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Gov. Greg Abbott has authorized flags to be lowered to half-staff in Sabinal following the death of former Uvalde County Judge William Ross “Bill” Mitchell on April 10 after a years-long battle with cancer. Abbott issued the authorization in a letter to Sabinal Mayor Erik Gomez, acting on the mayor’s request and citing state and federal law. The directive allows […]

Former Uvalde County Judge William Ross “Bill” Mitchell, 77, died April 10, 2026, after a years-long battle with cancer. Mitchell, who almost always wore a suit and colorful tie, spent most of his career in public service, including decades as county judge. First elected in 1986, Mitchell won reelection nine times. He also served on the Uvalde City Council and […]

Arnulfo “Arnie” Reyes, the sole survivor of Room 111 at Robb Elementary, is asking the community to help fund an orange flag display in the name of gun violence prevention. “As we near the most painful day that Uvalde has ever seen, I come on here to ask for your support … to help with my project of orange flags […]

Director Jayme Johnston said the Uvalde Together Resiliency Center at 2104 E. Main St. is accepting walk-in patients in the wake of the temporary lockdown April 8 of Dalton and Legacy elementary schools. Johnston said they will take walk-ins this week during regular business hours. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to […]

Jeremy Sons, the “Denton Spider-Man” who brought a superhero event to Uvalde after the 2022 Robb Elementary tragedy, is hospitalized with a severe infection caused by a kidney stone and is seeking donations through GoFundMe at tinyurl.com/DentonSpider-Man. Sons said he underwent emergency surgery after running a 103-degree fever for four days and remains on IV antibiotics as doctors work to […]