehicles and trash, mow overgrown grass, and maintain adjacent alleys and rights-of-way before July 13. The city will enforce ordinances covering those conditions, […]
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