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AT&T and the Cactus Jack Foundation collaborated to gift 50 laptops to Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District students who needed them most on July 29. Principals at each campus identified their students who would most benefit from the donations. The children gathered in the school’s board room on distribution day, chatting excitedly while in line to pick up their computer […]
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Volunteers needed for Aug. 8 food distribution
FREEThe San Antonio Food Bank will host a food distribution at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 8 at Uvalde Dual Language Academy, 224 N. Benson Road. Organizers need volunteers around 8:30 a.m. to help sort and distribute food. Registering in advance is not required, but may speed up the process. Registration will also be held onsite. People will need to present […]
County moves forward on debris plan
The county will be taking on its own debris clean-up without the help of an outside contractor. At a special meeting at 10 a.m. on August 3, county commissioners picked up discussions on a preliminary clean-up plan after tabling an original vote at a July 27 meeting. Commissioners awaited an update from city officials on the status of a temporary alternative site for landfill space before they could decide on the use of a contractor.
UCISD brings back teacher of the year bonus
Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District will once again recognize their best-of-the-best with a $500 bonus after a push to bring back incentives.
Latest county budget draft shows $1.1 million deficit
Uvalde County’s proposed 2026-2027 budget is facing a projected $1.1 million deficit, with the county’s general fund alone showing expenses exceeding anticipated revenue by more than $711,848, county auditor Alice Chapman told commissioners July 27. “This is not up for adoption,” Chapman told commissioners while waving a thick draft budget packet at the meeting. “But you will see that I […]
Batesville still reeling through flood cleanup
On July 15, Guadalupe Medrano watched the water recede from his yard. He lives along the Leona River in Batesville, a town of 800 people in Zavala County. His neighborhood has flooded before, when Hill Country rains trickle downstream to the South Texas Plains, and the water always stops short of his house. The last major storm was 2015, and […]
New nonprofit to take over Uvalde youth sports
Uvalde Youth Sports, Inc. president Holden Radicke approached Uvalde City Council July 28 to discuss the nonprofit organization’s plans to take over operations of the city’s youth sports programs, including registration, scheduling and facility decisions for basketball, soccer and flag football. Radicke spoke to council members at the request of city manager Joe Cardenas, who introduced the discussion item regarding […]
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