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Utopia’s Little League teams will hit the field on Saturday for the opening day of this spring season. Games will begin at 11 a.m. after a 9:30 opening ceremony and should finish by late afternoon, so pick out your favorite teams and check the schedule for times. Concessions will be available for good baseball season snacks. Tireless supporters Chad Hillis […]
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Lions Cub announces scholarship recipients
Violet Higginbothem has been named Sabinal Lions Club Queen and will be handing out medals at the upcoming Wild Hog Festival as part of her duties as Lions Club Queen. Tori Esquivel won the Outstanding Youth Essay and Diabetes Awareness Essay. Aiden Tinker won the Drug Awareness Essay. Mackinzie Wells was awarded the Outstanding Youth Award. All these recipients are […]
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FREETo submit an event for publication in the Leader-News calendar, call managing editor Meghann Garcia at 830-278-3335 or email her at mgarcia@ulnnow.com March 22 Noel Troxclair will hold a five-hour Hunters Education Course beginning at 8 a.m. at 1619 Gartner Field Rd. There is a $15 certification fee. To register, visit tinyurl.com/szp625sh . March 25 Texas A&M AgriLife will host […]
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FREEIt’s a girl! Carolyn Marie Hernandez of Sabinal announces the birth of her daughter, Camilla Atianna Hernandez, on Feb. 12, 2026, at Uvalde Memorial Hospital. Camilla weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces, and measured 20.75 inches in length. Maternal grandparents are Maria Hernandez-Sandoval and Joe Sandoval of Sabinal. It’s a girl! Anna Stypko and Emilio DeAntuñano of San Antonio announce […]
Hundreds partake in fourth-annual Eva Strong run
FREEAbout 500 people participated March 14 in the fourth-annual Eva Strong Memorial Run, which raises scholarship funds for Uvalde students in honor of Robb Elementary teacher Eva Mireles. Organizers are tallying the total amount raised from this year’s event. The run honors Mireles, who died in the May 24, 2022, shooting at Robb Elementary School along with her co-teacher Irma […]
Oscar-winning ‘All the Empty Rooms’ features Robb victim
When Gloria and Javier Cazares of Uvalde answered a phone call from CBS News correspondent Steve Hartman, they could never have imagined where it would lead. Sunday night in Hollywood, the couple discovered the improbable result when Gloria helped to accept an Oscar for “All the Empty Rooms,” a searing documentary about her daughter, Jackie, and other children killed by […]
$60K gift will support college food pantry, resource center
FREESouthwest Texas College will use a $60,000 donation from Methodist Healthcare Ministries to support the college’s Cowboy Pantry and Student Resource Center, programs that help students meet basic needs while pursuing their education. Methodist Healthcare Ministries provided the one-time gift as part of an effort to help organizations respond to recent and ongoing changes in federal funding and address urgent […]
Luevano speaks at disability awareness event
The Forever Growing Institute, an organization aiming to provide opportunities for people with developmental disabilities, held its first Uvalde field and family day event March 12 at the Willie De Leon Civic Center. Mary Sendejo with the Uvalde branch of the Forever Growing Institute said after rain washed out plans for field day at a park, city officials including Mayor […]
El Progreso Memorial Library prepares for transition
FREEEl Progreso Memorial Library will be closed to the public each Monday and Friday as staff begin packing and prepping for the temporary move to the Benson Educational Complex. As the Main Street location undergoes upgrades and renovations, library staff expect to begin services and operations out of the former school around April. Despite the Monday and Friday building closures […]
Rockcrushers tour college campus, celebrate kindness
Knippa Rockcrushers toured the St. Philip’s College-Southwest Campus in San Antonio to learn about technical certificate and degree programs. Instructors gave students an in-depth tour of each facility and helpful information about their respective programs. Knippa ISD will be holding its annual career fair from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. March 31 in the Vulcan Gym. Golf The Knippa Lady […]
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