The Leona River will be the site of three rubber duck races beginning at 10:30 a.m. March 28 at the Rotary Amphitheater during the first-ever Rainey’s Rebels Rubber Ducky River Race. The event is a fundraiser Blair Dorris and her team organized to raise funds for the annual Uvalde Relay for Life cancer awareness event. The top three winners in... READ MORE >
Five Southwest Texas College cybersecurity students and their instructor will travel to San Jose, California, March 16-19 to attend the annual NVIDIA Global Technology Conference, one of the world’s largest gatherings focused on artificial intelligence, computing and emerging technology. The Uvalde-based Empowerment of Community and Action Foundation will cover travel, hotel accommodations, meals and conference registration for the group. Professor... READ MORE >
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has announced restrictions on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program sweets purchases will take effect April 1. SNAP recipients will no longer be able to use Lone Star Cards to buy candy, gum or sweetened drinks. The policy bans purchases of beverages made with water that contain 5 grams or more of added sugar or... READ MORE >
Judge Sid Harle ordered a new, court-supervised election for the Windmill Water Supply Corporation board after invalidating the two most recent elections during an injunction hearing tied to a pending lawsuit. Harle set trial for the suit at 9 a.m. May 18. All four board seats will be on the ballot. A neutral third party will oversee the election, possibly... READ MORE >
The Uvalde County Appraisal District and various taxing entities it represents filed 14 tax cases over delinquent payments in the 38th Judicial District Court of Judge Kelley Kimble in February. Leakey Independent School District also filed one tax case against two defendants. Creditors filed six suits over unpaid debts. Three people filed lawsuits related to motor vehicle injuries. Two people... READ MORE >
City manager Joe Cardenas announced Feb. 10 he had hired Clarissa Nava as Uvalde’s new city secretary, filling one of the city’s most vital positions after a two-month vacancy. Her first official day in the city secretary role was Feb. 17. Nava has worked for the city for over 11.5 years in various roles. She most recently served as a... READ MORE >
Uvalde County Commissioners will consider engineering and administrative contracts for a flood warning siren project when they meet at 10 a.m. March 9 at the county courthouse. Commissioners will also act upon revising an interlocal agreement with the Uvalde Area Development Foundation, a change order for a warehouse at the Emergency Operations Center, and engineering services proposals for the EOC... READ MORE >
Uvalde City Council will hear financial reports from independent city auditors Crowe LLP and Ernie Gonzalez with EMC Strategy Group LLC on grant writing services when they meet at 6 p.m. March 10 at city hall. City council members will consider two memorandums of understanding with Sacred Heart Catholic School and Southwest Texas College. The agreement with Sacred Heart allows... READ MORE >
Texan’s clocks sprung forward to Daylight Saving Time at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 8. Most internet-connected devices will adjust automatically, but people may need to manually reset analog clocks and watches, as well as clocks on some appliances. Congress changed the time-adjustment schedule with the Energy Policy Act of 2005, setting Daylight Saving Time to begin the second Sunday in... READ MORE >
Ending a four-decade career, Uvalde County Judge Bill Mitchell officially retired at noon March 5, asking commissioners for 30 days to remove personal items he accumulated in his courthouse office during nearly 40 years in office. “It is with extreme emotion I submit to you, and to all of Uvalde County, my official letter of retirement from the office of... READ MORE >
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