Ten UYRC competitors place first in multiple events



Ten competitors won two or more events in the final Uvalde Youth Rodeo Club points night. The June 30 action took place in the Uvalde County Fairplex Arena. Brynleigh Meyer placed first in four events, while Malone Baros, Whitt Shanklin, Natileigh Meyer, and Miles Hale claimed first place in three events. Joleigh Meyer, Hayes Weeks, Twister Davidson, Saige Shanklin, and […]

UHS athletes to begin pre-season workouts soon



The start of pre-season practice for the fall sports at Uvalde High School is less than one month away. Team tennis practice will kick things off when Coach Cheyenne Mueller‘s Coyotes and Lobos begin practice on July 27. Two-a-day practices will run from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The first matches of the […]

Struggling youth: there is help for you here



At least two Uvalde County teenagers have died by suicide in the past three months. Local orgs can help before mental health concerns become life-threatening.

Disease robbed sister’s memory; she lives in ours



She smiled and laughed at her failing memory, ascribing the loop that constrained her thoughts to “being so old.” At 77, my big sister, Gay, is old by actuarial standards but it seemed impossible that her once razor-sharp mind could have so thoroughly abandoned her. During a visit last March to the apartment she shared with her husband, Larry Greene, […]

Pastor’s Column: Sacrificial love means obeying commandments

Have you ever stopped to think about how you measure your love for Jesus? Do you declare it by words or by posts? Is it by your intentions, your church attendance, by what you give, or by how you serve? All those things are great expressions to show our gratitude for what He has done for us, but Jesus answers […]

Editorial: Remove junk and mow – or face fines

Beginning July 13, Uvalde police will commence slapping red tags on inoperable or unlicensed vehicles that rest in city rights of way. The action is part of a broader and necessary campaign to strengthen code enforcement, which will also extend to trash, overgrown grass and unattached trailers longer than 12 feet. Uvaldeans who receive a red tag will have 72 […]

Remember When? Fireworks show a booming success

10 Years ago Thursday, July 7, 2016 Fireworks show a booming success – With a brimming parking lot and vehicles lining the bar ditches on either side of Highway 90, it was clear that a generous crowd was eager to take in this year’s annual Fourth of July fireworks show at the Uvalde County Fairplex. The event is co-sponsored by […]