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Uvalde native Enrique Cristian Morales entered the University of Texas at Austin as a geophysics student four years ago, and is leaving the 40 acres as a Catholic missionary for the next two years. Through the Fellowship of Catholic University Students, also called FOCUS, Morales will begin his missionary work at the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley campus starting Aug. […]
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Doors open to students this week at Utopia School
UtopiaUtopia School will open its doors this week for the 98th year in its current location. Teachers will begin tomorrow with all the required training and preparation time needed to be ready for students on Aug. 11. A big back-to-school bash will be held Tuesday, Aug. 5, beginning at 5 p.m. where parents and students may meet the teachers and […]
Chef Ryan’s brings scratch-made meals to North Camp Street
Chef Ryan’s, a new restaurant at 332 N. Camp St., is dishing up burgers, sandwiches, tacos, nachos, and more. Open for lunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, menu prices range from $10 to $25. Chef Ryan is Ryan Braithwaite, a California native who moved to Uvalde in 2020, returning to the town six generations of his […]
AEP Texas upgrades Sabinal city park lights
SabinalAEP Texas upgraded the lighting at Veterans Memorial Live Oak Park in Sabinal, replacing 14 aging amber lights with 28 new LED fixtures. Crews completed the work July 22, installing two new poles and trimming trees to prepare the site. Sabinal city staff also assisted with tree trimming, as many of the lights sit within the tree canopy. AEP Texas […]
Starbucks to donate $2K during July 31 event
FREEThe Uvalde Starbucks will present $1,000 checks to El Progreso Memorial Library and the Boys and Girls Club of Uvalde at 10:45 a.m. July 31, during a two-hour Coffee with the Community event. Store leader Nancy Martinez invites the public to bring friends and make new ones starting at 10 a.m. Local baristas will serve hot coffee and iced peach […]
Gloves for Tess gifts 13 players new gloves
At an emotional ceremony on July 19, nonprofit Gloves for Tess presented 13 new softball gloves to Uvalde players in honor of Tess Mata. The organization, run by the Mata family, also accepted a $4,000 donation from the Dick’s Sporting Goods Foundation at the event, which was held at the Uvalde softball complex. The donation will go towards the nonprofit’s […]
Ward cousins celebrate 36th-annual reunion
Melinda Nance Ward submitted the following information on behalf of the family reunion. On July 18-20, the Mary B. Powers Hall in Barksdale was once again filled with descendants of William Carroll and Mary Sansom Ward. A record number attended, with 139 family and friends present for the 36th Ward reunion. The oldest present was 92-year-old Tommy Ward, and the […]
Sabinal youth shine in library magic show, youth rodeo
Sabinal Public Library brought the magic of summer to over 35 adults and children on July 16 with the magic show of Joe Libby. Libby engaged his audience with a rousing applause competition between the boys and the girls in the audience while delivering the message of the importance of reading. “You can be anything you want to be in […]
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