Uvalde senior joins older brother on Kansas collegiate football field

K ALEJANDRO | February 27, 2026

  Next fall, Uvalde High School student Adam Barboza will play football at McPherson College in Kansas, joining older brother Fermin Barboza — a 2024 graduate — on the collegiate field. Amongst his friends and family, Barboza signed a letter of intent to join the Bulldogs on a football scholarship during a private ceremony held Feb. 4 Barboza’s mother, Crystal... READ MORE >

Hospital directors to weigh gift negotiations, medical office building update

K ALEJANDRO | February 24, 2026

The Uvalde County Hospital Authority will meet at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 24 to hear an update on Uvalde Memorial Hospital’s new medical office building and additional projects, as well as decide if open meeting deliberation on a contract for a prospective gift or donation would have a detrimental effect on the board’s negotiating position. The latter was a topic of... READ MORE >

Library program explores life after violence through Northern Ireland lessons

K ALEJANDRO | February 19, 2026

Guest speaker Paul Hutchinson will present a free talk on lessons from Northern Ireland’s post-conflict recovery from 3-4 p.m. Feb. 21 at El Progreso Memorial Library. Northern Ireland experienced a near 30-year period of violence and unrest from the 1960s through 1990s. That conflict is often referred to as “The Troubles,” or Northern Ireland Conflict. Hutchinson, in partnership with The... READ MORE >