Two Green Berets, retired members of the U.S. Army Special Forces, Chief Warrant Officer Gary O’Neal and Lt. Colonel David Kutchinski, will speak at 10 a.m. March 27 during a public ceremony honoring Vietnam War veterans. The event is set at the Uvalde County Fairplex, 215 Veterans Lane. Uvalde County Veterans Service Officer Everardo “Lalo” Zamora urges family members of […]
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Arias will be new at-large UCISD trustee
FREENatalie Arias, a Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District graduate, parent and former employee, is running unopposed for the sole open at-large seat on the UCISD Board of Trustees. “I am in a position, as a mom, where I see so much turmoil and struggle happening in the district,” Arias said. “Since I have boots on the ground experience, I felt […]
City discussing IT, land contracts
FREEUvalde City Council will meet March 24, holding a closed session to discuss matters related to the May 2022 Robb Elementary School attack, the city’s IT policy and contracts, including water rights leasing and the potential sale or lease of city-owned property. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. at city hall. In open session, officials will consider annual applications for […]
County asked to abandon road
FREEUvalde County Commissioners will consider abandoning a portion of County Road 379 and CR 380 and granting tax incentives for historic properties when they meet at 10 a.m. March 23 at the courthouse. The roads cross Castle Rock Ranch LP. Property owner Marshall S. McCrea III states in a petition he followed the process asking Uvalde County to formally abandon […]
School board to vote on admin stipends
FREE UCISD has 44 open positionsUvalde Consolidated Independent School District’s Board of Trustees will vote March 23 whether to approve extra pay for administrators after a slew of resignations left several positions unfilled. Under the amendment, employees would be paid at the hourly rate of the position they filled in for, and the trustees will discuss approving retroactive pay while in closed session. Funding for […]
Housing authority meets again to discuss personnel
FREEThe Uvalde Housing Authority will meet again on March 25 at noon, just nine days after their standard monthly meeting to evaluate the executive director in closed session. The meeting will be held in the El Cenizo, Community Room at 1700 Garner Field Road.
Sabinal powerlifter sweeps state championships
Wells is the first girl from Sabinal Independent School District to ever take home the gold, and is headed to national championships in April.
Boys powerlifting send off set March 26
Qualifiers include Uvalde High School juniors Gage Perez and Jermiah Treviño and senior Isael Arizmendi.
Send off set March 19 for state-bound powerlifting girls
FREEUvalde Consolidated Independent School District invites the community to help send off six students advancing to state powerlifting competition at 8:30 a.m. March 19.
Judge: Arredondo qualifies for aid
FREEJudge Sid Harle ruled Feb. 13 that former Uvalde school police chief Pete Arredondo qualifies as indigent, allowing him to request public funds to hire expert witnesses for his criminal trial tied to the Robb Elementary shooting. Houston defense firm Looney Smith Conrad & Hefti represents Arredondo pro bono. In a Feb. 12 motion requesting the indigence finding, attorneys wrote […]
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