A fifth Uvalde County resident positive for COVID-19 has died, becoming the fourth nursing home patient to die after being diagnosed with coronavirus. Uvalde Health Authority official Dr. Jared Reading said the 87-year-old man had multiple medical problems. Reading said seven new patients in addition to one last week have tested positive at Amistad Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, as have... READ MORE >
Today at 5:45 p.m., the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District board of trustees will discuss the reopening of schools prior to a planned board training workshop. The meeting will take place in the boardroom in the Benson Educational Complex, 601 Dean St. Although no action will be taken at this meeting, students and their families may address the board during... READ MORE >
An 82-year-old patient at a local nursing home died Thursday, making the man the fourth Uvalde County resident to die after being diagnosed with COVID-19, according to Dr. Jared Reading, Uvalde Health Authority. The third death in about a week, it comes on the heels of the death of an 80-year-old Amistad Nursing and Rehabilitation Center resident on Monday, July... READ MORE >
A third person in Uvalde County has died, marking the second nursing home resident to succumb to a coronavirus-related fatality. Dr. Jared Reading, Uvalde Health Authority, said the 80-year-old woman, a patient at Amistad Nursing and Rehabilitation Center who had numerous medical issues, died on July 13. Last week, two patients at Amistad were reported to have tested positive for... READ MORE >
Uvalde County Commissioners voted Monday during a regular meeting, held online via Zoom, to enact a ban on outdoor burning. The ban allows for citations to be issued to violators with punishment up to a $500 fine. According to an order issued by Uvalde County Judge Bill Mitchell, the burn ban was enacted because “circumstances present in all or part... READ MORE >
A second Uvalde County resident who was positive for COVID-19 has died. Uvalde Health Authority official Dr. Jared Reading said the person, who died Thursday, was a patient at a local nursing home. “A person in their 90s, from a nursing home, with multiple medical problems and COVID-19, passed away,” Reading said. Approximately 12 patients at Uvalde Healthcare and Rehabilitation... READ MORE >
I was 21 years old when I was hired as a receptionist for the Uvalde Leader-News in December of 2010. Since then, I have worked as a staff writer covering public school districts, crime, city/county governments, health care, feature stories, and more. Now, after nearly nine years with my hometown newspaper, I have left my position as assistant editor to... READ MORE >
He’s working on material for a new album and while excited about songs already recorded and others yet to be written, Johnny Rodriguez is not sure there’s a place for him in today’s country music scene. That’s a scenario facing a multitude of artists hoping to make it in the music industry, but the former Sabinal resident isn’t a Nashville... READ MORE >
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