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Antonia D. Aguilera

Antonia D. Aguilera Antonia De La Cruz ‘’Nena’’ Aguilera, 100, of Pasadena, formerly of Uvalde, died on April 28, 2017, in Pasadena. Aguilera was born on Sept. 21, 1916, in Uvalde to Zapopa (De La Cruz) and Jesus Aguilera. She is survived by niece Anna Belia Al-Hakam of Pasadena; two great-nieces, Elma Elizondo of League City and Melva Treviño of... READ MORE >

Agustin C. Alejandro

Agustin C. Alejandro Agustin Cortez Alejandro, 64, of Uvalde died on April 29, 2017, in San Antonio. A rosary was recited yesterday and will be recited again today at 7 p.m. at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary. A mass of resurrection will be held tomorrow at 3 p.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Sabinal, followed by interment at St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery.... READ MORE >

Delfina Arriola

Delfina Arriola Delfina Arriola, 83, of Uvalde died on May 1, 2017, at her residence. A funeral service will be held today at 3 p.m. at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary, followed by interment at Hillcrest Cemetery. She was born on April 11, 1934, in Sabinal to Paulita (Borrego) and Leon Musquiz. She is survived by one daughter, Lucy Rodriguez; one sister, Nena... READ MORE >

Johnny Dunlap

Johnny R. Dunlap Johnny Roscoe Dunlap, 84, a retired chief mechanic, died Thursday, April 27, 2017. A funeral will be held today at 1:30 p.m. at the Mount Olivet Chapel in Fort Worth. Interment will follow at Mount Olivet Cemetery. A visitation was held yesterday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Mount Olivet. Johnny was born May 30, 1932,... READ MORE >

Pedro Saldivar

Pedro Saldivar Pedro Saldivar, 90, of La Pryor died on May 1, 2017, at Dimmit Regional Hospital in Carrizo Springs. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 11 a.m. at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Chapel, with interment to follow at the La Pryor Cemetery. He was born on Dec. 4, 1926, in Cloete, Coahuila, Mexico, to Francisca (Lopez) and Gregorio Saldivar. He is... READ MORE >

Coyotes, Calallen vie in series

The Uvalde Coyotes will open play in a bi-district baseball playoff series with a game against the Corpus Christi Calallen Wildcats tomorrow night. Game one of the best-of-three series is set for a 7 p.m. start at Calallen High School’s baseball field. The second game of the series is scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday at Uvalde’s Marvin Kolinek Field. Should... READ MORE >

Lobos corral Mustangs for 5-3 win in game two of series

Kylie Sendejo ripped a double down the left field foul line to drive in what proved to be the winning runs as the Uvalde Lobos beat the Corpus Christi King Mustangs, 5-3, in game two of their Bi-district softball series last Saturday. Playing amid hot, humid weather conditions at the Poteet High School softball field, the Lobos got off to... READ MORE >

Coyotes vie in regional track

Uvalde High School senior Rhea Guidry was the only Uvaldean to place in the boys’ division of the Class 5A Region IV track-and-field meet. Guidry cleared 13 feet and 6 inches to claim fourth place in the pole vault competition last Friday at San Antonio’s Alamo Stadium. Angleton’s Nicholas Hillier won the Region IV title. He cleared 14 feet and... READ MORE >

SAFD graduates two area residents

Mariscal follows father’s footsteps in community service Kimberly Rubio Assistant editor Justin Mariscal learned a lot working alongside his father at the Uvalde Volunteer Fire Department. That knowledge, along with his physical strength, was put to the test when the 26-year-old signed up for the San Antonio Fire Department training academy. He graduated on March 3. Mariscal is the son... READ MORE >

Uvalde CVB plans tourism week events

The following was written by Debra Stifflemire, executive director of the Uvalde Convention and Visitors Bureau. Uvalde will be joining hundreds of cities, states, and travel-related businesses nationwide next week in recognition of the 25th-annual National Tourism Week, set May 7-13. Hotels and meeting facilities, attractions, restaurants and transportation providers are among the local businesses greatly impacted by travel to... READ MORE >