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 >